My Works
Listed below are some works I have created.
These works have a heavy focus on narrative and level design and understanding.
Click on any image below to view works in detail.
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Stop & Breathe
Award Winning project made on a team of 6. Stop & Breathe serves to teach youth how to breathe and manage anxiety in real life.
My roles included:
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Game & Puzzle Design
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Level Design
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Narrative Design & Scripting
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Cinematic Work
02
A Season of Fire
A rapidly developed board game made on a team of 8 over 2 months. Includes a digital and physical version. The goal of this game is to teach audiences preventative strategies for forest fires.
My roles included:
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Writer and Narrative Direction
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Game & Interaction Design
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QA Testing and Balancing Lead
03
My Little Friend
A short visual novel created to exercise my script writing and narrative skills.
Take control of an average man who comes into contact with the super natural, and engage in a story with choice-dependant endings. Created in RenPy and prototyped in CeltxGem.
04
A Hat in Time: A Dream of The Past
A level design challenge to recreate the entirety of the A Hat in Time experience in one short level. Polished release, with excellent reception from the Steam community.
05
Boxy Graybox
A rapid prototype for a 3D platformer level. Tells the story of a small happy place falling into chaos through design language and game mechanics.
06
Vision Quest
A rapid prototype for a visual novel. Tells the story of a young aboriginal woman with an identity struggle, and her desire to break gender norms in her current social groups' structure. Multiple endings.
07
Video Game Analysis Channel
My professional Youtube channel, where I explore games from a critical and game design standpoint, focusing on narrative and overall design. Examples include discussions on Celeste, Darkest Dungeon, and the Stanley Parable.
Contact Me!
SHORT SUMMARY
I am John Hampson, commonly known as JT by friends and colleagues. I have a passion for video games, and as such have a drive to make an impact on the industry by making creative ideas come to life. ​
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I am currently enrolled at Sheridan College, where I am taught Game Design disciplines such as Game Programming, Documentation, Level Design, and Interactive Narrative.
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Using my advanced and versatile game creation knowledge and skills, I plan to make narrative driven experiences for players that will resonate with them even after they put their controller down.
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Resume
EDUCATION
Honors Bachelor of Game Design at Sheridan College
PBGDS 2024
3.84 Honours GPA
CONTACT INFO
Phone: (289) - 828 - 1960
Email: jthampsondev@gmail.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jt-hampson/
Itch.io: https://jthsheridan.itch.io/
SKILLS
Advanced:
Writing
Celtx & CeltxGem
Level Design
MS Office
Unity Engine
Unreal Engine
Proficient:
C#
Javascript
Python