Michael Ritchie Rodriguez's Portfolio

codeSpark

Roles: Game Design, UX/UI, Prototyping, In-Engine Animation, Motion Graphics, Illustration

codeSpark PreK

As a game designer, my primary responsibility was to design new content for the release of the Pre-Kindergarten section of the codeSpark app. Funded by a grant, codeSpark’s PreK games are designed to teach pre-coding concepts such as sequencing, patterns, and loops.

Pre-K Work Highlights

  • Guiding the design during the production phase to a successful release of 3 projects (Pick That Pattern, Foo Rescue, and Doodle Looper).
  • Conducting 9 playtests with children 3-5 years old and synthesized the results into actionable requests
  • Designing and creating a coded digital prototype for an upcoming 4th project

Pick That Pattern

Work Highlights

  • Designed 150 levels
  • Designed tutorials teaching players patterns and pattern units
  • Designed and animated payoffs for dominoes, magnet tiles, and horse levels in Unity
  • Wrote one sheets for all 8 characters and helped direct voice actors

Foo Rescue

Foo Rescue Design Document

Work Highlights

  • Designed end to end on project, starting from documenting the original concept through guiding the implementation
  • Designed all 42 levels of the game
  • Created animated mockups for features such as the ghost guide and highlighting the transition from tutorial space to coding space
After Effects Animated MOckups

Doodle Looper

Work Highlights

  • Revised design doc for production and led design during integration
  • Designed ending payoff animation
  • Designed and created mockups for all 3 target payoff animations

codeSpark Prime

My secondary responsibility while at codeSpark was designing liveops for the main section of the app.

Prime Work Highlights

  • Designed end to end on undo/redo feature in creative modes
  • Animated intros for “Conditionals v Events” and “Cooking Up Conditionals”
  • Created 6 activities in the the codeSpark printable workbook
  • Integrated 3D assets into codeSpark project by creating prefabs of models, editing game scripts, and adding line items to a database

Undo/Redo Design

Undo/Redo Design Document
After Effects Animated Mockups