Beepo & Pogo

Beepo & Pogo – GameMaker’s Toolkit Game Jam (2021)

• Overview

  • Magnetic puzzle-platformer created around the theme “Joined Together.”

  • Challenges players to control two magnetically linked characters through puzzles emphasizing coordination, timing, and spatial reasoning.

• My Contributions

  • Level Design – Crafted stages that introduced mechanics progressively while maintaining a smooth difficulty curve.

  • Puzzle Design – Focused on accessibility and challenge balance, ensuring each level taught players something new.

  • Soundtrack – Composed original music with playful, atmospheric tracks that supported the game’s whimsical tone.

  • Game Design Support – Helped refine mechanics to ensure cohesion across systems.

  • VFX & UI – Implemented visual polish and clarity to make gameplay more engaging and readable.

• Team Contributions

  • Darrien Blanchard – Prop Modeling

  • Joey Belt – Environment Art

  • Ben Brook – Level / Puzzle / VFX / UI Design

  • Greg Gonzalez – 2D Animation & Motion Graphics

  • Spencer Hamm – Rigging & 3D Animation

  • Dylan Klimeck – Character Art

  • John Washington – Programming & Systems Design

• Outcome

  • Developed a cohesive and playful puzzle experience in just a few days.

  • Each discipline supported the others, resulting in a polished, collaborative game jam project.