Minecraft Education: Engaging Math Adventures

In collaboration with with my sister, a math teacher and PhD candidate, we entered a national programming and design competition tailored for educators and students. This competition, endorsed by Microsoft and Apple and facilitated by the Saudi Ministry of Education, provided an exceptional platform for showcasing our combined skills and creativity.

This competition aims to enrich the culture of computer software utilization by fostering the development of advanced skills aligned with the demands of the twenty-first century. It seeks to stimulate creativity, innovation, and software production across diverse fields through playful and simulation-driven learning methods. These approaches are designed to augment learning outcomes, infuse lessons with enjoyment and engagement, and elevate specialized Arabic content through imaginative instructional techniques.

Little Memole: 3D Modeling

I’m presently working on a 3D game concept as part of the Art for Games Specialization from Michigan State University. The focus of this course is to delve into the realm of 3D modeling through the creation of assets using tools like Maya and Unity.

The game environment is a charming closet space, I found no character more fitting than Little Memole. This beloved anime figure, especially familiar to those who grew up in the 90s, perfectly complements the ambiance. The character modeling phase took approximately 2 weeks to complete, and I’m currently in the process of refining the rigging and animation aspects.

OUT. in quarantine Demo & Concept Art

“How you survive the days in is how you get out”

“OUT. in quarantine” is a spin-off game of the original “OUT.”. Now that our recluse and weary protagonist “Vee” is forced to live in lock-down just like most of us. With no chance to resume life as per usual in the outside world in the near future, with a lot of worries, uncertainty and a lot of time on her hand. How will “Vee” survive quarantine days on her own?

Madame Ching: Game Art Concept

“.. and beware the Englishman’s skeleton, for he roams the caves for gold, bound by his eternal service for the Crown.”

This game concept is titled “Madame Ching: and the Skulls of the Crown” and it’s a 2D platformer pirate game. The main character is based on the historical figure and Chinese pirate Zheng Yi Sao (a.k.a Ching Shih), the most successful pirate in history.

Supernatural Bros

As part of the Character Design for Video Games course in the Game Design Art & Concepts Specialization from CalArts, we were asked to redesign and blend existing characters from different genres or art styles.

I decided to redesign the main characters from the long-running show “Supernatural” as if they were in Super Mario’s world. I illustrated them with the same principals as the Mario characters and the same general proportions. Castiel, Dean and Sam, are still very recognizable with their iconic outfits. (pictured below)

The Road to the Palace

Help Zee and Hãl in their journey to the Alhambra Palace to attend the launch of the magnificent Elephant Clock. You will need to cooperate together and grow your personal skills to move ahead, but beware your own negative thoughts, you could be your own worst enemy! Your personal growth and failings will affect your friend as well.

The Road to the Palace is a turn-based cooperative board game that I designed for the first course of the Game Design: Art and Concepts Specialization from CalArts. We were encouraged to go back to the basics and find the fun in a paper based game.

The Shooter: A Game Re-Imagined

The Shooter: A Day of Reckoning.

A Cinematic interactive psychological drama/ shooter game. The game follows two main characters: Jane, a widow of a criminal and the protagonist; Jake, a crime leader in-hiding and the antagonist.

I developed this game script as part of the “Story And Narrative Development For Video Games” course from the CalArt’s Game Design Art And Concepts Specialization. We were given a basic story outline with two characters -a protagonist and an antagonist- and a main plotline. We were encouraged to go beyond that scope and develop our own spin on the story, flip the characters dynamic, develop our own game mechanics, and create our own unique game world.

OUT. Concept Art

This is a demo I produced for a 2D puzzle/adventure video game I developed for the Game Design and Development Specialization at Michigan State University via Coursera.

As a Graphic Designer and Artist, I focused in this demo on conveying the game world’s aesthetics and showing the stark contrast between the outdoor environment and the indoors.

Knight’s Journey

“As the knight traverses the hills and mountains, he collects red roses and avoids enemies all day long. To what purpose does he endure such hardship? “

Al-Jawzaa’

ˈʔldʒawːˈzaːʔ
noun. Arabic for the third astrological sign in the zodiac, originating from the constellation of Gemini.

Aside from designing the game itself, I have developed a visual identity for my proposed video game. The game is an action-adventure game with role-playing elements played from a third-person perspective. It is a historical fantasy set in 12th century Granada, Andalusia.