Hi! I'm Kristin Ciampitti. I'm a recent graduate from Maryland Institute College of Art with a bachelor's in Game Design. I love environmental game design as well as printmaking and book arts.
Games
Part Time
2023
2D Simulation Game
This is a 2D game where you play as a part time retail worker. You need to complete some work for your boss, but if you don't get it done on time you risk getting fired and that would mean you can't pay your bills.
This is a solo project I made for my senior thesis. After creating several, small prototypes for the game I worked them into a larger idea for my final project. I was inspired by job simulators such as Farm Simulator, Zombie Cafe and Job Simulator. I liked how these games made the job fun but I wanted to lean into the monotony that comes along with real part time work. After the first few weeks of learning what to do on the job it tends to get very repetitive and boring and often times very draining, but you need to keep working to pay the bills and that was the feeling I wanted to capture in this game.I created the concept, level design, art assets and code. I got all audio assets from freesounds.org.
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Link To Game : https://kciampitti.itch.io/part-time
Untitled Bee Game
2022
2D Puzzle Game
This is a 2D game where the player plays as a bee who has to collect pollen back to your hive after it was attacked by spiders.
This was a solo project made for a Level Design class. I combined 2 different assignments to make a longer game. The first assignment was to create a level that had the player eventually return to a starting position after completing an action while having the way back be different. This became the second level of the game after I got the assignment to create a level that told the player information about the character they were playing as. I created the concept, level design, art assets and code for the game.
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Link To Game : https://kciampitti.itch.io/untitled-bee-game
Smell Eater
2023
3D Exploration Game
This is a 3D game where you play as a dog exploring the local dog park. You sniff items to add their smell to your collection.
This was a collaborative game made with classmates Dee Gardner, Veronica Bogle, Cat Ngo and Alysse McGinty. It was the final assignment for our 3D advanced game design class. There weren't too many constraints aside from showcasing what we had learned that semester such as global volumes, particle effects, and shader graphs. I created the level design, models for structures in the environment, shader graphs for the water, models for the flowers, trees, water bowls, chips, dog collar, dog toy, bushes and dog bone using either blender or tinkercad. I also set up the UI for the start and end screens and created the art for the start screen and controls screen. I also acted as the project manager, keeping track of our schedule, making sure all team members had tasks and that we were on track to have the game playable and completed on time.
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Link To Game : https://kciampitti.itch.io/smell-eater
Lice Operation
2023
2D Educational Game
A 2D game that teaches the player about the dissection of a louse to extract DNA from the blood it consumed.
This was a collaborative game made with Asa Moore, Vanessa Garner and Ethan Clark. The game was made for Gaia Mortier who is a scientist based in the UK who studies human DNA collected from lice found on ancient mummies. We collaborated to create a fun game that could help people understand her work. I acted as the lead game designer and created the concept for the game, the level design, UI design, and scripts for the interaction with tools, louse and how the game kept track of what step the player was on. I also mainly communicated with Gaia and looked over her notes and procedures to work them into accurate steps that would be fun and educational for the player.
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Link To Game : https://kciampitti.itch.io/liceoperation
Gunsmith
2022
3D Narrative Game
A 3D game featuring Miles Thompson who finds out that a shady organization called The Vision is trying to recruit her. Initially she is not interested but after she faces situation, she might have to reconsider.
This game is the intro to something that could be a much bigger project. The intro was made in collaboration with Veronica Bogle for a narrative design class at MICA. This was our final project for the class and we had to create a game that focused on the player experiencing a story through gameplay. I created all 3D models excluding the guns using blender and tinkercad. I also created the concept for the game, the level design, the code to pick up and move objects, the dialogue and dialogue system and story.
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Link To Game : https://kciampitti.itch.io/gunsmith
Prints
"Restructured"
2022
Linoleum Print
13" x 16.5"
"Restructured" Variant
2022
Linoleum Print
13" x 16.5"
"Restructured" Variant
2022
Linoleum Print
13" x 16.5"
Untitled
2023
Pronto Plate Print
9" x 12"
Untitled
2023
Pronto Plate Print
9" x 12"
"The Babies"
2022
Copper Etching Print
13" x 16.5"
"Flimmigan"
2023
Copper Etching Print
8" x 11.5"
"Slerm"
2023
Copper Etching Print
8" x 11.5"
"Miss Beets"
2023
Copper Etching Print
8" x 11.5"
"Gus"
2023
Linoleum Print
8" x 9"
"Wizard"
2023
Linoleum Print Gif
8" x 6.5"
"Transformation"
2022
Linoleum Print
14" x 20.5"
