Luca Casamenti Game Developer

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Unreal
Unity
Prototypes
Tools
Materials & VFX

Beat Of Rebellion

Type

3D, Hack & Slash, Action, Rhythm Game, Isometric

Game info

Period: 2023 - today
Engine: Unreal Engine 5.4
Status: In progress

Description

A young musician lives in a dystopian cyberpunk city where all artistic disciplines such as music, theater, dance, literary arts, and visual arts are forbidden, because they distract humans from working efficiently and prevent them from being productive and disciplined. In such a society that values only the common good in a twisted way, artists are considered a system mistake and branded as criminals; the young musician has to fight the authorities to affirm his freedom and to spread the importance of music and emotions to all of society.

What I've done in the Game

All systems are realized through Blueprints

Main Character

Dash (on floor and in mid-air, on beat) with camera FOV manipulation
Animation Blueprint with different animation preset (dash & combat) based on map areas
Player-Behind-Wall highlight
Under-player 4 notes circular buffer wich collects a note (green or red colored, based on beat input) and that casts a more powerful attack or an unlocked melody when full

Music

FMOD integration through Unreal plugin, wich I used to create a Audio Manager for playing one shot and background audio. The background sounds blend and switch from explore to combat mode based on in-game event or map triggers. Thanks to the plugin I've been able to extrac the beat event from the raw audio track, allowing every actor or system to pulse or act on beat.
The Metronome core system mechanic to determine if the player actions are in sync or not with the beat
A Simon-Says mini-game where the player has to repeat a sequence of notes on beat to perform a certain action

And more

In-fight camera that adapts its FOV based on the proximity to enemies.
A system that measures the time it takes the player to complete an arena, wich stops when there are dialogues and when the game is paused.
A Debug-Log-system aimed at printing log based on category, colors, time on screen, etc.
Contributed to the development of various other features including UI, design or optimization

Fish & Kiss (GGJ2024)

Fish & Kiss (Global Game Jam 2024)

Type

2.5D, Simulation, Point & Click

Game Jam info

Jam: Global Game Jam 2024, AIV - Accademia Italiana Videogiochi cluster
Event Dates: 22/01/2024, 15:00 - 28/01/2024, 23:00
Engine: Unreal Engine 5.2
Status: Finished
Languages: English
Theme: Make Me Laugh
Jam Game Page: https://globalgamejam.org/games/2024/fish-kiss-6
Repo: https://github.com/lucacasamentigamedev/Fish-And-Kiss
Itch.io: https://lucacasamentigamedev.itch.io/fishandkiss
Other: The game won the awards for Best Game and Craziest Idea

Description

"Fish & Kiss" is a simulation, point & click game where you matchmake for fish using a dating app called Finder. You browse fish profiles, pick one, and catch it. Then, you decorate a room for your dinner date with furniture that matches the fish's tastes. During the date, you choose the right dialogue options. If it goes well, the fish becomes a trophy in your aquarium.

What I've done in the Game

Involved in most of the technical and programming decisions
Mesh outline highlits by post process volume when mouse-over and change mesh mechanic
Integration of musical elements
Integration of most of widgets

Bubble Rush (GGJ2025)

Bubble Rush (Global Game Jam 2025)

Type

2D, Arcade, Casual, Point & Click

Game Jam info

Jam: Global Game Jam 2025, AIV - Accademia Italiana Videogiochi cluster
Event Dates: 20/01/2025, 16:00 - 26/01/2025, 16:00
Engine: Unity 2022.3
Status: Finished
Languages: English
Theme: Bubble
Jam Game Page: https://globalgamejam.org/games/2025/bubble-rush-4-2
Repo: https://github.com/lucacasamentigamedev/BubbleRush
Other: The game won the awards for Best Game, Best Audio, Best Graphics, Best Gameplay and Craziest Idea

Description

Bubble Rush is a casual arcade game where your mission is to pop as many bubble wraps as possible before time runs out! You play as an overworked employee of a ruthless corporation. Stressed to the breaking point, you find solace in a simple yet satisfying activity: popping bubble wrap. Each level presents you with a procedurally generated sheet of bubble wrap, featuring different bubbles with different propeties: some bubbles are easy to pop, while others require specialized tools to break through. Test your reflexes, strategy, and stress-popping skills as you race against the clock in this uniquely therapeutic and addictive game! Are you ready to conquer the ultimate bubble-popping challenge?

What I've done in the Game

Involved in most of the technical and programming decisions
Integrated almost all of the and a UI controller to switch between the various screens easily
Created system to quickly configure game buttons from editor with default & highlighted sprite and behavior
Integrated FMOD plugin and created an AudioManager to integrate and manage all game audio (background and one shot)

Flesh Invader

Type

3D, Bullet Hell, Low Poly, Isometric

Game info

Period: 2024 - 2024
Engine: Unity 2022.3
Status: Finished
Repo: https://github.com/lucacasamentigamedev/flesh-Invader

Description

You play as an alien stranded on Earth. Find the scattered pieces of your spaceship to return home. Transfer from body to body by shooting a special projectile that allows you to possess the body you hit. Gain exp and level up

What I've done in the Game

Involved in most of the technical and programming decisions
Integration of almost all UI with UI Toolkit (HUD, end level, interactable, pause, ecc). Other modules communicate with UI through global event system

VxV project

Project info

Type: 3D Showcase for VxV project
Engine: Unity 2022.3
Status: Finished
Repo: https://github.com/lucacasamentigamedev/VxVproject
Site: https://www.vxv-projectsrl.it/showcase-3d

Description

This is a raw 3D showcase of a self-supporting shelter designed for parking lot installations. The scene was built in Unity to visualize the structure in a real-time environment, then exported using WebGL and hosted via GitHub Pages. The goal is to provide an interactive product demo directly in the browser, allowing viewers to explore the modelwith no downloads needed.

Prot: Parry

Prototype: Parry

Description

This Unreal Engine prototype demonstrates a parry mechanic where, during enemy attacks, a short parry window allows the player to stun the enemy with precise timing. These parry windows are driven by animation events, ensuring synchronization with enemy attack motions.

Repo: https://github.com/lucacasamentigamedev/UnrealPrototypes

Prot: Flight Simulator

Prototype: Flight Simulator

Description

This Unreal prototype simulates the movement of an airplane using basic interactive controls. It features two buttons to increase and decrease speed, allowing users to adjust velocity dynamically. The prototype also supports rotation via the WASD keys: pressing these keys modifies the airplane’s pitch and roll, enabling realistic flight dynamics.

Repo: https://github.com/lucacasamentigamedev/UnrealPrototypes

Prot: Aim Assist

Prototype: Aim Assist

Description

Aim assist mechanic in Unreal that helps players aim more accurately when looking near an enemy target. It uses a collision sphere around enemies to detect proximity then leverages the dot product to identify the best target in front of the player. Finally, the system rotates the camera on the Y and Z axes to align with the target’s center

Repo: https://github.com/lucacasamentigamedev/UnrealPrototypes

Prot: Fog Of War

Prototype: Fog Of War

Description

In this Unreal prototype, I implemented a dynamic fog of war system that hides specific actors in the environment. These actors remain invisible until the player either gets within a certain distance or brings them into their forward-facing field of view. When revealed, the actors smoothly fade in, creating a subtle and immersive transition effect.

Repo: https://github.com/lucacasamentigamedev/UnrealPrototypes

Prot: Sands Of Time

Prototype: Sands Of Time

Description

In this Unreal prototype this mechanic allows the player to rewind time similarly to Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time. By holding down a specific key, the character smoothly retraces their recent movements, stepping backward through their previous positions. The system records the player'stransforms over time and plays them back in reverse while the key is held, creating a fluid and responsive rewind effect.

Repo: https://github.com/lucacasamentigamedev/UnrealPrototypes

Prot: Portals

Prototype: Portals

Description

A Portals-like mechanic on Unreal that lets you teleport from one point to another. The portal show the other portal view based on direction/rotation of the player.

Repo: https://github.com/lucacasamentigamedev/UnrealPrototypes

Prot: Push & Pull Force

Prototype: Push & Pull Force

Description

A Star-Wars-like push & pull force Unreal mechanic that lets you control the movement of selected objects by attracting or pushing them away, one by one. The attraction mechanic uses a spherecast in the forward vector that if crosses an object starts pulling it towars you. The object follows the camera point of view until you push it towards the direction that you are looking at.

Repo: https://github.com/lucacasamentigamedev/UnrealPrototypes

Prot: Floating Ship

Prototype: Floating Ship

Description

A floating ship Unreal simulation mechanic where a trigger placed above the water checks the objects that are inside it and apply a force to them based on the object mass and volume and water density.

Repo: https://github.com/lucacasamentigamedev/UnrealPrototypes

Tool: Spline Instantiator

Description

An Unreal Engine tool written in C++ that generates a specified number of duplicates of a chosen actor along a scene spline.

Repo: https://github.com/lucacasamentigamedev/ToolStuff

Mat&VFX: Fireworks

Materials & VFX: Fireworks

Description

Simple fireworks VFX using 3 emitters (projectile, trail, and explosion) and Niagara events (location and death) to link them together. This is the rough result

Repo: https://github.com/lucacasamentigamedev/GraphicStuff

Mat&VFX: Erode

Materials & VFX: Erode

Description

A simple Unreal material, which simulates surface erosion using a noise texture, the step node, and an opacity mask.

Repo: https://github.com/lucacasamentigamedev/GraphicStuff

Mat&VFX: Dust Impact + Debris

Materials & VFX: Dust Impact + Debris

Description

A simple VFX in Unreal using Niagara to simulate dusty terrain. To enhance the effect I added the spawning of some debris that then disappears automatically after a while.

Repo: https://github.com/lucacasamentigamedev/GraphicStuff

Mat&VFX: Electric Bands

Materials & VFX: Electric Bands

Description

Little material I created for a "cylinder electric field" using mainly the GenerateBand module of the Material Editor, a cylindrical mesh and making it customizable in color, number of bands, speed, etc.

Repo: https://github.com/lucacasamentigamedev/GraphicStuff