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Global Game Jam 2025
Participated in another game jam with the theme of bubbles! This was a visual novel with a 3D background.
Apr 51 min read
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Game Jam!
#D3kryption #UnrealEngine #CharacterCreator #shanellockeart # itch.io Participated in my first official game jam with the help of...
Dec 3, 20241 min read
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Gamifying and Making This Fun!
#UnrealEngine5 #CharacterCreator #HudElements #D3Kryption Added UI elements and actual win/lose scenarios based off the stats on the...
Sep 5, 20241 min read
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Stares and Pickles
#CharacterCreator4 #UnrealEngine5 #D3kryption I recently implemented a collider where the NPC will stare at you if you get close enough. ...
Aug 24, 20241 min read
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The Students are Officially Rigged!
#UnrealEngine5.4 #CharacterCreator #AdobePhotoshop #ShanelLockeArt After working out the kinks and a lot of the physics of many of the...
Jul 1, 20241 min read
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Classroom Created in the Level!
#UnrealEngine #Blender #ShanelLockeArt First off TGSC...Thank Goodness for Source Control! I almost lost hours' worth of work because I...
Apr 20, 20241 min read
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Classroom Creation
#UnrealEngine #Blender #shanellockeart After creating many assets and focusing on materials, I think this classroom will be solid! I am...
Apr 6, 20241 min read
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Breathtaking Landscape
#UnrealEngine #shanellockeart Finally added a landscape, so when you look out the door of your classroom you see a magestic landscape you...
Mar 15, 20241 min read
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Modifying Character Creator Characters in Blender
#Blender #UnrealEngine5.3 #CharacterCreator #CharacterModeling #ShanelLockeArt https://www.artstation.com/artwork/49Ga81 Using Blender I...
Mar 7, 20241 min read
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Bringing Blender Items in to Unreal
#UnrealEngine #Blender #shanellockeart Transporting handmade objects into Blender is a huge accomplishment for me. Not only can I use...
Feb 14, 20241 min read
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My First Blender Project!
#Blender #StillLife #ArtStation #SchoolScene https://www.artstation.com/artwork/w0VA89 Taking a 3D modeling class at the University of...
Jan 31, 20241 min read
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Rigging and Incorporating Dynamic Animations
#UnrealEngine5.3.2 #iClone #CharacterCreator Characters now animate differently depending on if the player touches the invisiable trigger...
Dec 13, 20231 min read
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Source Control
#PlasticSCM #UnrealEngine5.3.2 Successfully adding a type of Source Control is imperative if you want to work collaboratively with others....
Dec 4, 20231 min read
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Updates, Updates, and MORE Updates!
#UnrealEngine5.3 #Plugins #GameBuilds This has been one of the HARDEST weeks ever! Nothing worked when I tried to make a game build and...
Nov 21, 20231 min read
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Incorporating Fun Little Easter Eggs
#UnrealEngine5.2 #D3kryption What is better than adding framed photos of your professors to see if they are actually trying out your...
Nov 17, 20231 min read
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Conversation
#UnrealEngine5.2 #Narrative3 A good RPG has to have dynamic dialogue with the illusion of player choice. With the plug-in Narrative 3, I...
Nov 12, 20231 min read
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Interior Decorating
#UnrealEngine5.2 #Materials Working on decorating a classroom I plan on making into the player teacher's personal classroom. Every item...
Nov 7, 20231 min read
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Creating a Fallout Style Interactive Terminal
#UnrealEngine5.2 #D3kryption #InteractiveBlueprints I need to make a computer that the player teacher can interact with. It should have...
Nov 3, 20231 min read
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Overhauling the Lights
#UnrealEngine5 #Blueprints Going through and converting the light fixtures to a blueprint instead of a static mesh, not only saves...
Oct 28, 20231 min read
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Creating an AI Student Character
#covai #charactercreator4 #unrealengine5.2 Who is Kayla Thomas? Find out for yourself at https://convai.com/shared-character/?id=ca6f796a...
Oct 22, 20231 min read
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Workflow and a Website
Just updating my portfolio and realizing I have made a lot of stuff! This is taking a lot more time than anticipated, but I think the...
Oct 9, 20231 min read
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Game Creation and Workflow
Welcome to the iterative practice of game design! #GameDesign #Daily Practice #Artist My name is Shanel Locke. I am the owner and creator...
Sep 26, 20232 min read
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Learning Narrative Components
Learning how to program the Narrative plug-in is no easy task and takes a lot of grit to get it to function correctly. Just setting up a...
Sep 24, 20231 min read
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