David Bao
David Bao. Game designer at USC Interactive Media & Games, class of 2029.
I build narrative systems: games where the mechanics carry the story instead of decorating it. Most of what is here started as a school project and kept going because the idea was worth finishing.
Open to narrative design and game design internships.
School work: CTIN 389 Week 01: Black Hole
A narrative puzzle where light, friendship, and small kindnesses help a girl face school bullying.
After They're Gone is a 3D Unity game about robots salvaging a world without humans.
Simulation
A night shift on backup power: two circuits, eight rooms, and every door code hides in a room you have to light first.
Puzzle
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A 60-second 2D runner about instinct, pursuit, and questioning the only way forward.