Taylor Calderone - Game Developer

Pop.in (iOS / Android / HTML5)

Roles: Game Development (team member), Design, Audio Production

• A cross-platform app where people gather to play games on group video

Transcend v2.0 (HTML5)

Roles: All design and development

• An HTML5 Canvas audiovisual sandbox
• Approximately 29,000 plays to date

Read more: Cashing in three years of ideas with Transcend

MiniTES (HTML5)

Roles: All design and development

• An ASCII idle game with a tiny screen footprint, with heavy design inspiration from TES3: Morrowind
• Approximately 138,000 plays to date

Read more: Worldbuilding MiniTES through randomization

Trace 2 (iOS)

Roles: Game Design, Level Design, Graphic Design, Sprites, Music Production, UI / UX, Custom Typography, Contractor Management, Marketing

• Greatly expanded sequel to Trace
• Dethroned Infinity Blade III at the top of Touch Arcade’s ‘Hot Games’ rankings

Read more: Learning from the differences in level design processes between Trace 1 & 2

Gomi (iOS)

Roles: Level Design, Music Production, Graphic Design, Sprites, UI / UX

• A cross between Mario Galaxy, Katamari Damacy, and Loco Roco
• Winner of Best App Ever's annual ‘Best Adventure Game’ award, beating Zenonia, Ravensword, and Soosiz

Read more: Methods for streamlining Gomi's content creation

Trace (iOS)

Roles: Graphic Design, Level Design, Music Production

• A platformer where you draw your own path through the levels
• Peaked at #3 bestseller worldwide in the App Store, and has over 4.8 million installs to date
• Showcased for years in Apple’s internal developer site as the definitive free iOS game