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  "author": "Weston Bell-Geddes",
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    {
      "id": "grandma-green",
      "name": "Grandma Green",
      "description": "F2P virtual pet/farming simulation mobile game featuring Grandma Green",
      "category": "Mobile Games",
      "url": "https://apps.apple.com/us/app/grandma-green/id1234567890",
      "pageUrl": "https://www.westonb.dev/projects/grandma-green/",
      "role": "Game Designer",
      "techStack": [
        "Unity",
        "C#",
        "iOS",
        "Android"
      ],
      "outcome": "Shipped on iOS as a free-to-play title with in-app purchases and live-ops content updates.",
      "schemaType": "VideoGame",
      "related": [
        "spookulele",
        "dreamland-confectionery"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "spookulele",
      "name": "Spookulele",
      "description": "Third-person action-adventure combat game where you play reapers using musical abilities to fight ghosts",
      "category": "PC Games",
      "url": "https://store.steampowered.com/app/spookulele",
      "pageUrl": "https://www.westonb.dev/projects/spookulele/",
      "role": "Co-Founder & Game Designer at Spookulele Games",
      "techStack": [
        "Unity",
        "C#",
        "Steam",
        "Wwise"
      ],
      "outcome": "Released on Steam. Featured on multiple indie showcases. Built and led the studio from concept through launch.",
      "schemaType": "VideoGame",
      "related": [
        "left-on-read",
        "dreamland-confectionery",
        "beat-the-beat-up"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "dreamland-confectionery",
      "name": "Dreamland Confectionery",
      "description": "Whimsical confectionery management game with Steam Next Fest success (10k+ wishlists)",
      "category": "PC Games",
      "url": "https://store.steampowered.com/app/dreamland-confectionery",
      "pageUrl": "https://www.westonb.dev/projects/dreamland-confectionery/",
      "role": "Game Designer",
      "techStack": [
        "Unity",
        "C#",
        "Steam"
      ],
      "outcome": "10,000+ wishlists during Steam Next Fest. Featured in Next Fest promotional materials.",
      "schemaType": "VideoGame",
      "related": [
        "spookulele",
        "grandma-green"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "beat-the-beat-up",
      "name": "Beat The Beat Up",
      "description": "VR action/rhythm game where combat is based on Bollywood dance moves synced to music",
      "category": "VR Games",
      "url": "https://github.com/westonbdev/beat-the-beat-up",
      "pageUrl": "https://www.westonb.dev/projects/beat-the-beat-up/",
      "role": "Game Designer & Developer",
      "techStack": [
        "Unity",
        "C#",
        "Oculus SDK",
        "FMOD"
      ],
      "outcome": "Playable VR prototype combining rhythm-game mechanics with motion-captured Bollywood dance combat.",
      "schemaType": "VideoGame",
      "related": [
        "soulfarer",
        "close-your-eyes",
        "vr-party-pack"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "left-on-read",
      "name": "Left On Read",
      "description": "Choice-driven narrative platformer about modern communication. 300k+ downloads on Steam",
      "category": "PC Games",
      "url": "https://store.steampowered.com/app/1302230/Left_on_Read/",
      "pageUrl": "https://www.westonb.dev/projects/left-on-read/",
      "role": "Game Designer & Developer at Spookulele Games",
      "techStack": [
        "Unity",
        "C#",
        "Steam",
        "Ink"
      ],
      "outcome": "300,000+ downloads on Steam. Viral success driven by narrative design and social media word-of-mouth.",
      "schemaType": "VideoGame",
      "related": [
        "spookulele",
        "come-with-me"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "haru",
      "name": "Haru",
      "description": "Featured in Steam NextFest! Atmospheric adventure game",
      "category": "PC Games",
      "url": "https://store.steampowered.com/app/haru-nextfest",
      "pageUrl": "https://www.westonb.dev/projects/haru/",
      "role": "Game Designer",
      "techStack": [
        "Unity",
        "C#",
        "Steam"
      ],
      "outcome": "Featured in Steam Next Fest. Atmospheric adventure with hand-crafted environments.",
      "schemaType": "VideoGame",
      "related": [
        "dreamland-confectionery",
        "spookulele"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "love-zoy",
      "name": "Love Zoy",
      "description": "Award-winning animated short about a hopeless romantic robot. Published on CGBros (3.5M subscribers)",
      "category": "Animation",
      "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=love-zoy-short",
      "pageUrl": "https://www.westonb.dev/projects/love-zoy/",
      "role": "Director & Animator",
      "techStack": [
        "Maya",
        "Arnold Renderer",
        "After Effects",
        "Premiere Pro"
      ],
      "outcome": "Published on CGBros YouTube channel (3.5M subscribers). Won multiple student film awards at USC.",
      "schemaType": "CreativeWork",
      "related": [
        "vanishing-point"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "soulfarer",
      "name": "Soulfarer",
      "description": "VR rehabilitation game that uses fantastical gameplay to facilitate shoulder injury recovery exercises",
      "category": "VR Games",
      "url": "https://github.com/westonbdev/soulfarer",
      "pageUrl": "https://www.westonb.dev/projects/soulfarer/",
      "role": "Game Designer & Developer",
      "techStack": [
        "Unity",
        "C#",
        "Oculus SDK"
      ],
      "outcome": "Functional VR prototype designed with physical therapists to gamify shoulder rehabilitation exercises.",
      "schemaType": "VideoGame",
      "related": [
        "beat-the-beat-up",
        "close-your-eyes"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "our-america",
      "name": "Our America",
      "description": "VR experience showing life through the eyes of African-Americans in the U.S.",
      "category": "VR Experiences",
      "url": "https://github.com/westonbdev/our-america-vr",
      "pageUrl": "https://www.westonb.dev/projects/our-america/",
      "role": "Developer & Experience Designer",
      "techStack": [
        "Unity",
        "C#",
        "Oculus SDK"
      ],
      "outcome": "Immersive VR documentary experience showcasing systemic issues through first-person perspective.",
      "schemaType": "CreativeWork",
      "related": [
        "the-world-that-was",
        "soulfarer"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "vr-party-pack",
      "name": "Vr Party Pack",
      "description": "Collection of local multiplayer VR party games for social experiences",
      "category": "VR Games",
      "url": "https://store.steampowered.com/app/1004410/VR_Party_Pack/",
      "pageUrl": "https://www.westonb.dev/projects/vr-party-pack/",
      "role": "Game Designer & Developer",
      "techStack": [
        "Unity",
        "C#",
        "SteamVR",
        "Steam"
      ],
      "outcome": "Released on Steam. Collection of asymmetric multiplayer games designed for VR social gatherings.",
      "schemaType": "VideoGame",
      "related": [
        "beat-the-beat-up",
        "close-your-eyes"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "the-world-that-was",
      "name": "The World That Was",
      "description": "VR museum installation bringing Holocaust artist David Labkovski's works to global audiences",
      "category": "VR Experiences",
      "url": "https://davidlabkovski.org/virtual-reality-experiences/",
      "pageUrl": "https://www.westonb.dev/projects/the-world-that-was/",
      "role": "Developer & Experience Designer",
      "techStack": [
        "Unity",
        "C#",
        "Oculus SDK",
        "Photogrammetry"
      ],
      "outcome": "Installed in museums and cultural institutions. Brings David Labkovski's art to life in immersive VR.",
      "schemaType": "CreativeWork",
      "related": [
        "our-america"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "freakin-fractals",
      "name": "Freakin Fractals",
      "description": "Successfully funded board game about fractals, managed from concept to customer delivery",
      "category": "Board Games",
      "url": "https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/freakin-fractals",
      "pageUrl": "https://www.westonb.dev/projects/freakin-fractals/",
      "role": "Creator & Project Lead",
      "techStack": [
        "Kickstarter",
        "Adobe Illustrator",
        "Print Manufacturing"
      ],
      "outcome": "Successfully funded on Kickstarter. Managed end-to-end from design through manufacturing and fulfillment.",
      "schemaType": "CreativeWork",
      "related": [
        "walk-in-woods"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "close-your-eyes",
      "name": "Close Your Eyes",
      "description": "Experimental VR game exploring sensory deprivation and audio-based gameplay",
      "category": "VR Games",
      "url": "https://github.com/westonbdev/close-your-eyes-vr",
      "pageUrl": "https://www.westonb.dev/projects/close-your-eyes/",
      "role": "Game Designer & Developer",
      "techStack": [
        "Unity",
        "C#",
        "Oculus SDK",
        "Spatial Audio"
      ],
      "outcome": "Experimental VR prototype using audio-only navigation to explore sensory deprivation in virtual environments.",
      "schemaType": "VideoGame",
      "related": [
        "soulfarer",
        "beat-the-beat-up"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "scares-repairs",
      "name": "Scares Repairs",
      "description": "USC Games Jam Site Winner - 48hr Global Game Jam project about fixing scary situations",
      "category": "Game Jam",
      "url": "https://globalgamejam.org/2020/games/scares-repairs",
      "pageUrl": "https://www.westonb.dev/projects/scares-repairs/",
      "role": "Game Designer & Developer",
      "techStack": [
        "Unity",
        "C#"
      ],
      "outcome": "Won 1st place at USC Games Jam Site during the 2020 Global Game Jam. Built in 48 hours.",
      "schemaType": "VideoGame",
      "related": [
        "spookulele",
        "left-on-read"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "controlar",
      "name": "Controlar",
      "description": "MIT Reality Hack 2019 - Turn any object into a MagicLeap controller using AI/computer vision",
      "category": "AR/AI Tools",
      "url": "https://github.com/westonbdev/controlar-magicleap",
      "pageUrl": "https://www.westonb.dev/projects/controlar/",
      "role": "Developer & Designer",
      "techStack": [
        "MagicLeap SDK",
        "Python",
        "TensorFlow",
        "Computer Vision"
      ],
      "outcome": "Built at MIT Reality Hack 2019. Uses computer vision and AI to transform everyday objects into AR controllers.",
      "schemaType": "SoftwareApplication",
      "related": [
        "datasynth"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "datasynth",
      "name": "Datasynth",
      "description": "Stanford TreeHacks 2021 project for advanced data synthesis and analysis",
      "category": "Data Tools",
      "url": "https://devpost.com/software/datasynth",
      "pageUrl": "https://www.westonb.dev/projects/datasynth/",
      "role": "Full Stack Developer",
      "techStack": [
        "Python",
        "React",
        "Node.js",
        "Machine Learning"
      ],
      "outcome": "Built at Stanford TreeHacks 2021. Data synthesis tool for generating and analyzing structured datasets.",
      "schemaType": "SoftwareApplication",
      "related": [
        "controlar"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "huego",
      "name": "Huego",
      "description": "Educational app prototype for children to learn about and express emotions",
      "category": "Educational Apps",
      "url": "https://github.com/westonbdev/huego-emotion-app",
      "pageUrl": "https://www.westonb.dev/projects/huego/",
      "role": "Designer & Developer",
      "techStack": [
        "Unity",
        "C#",
        "iOS"
      ],
      "outcome": "Educational app prototype helping children identify and express emotions through interactive exercises.",
      "schemaType": "SoftwareApplication",
      "related": [
        "frick-frack",
        "grandma-green"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "frick-frack",
      "name": "Frick Frack",
      "description": "Environmental science awareness game about climate change and conservation",
      "category": "Educational Games",
      "url": "https://github.com/westonbdev/frick-frack-environmental",
      "pageUrl": "https://www.westonb.dev/projects/frick-frack/",
      "role": "Game Designer & Developer",
      "techStack": [
        "Unity",
        "C#"
      ],
      "outcome": "Educational game teaching environmental science concepts through interactive gameplay mechanics.",
      "schemaType": "VideoGame",
      "related": [
        "huego",
        "grandma-green"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "come-with-me",
      "name": "Come With Me",
      "description": "Narrative adventure game with metrics-based playtesting and remote collaboration",
      "category": "PC Games",
      "url": "https://github.com/westonbdev/come-with-me",
      "pageUrl": "https://www.westonb.dev/projects/come-with-me/",
      "role": "Game Designer & Developer",
      "techStack": [
        "Unity",
        "C#",
        "Analytics"
      ],
      "outcome": "Narrative adventure with data-driven playtesting pipeline for iterating on game feel and pacing.",
      "schemaType": "VideoGame",
      "related": [
        "left-on-read",
        "spookulele"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "vanishing-point",
      "name": "Vanishing Point",
      "description": "Short film thriller exploring psychological tension and cinematography",
      "category": "Film",
      "url": "https://vimeo.com/vanishing-point-short",
      "pageUrl": "https://www.westonb.dev/projects/vanishing-point/",
      "role": "Director & Editor",
      "techStack": [
        "Premiere Pro",
        "After Effects",
        "RED Camera"
      ],
      "outcome": "Short thriller film screened at USC. Explored psychological tension through cinematography and editing.",
      "schemaType": "CreativeWork",
      "related": [
        "love-zoy"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "l114",
      "name": "L114",
      "description": "Experimental architectural visualization using Unreal Engine 4 and C++",
      "category": "Architectural Viz",
      "url": "https://github.com/westonbdev/l114-architectural-viz",
      "pageUrl": "https://www.westonb.dev/projects/l114/",
      "role": "Developer",
      "techStack": [
        "Unreal Engine 4",
        "C++",
        "Blueprints"
      ],
      "outcome": "Real-time architectural visualization with physically-based rendering in Unreal Engine 4.",
      "schemaType": "SoftwareApplication",
      "related": [
        "the-world-that-was"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "walk-in-woods",
      "name": "Walk In Woods",
      "description": "Board game designed to empower meaningful connections through thoughtful questions",
      "category": "Board Games",
      "url": "https://github.com/westonbdev/walk-in-woods-boardgame",
      "pageUrl": "https://www.westonb.dev/projects/walk-in-woods/",
      "role": "Game Designer",
      "techStack": [
        "Adobe Illustrator",
        "Print Manufacturing"
      ],
      "outcome": "Physical board game designed to facilitate deep conversations and meaningful social connections.",
      "schemaType": "CreativeWork",
      "related": [
        "freakin-fractals"
      ]
    }
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