Zal Daboo
Video Game UI/UX Developer

I’m a Game Developer from Aurora, IL. Since I was a kid I've enjoyed creating and telling stories, and of course playing video games. I enjoy building model kits and building TCG decks in my off time, as well as finding new ideas for stories.

Wicked Wizards

Fall 2022-Spring 2023 (Capstone)

  • Tools Used: Unity, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, JIRA, Google Docs.
  • Summary: Fully functional multiplayer Co-Op shooter.
  • My Role: Helped create character class abilities and created a codex for enemies in the game.

Phoenix CDS Website

Spring 2023 (Web Dev Final)

  • Tools Used: Figma, Webflow, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe InDesign
  • Summary: Redesign of local charities website
  • My Role: Layout, events page, handling interactivity in Figma.

Cyberdeath Reloaded

Spring 2022 (Gold Master)

  • Tools Used: Unity, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Trello, Google Docs, Blender.
  • Summary: Took a previous prototype, iterated on the ideas and created a fully playable game.
  • My Role: Made the in-game shop into a tech tree, assisted in designing the Bow weapon and with Animation.

Plants vs Pollution

Spring 2022 (Prototype)

  • Tools Used: Unity, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Trello, Google Docs, Blender
  • Summary: Made an asynchronous 1v4 multiplayer game inspired by various bullet hell games.
  • My Role: Led design on the UI for the boss monster and the plants, animated both and created UI elements like the health bar

Swingshot

Fall 2021 (Prototype)

  • Tools Used: Unity, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, JIRA, Google Docs.
  • Summary: Prototyping a single player platform game
  • My Role: Added particle effects such as speed lines, basic UI implementation

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zdaboo@gmail.com

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