Zach Shirikjian
Game Developer, UI/UX Designer
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Status: In-Development
Platform: Snapchat (iOS, Android)
Team Size: 1 person (Solo)
Genre: Arcade, Casual, Party
Roles: All
Programs Used: Lens Studio, LMMS, Audacity, Photoshop
Face Pizza is a mobile AR game, where you make pizzas off of your face! Inspired by the comedic, chaotic charm of games such as WarioWare and Tomodachi Life, your face is the canvas for artistic (or outrageous) creations. Make as many Orders as you can within 60 seconds, using toppings which move across an assembly line. Keep playing to try to get a better score! Easily record videos of your funniest moments during gameplay through the built-in lens-recording feature on Snapchat!
This project was developed during my summer internship as
a Game Developer for Frontier Digital, LLC. I worked with
Marcos Bueno, who served as my supervisor during the project. His experience and passion for the AR/XR fields helped me expand my knowledge of UI/UX development with AR. We collaborated together to produce a fun AR experience unique to the Snapchat platform.
A WebAR demo of this game, which works on browsers for any PC or mobile device, was also developed.
Gallery
Scan the Snapcode to Play!
(Only available on the iOS/Android Snapchat app.)
Learn More about the Full Development Cycle with The Making of Face Pizza video!
Credits
Producer:
Zach Shirikjian
Programmer:
Designer:
Zach Shirikjian
Zach Shirikjian
Unique Features
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Build your own face filters as you're making pizzas!
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Make 3D Pizzas, with Sauce, Cheese, and Toppings contouring along with your face!
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Draw the screen to add Sauce or Cheese to your face!
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Experience Next-Gen UI/UX through Facial Gesture events!
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Randomly-generated orders, keep playing to aim for a higher score!
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Easily Record and Share Videos of Gameplay with your Friends!
Artist:
Music/SFX:
Zach Shirikjian
Zach Shirikjian
What I've Learned
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Developed a game using the Lens Studio engine
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Integrated Facial-Gesture events for UI/UX interactions, beyond simple button interactions
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Designed UI/UX systems and assets to work with
the Snapchat platform. -
Tracked and documented Bugs using Agile
framework software (Asana, Jira) -
Performed Device Testing/Exploratory Testing
across multiple mobile devices