Senior Capstone Project

We Who Linger

We Who Linger is a large-scale Unity capstone project in which the player controls a guardian spirit defending a village while exploring the surrounding world for artifacts, memories, upgrades, and resources.

Role World Lead / Level Designer
Team Size 22 Team Members
Engine Unity

Project Overview

The player alternates between defending the village and exploring nearby ruins. Combat is fast-paced and supernatural, while the exploration sections focus on atmosphere, environmental storytelling, and uncovering artifacts from an earlier age. Collected resources help procedurally generated villagers grow, fight, and survive as the game progresses toward a final battle.

My Contribution

As World Lead and Level Designer, I helped guide the design and construction of the game world. I coordinated with designers, artists, and programmers to maintain consistency across environments, support gameplay goals, and ensure that the world reinforced the project's tone and narrative.

I also contributed to environmental layout, iteration, testing, and team coordination throughout development. Working on a 22-person capstone team strengthened my communication, organization, and cross-functional collaboration skills.

Technologies and Focus

Engine Unity
Discipline Level Design
Focus World Building and Team Coordination

Gameplay Video

Project Image

Team Credits

Joseph Lax

Creative Director

Kelly Sofian

Producer

Matt Allers

Design Lead

Eric Olsen

Programming Lead

Audrey Simmons

Art Director

Peter Arzola

Designer

Garrett Lantz

World Lead / Level Designer

Ryan Shereda

Designer

Trevor Kory

Artist

Bacon Shao

Artist

Natalia Sobery

Artist

Hannah Stiff

Artist

Kevin Collins

Programmer

Mark Hanaman

Programmer

Nicole Lawson

Programmer

Brian Luxem

Programmer

Jesse Maniccia

Programmer

Daniel Pavlik

Programmer

Jonathan Staats

Programmer

Alex Stocker

Programmer

Brad Vogeler

Programmer

Mary Bausman

Sound Designer

Reid Chapman

Composer

Matt Lalas

Composer

Christian Sauder

Composer

Conner Whitman

Composer