Corey
Van Hoosen

Mage Guild is a tactical turn-based wizard dueling game.

I developed this game using the Phaser Javascript game framework, creating graphics for it in Adobe Illustrator, and animating it using Spine 2D. Multiplayer was implemented using Firebase Firestore as a backend.

The player starts in their wizard tower where they can change the appearance of their mage, select their spells from their spell book, then head out to duel other mages and learn their spells.

Since 2022, I have been working as a UX & Front-end Developer at US Figure Skating. My role involves transforming design mockups into fully functional front-end solutions and collaborating closely with back-end developers.

My responsibilities span the entire development lifecycle, from requirements gathering to the creation and enhancement of pages and features on the US Figure Skating and Learn to Skate USA^® websites and applications. I craft UI mockups based on requirements and handle all front-end development once new user stories are approved.

Operating within a SCRUM framework, this role has honed my ability to work effectively in team settings, navigating a thorough process from requirements gathering through QA testing and release.

I worked with HelpCounter from 2016—2022 doing work on their branding, web design, updating outdated UI, and developing a suite of apps that cater to different aspects of school volunteer management using Angular and Ionic Framework.

Monarchies of Wax and Honey is a top-down real-time, free-for-all game in which the player controls a queen honey bee.

Build a hive, lay eggs, and set tasks for your worker bees.

Workers can forage flowers for nectar and pollen, nurse brood to birth new workers, groom mites off of each other, build new cells onto your hive, and defend against wasps.

I developed this HTML5 game using the Phaser JavaScript framework.

Graphics created using Adobe Illustrator and animated using Spine.

Available at monarchies.io and on the Play Store.

Fictus is a collaborative creative writing app I developed using Angular and Ionic Framework for the front-end and Firebase as a backend. The UI was designed in a neumorphic visual style meant to look like premium paper.

Submit and vote on story passages with other users to collaboratively write stories.

Matches begin when a user selects a genre and prompt to begin the story with. Users then write out a passage of what they think the next part of the story should be before moving onto the voting stage where users pick the best passage. The next rounds begins where the previous round left off building upon the story. Completed stories get added to the app's library for other players to enjoy.

New prompts can be written and submitted for other users to start their stories with.

Available on the web at Fictus.app and for Android devices at the Play Store.

The Draft Authority is a draft systems installation and maintenance startup. They chose me to work with them to create a logo. They also wanted me to develop a website for them to establish their visual brand.

I got to know their preferences and ideas with which I came up with several logo options, font pairings, and color schemes. Their feedback was taken at every step along the way until we arrived at a brand we were all pleased with. The final logo combines tap beer systems and a local Pacific Northwest landmark framed by a badge shape to reflect the Authority aspect of their name.

Once their visual identity had been completed, I met with them to talk over their web design. I sketched an outline for their website on the spot, adding and removing from it as we discussed what parts they wanted to include and the information they wanted to convey. I took the outline and solidified it into a full design in Adobe Illustrator.

When the design of the site was approved, I then got to work developing it as a responsive Bootstrap site.