‘Rags & Richie’ is a game about a travelling merchant named Rags and his pet hamster named Richie. They travel from town to town selling items to needy customers to fund his retirement. The world has fallen into turmoil so finding specific items is very difficult, so customers are willing to pay extra to obtain these items.

The game is extremely light-hearted, humours and designed with the intention of being extremely accessible and quick to pick up and enjoy. As a team we feel like we achieved this as the public was able to quickly grasp and understand the game and its controls and have great fun, even if they haven’t played many games before.

My role within the team was ‘UI / UX & Animations’ which was a drastic change from my previous role as a level designer. I learnt a lot of different skill sets and understanding of using UI to enhance the overall user’s enjoyment and understanding of the gameplay. I was then able to bring this knowledge to improve my other level design projects whilst also gaining a huge interest in UI / UX Design and Accessibility.