Brooke Cravotta
About Me
Hi I'm Brooke, and I'm a video game developer. I love programming and UI/UX!
Video games have always been a huge part of my life and are a way for me to connect with friends and family and create fond memories.
My love of video games inspired me to learn how to make them myself so that I can help others create meaningful experiences and connections through my own video games.
I have been creating video games since 2018 and have developed 12 video games so far and 2 tabletop games.
I am part of UCI's Video Game Development Club (VGDC) and have created several games within the club, many of which I was a team lead.
My favorite game that I've worked on is my ambitious senior Capstone project
CraftAway,
which was made in a team of 5 with the guidance of our mentor from Blizzard.
In my free time, I enjoy playing video games and board games, creating art, watching anime, and cuddling with my 2 adorable cats.
Education
University of California, Irvine
B.S. in Computer Game Science, June 2024
Newport Harbor High School
Valedictorian, June 2020
Experience
Software Developer, Founder - Tabby Twinz Tech
June 2024 - Present
- Leading a team of three to develop a 2D action-adventure game focused on mining resources in a futuristic world
- Implemented a quest system using a hashmap for constant-time lookups, improving efficiency and scalability over the original list-based approach
- Utilized Unity’s input system to develop a dynamic inventory system with item tooltips, categorized slots, and item auto-pickup
- Corrected visual inconsistencies by researching and implementing proper canvas scaling techniques, ensuring pixel-perfect alignment across all screen elements
- Conducting frequent playtests with users to identify usability issues, bugs, and insights on desired features
- Using Git as source control to simultaneously develop new features in separate branches and collaboratively review code
Code Coach - theCoderSchool
September 2022 - December 2022
- Taught over 20 students (ages 7-15) how to code in Python and Scratch through weekly individual and group sessions
- Designed and developed customized coding lessons for each student to adapt to varying learning styles and interests
- Helped students understand key coding principles by communicating fundamental programming concepts
- Fostered students' critical thinking and problem solving skills by teaching them to break down problems into smaller steps and facilitating debugging sessions