Urban Echoes is a PC video game demo made in the Unity engine, soon to be published on Steam, in which players can freely move around a sandbox level on a skateboard, create emergent narratives through gameplay by expressing themselves through the game’s trick and combo system, and interact with various non-player characters. It is designed to be welcoming to anyone regardless of their level of familiarity with skateboarding or video games.

Urban Echoes uses the medium of a video game to disrupt the status quo of opinions on countercultures like skateboarding. The game features a retro cel-shaded art style and a soundtrack composed by various hip hop artists to create a nostalgic and authentic feel. The project also has a bold and distinct brand identity to go along with it.

I created nearly every aspect of this project, including animation, modelling, texturing, and character design in Blender; logo design in Adobe Illustrator; and custom shaders, programming (including a custom physics system), and level design in Unity. I also cast and directed voice actors, and collaborated with a diverse array of music artists to curate the soundtrack, using Audacity and Adobe Audition to edit audio.

An early-access prototype of Urban Echoes was shown to the public on April 9, 2026 as part of the University of Regina’s CTCH / DES Student showcase. I personally showcased this game to various members of the public and of the industry and received a wealth of positive and constructive feedback.