Jimena Muchsel
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My name is Jimena Yu Qing Muchsel and I am from Austria, Vienna. I hold a Bachelor in Game Design and Animation and a Master of Information Technology (majoring in Game Design). I am interested in Game Design, Web Design as well as UX/UI Design and Graphic Design. I enjoy creating illustrations and art as well as mockups for websites and apps.
Drawing, Learning Languages, Dancing, Gaming, Design Thinking, Collaboration, Simplicity and Free Creativity.
A Representation of my Technical and Design Skills.
Often used to edit or retouch images.
Used for most of my projects to create illustrations for logos, poster, T-shirts etc. or for animated vector graphics
The go-to tool for web and app design mockups, now also using Figma for other projects.
Used to 3D model, animate and render for Game Design Projects.
Used for all my game projects such as In Darkness, Wired and Pacman.
Used a few times for my end projects from my bachelor.
My favourite editor for all my web projects.
I have a fair amount of experience with HTML/CSS but I am still learning to work with React/
GoWallet is an own project that I created to explore an illustrative approach for a finance app. The illustrations are drawn in Adobe Illustrator, the UI mockup was created in Adobe XD and the iPhone mockup was done in Photoshop.
A website mockup for a made-up organic waterbottle company called Atonic. Created in Adobe XD and logo was done in Illustrator. Images are not mine.
A website mockup for a japanese travel agency called Jape. The mockup was created in Adobe XD and logo was done in Illustrator. Images are not mine.
A second approach for the japanese travel agency called Jape, but with a minimalistic design. The mockup was created in Adobe XD and logo was done in Illustrator. Images are not mine.
A website landing page animation for a music library similar like Spotify. Created in Adobe XD and logo was done in Illustrator. Images are not mine.
A purply design for a music player. I wanted to play with the neumorphism trend and created this soft gradient music player design. The album image is not mine.
Aquva is a Water Reminder app that has an optional gameplay for people who have a hard time to keep a routine. They can create a pet, either a cat or dog, and their water level intake is equal to the happiness of the pet. To keep their pet happy, they have to keep their record of drinking water and for each day they can receive rewarding points that can customize their pets. I designed the logo and UI in Adobe Illustrator and Adobe XD. You can also see the different stages of the designs and logo.
iKey is a concept that was created for the IoT hackathon at JCU. It is a concept for a keyless doorsystem that ensures safety using face recognition and voice recognition. By using an app, clients can open doors by speaking the password into the app that detect voices. Furthermore, a camera installed at the front door can recognize the person's face. We used a Raspberry Pie connected with a camera to demonstrate the face recognition. If the face and voice matches, it will allow the person inside the house. The app has also a live stream and notifies the owner if someone comes home or if a unrecognized face is detected. Besides using the app, the client can connect the iKey system with a fitbit that tracks the location of the wearer. If the location and face matches, then access is granted.
I designed a League of Legend Tournament Poster for the Game Club in James Cook University. The poster was created in Illustrator. I created two variations, the horizontal poster for TV Screen and vertical poster for print. The original LOL characters themselves are taken from the web and do not belong to me.
I designed the Hackathon Poster for the Hackathon Event at James Cook University. The poster was designed in Illustrator.
The poster design for the second Hackathon at James Cook University. Created in Illustrator and for print.
I helped the iD8 Club, a club that allows students to become innovative and create new ideas, to refresh their image by creating a new logo for them. I decided to create a logo with a python head as the icon to bring out the coolness and dynamic of the club and the amazing club members in there. Plus, Python is also a common programming language.
I created a new logo and T-shirt design for the Gaming Society Club at James Cook University. The GS Club itself is a club for all kinds of gamers, who like to play together. So showcase the heart of gamers, I created a fearless blue-eyed dragon. The logo was inspired by the classic comic look of E-Sport logos.
The marketing club needed a new banner and logo as well so I decided to help them out and create a new design for them. The marketing banner was designed in Illustrator.
For the Game Jam, a 48hr Game Development competition, our team decided on the name "Frost Byte" and I created a logo that looks like a E-sport logo just for fun and to motivate the team! The logo was created in Illustrator.
As a representation of the history line of Final Fantasy I created a timeline of all the games and also the evolution of their graphics. The clock and design was created in Illustrator. The characters from Final Fantasy are not mine.
Vizneo is a business strategy company that supports entrepreneurs in developing a fitting business plan for their company. The initial proposal was to use a light bulb as a form of having an idea. I created a minimalistic design of a lightbulb with three lines inside that can be seen as the filament which is repeated as the "E" of Vineo. These lines should be the branding look of Vizneo.
Vizneo Academy is the training section of Vizneo. It aims to provide startup training to entrepreneurs - ranging from business startup over innovation to technology usage.
Palfi is a competence strategy company focusing on people's skill, personalities and life and help them flourish in their work. The CEO gave me a sample from a different brand and I recreated a similar logo for that company. I also added the different stages during the development of the logo. The square shape should symbolize stability while the overall logo also looks like a fingerprint to display the uniqueness of every person.
Tribunal E-Sport is a E-sport Team from Germany. The logo represents the T for Tribunal and E for E-sport and was designed with Illustrator.
Vlaire Uisine is a vegetarian, Taiwanese restaurant in Vienna, Austria and the owner needed to change her current logo, so I decided to change the logo to her likings and created a cleaner look. I also created the business cards using Illustrator.
A personal business card for a business English and Spanish instructor. Design was created in Illustrator.
Optic Opera is a optical store that sells branded glasses and frames. I redesigned their former logo and created a simplified version that suits the modern look.
A webdesign project for a cosplay website called Cossieplay. The idea was to create a playful website with bright colours. Website was designed in Dreamweaver and logo was created in Illustrator. Images are not mine and some were provided by James Cook University.
A webdesign for a music centre community called Townsville. Since it is supposed to be a local community, I used a muted red colour for a country-side feeling and added some modernized images for a more modern feel. Website was designed in Dreamweaver and logo was created in Illustrator. Images are not mine.
In Darkness is a single player horror game. This game was created with a team of 4 using Unity and Maya. I participated as the game and level designer, 3D modeller, and animator of the demon, as well as designer of the menu.
The player plays a little girl that has been trapped in the mansion and must escape before the demon catches her. To escape, the player has to find all candles (which are randomly placed each game) and blow them out. For this, a special implementation allows players to blow physically into their microphone to blow the candles out. This will break the spell that is put on the front door. The player can also use crosses to scare the demon away. This gives the player more time, however, the crosses are limited and only usable once.
Wired is a game created during the Retro Game Jam 2019, a 48-hour competition where teams of students develop a complete game. The theme for this competition was "Cyborg and Humans" to honor our special guest Michael Pondsmith, the author of Cyberpunk.
Wired is a pixel speed run game, where the player can choose between a human or cyborg. The human runs faster but the cyborg can jump higher. The game has three levels with increasing difficulty and speed. I designed the pixel characters with Aesprite where I also did their animations and some of the obstacles. All levels were designed using Unity.
This Chinese Spider Demon is from the character project during my Bachelor. I took some inspiration from Darksouls' Quelaag, a half spider half woman creature. In my design, I added a gaping mouth on her stomach that contains three layers of teeth inside. Her crown symbolizes that she is the queen of her territory and I decided to give her a geisha-style look. I modelled this creature in Maya and later added veins, pores and other rough details in zBrush. Later I used the materials in zBrush to texture each part differently, as some parts are more slimy and some have a sheen.
A highpoly Emma Watson Bust created in Zbrush. I painted the texture and colour in zBrush and I also played around with Fiber Mesh for her hair for the first time. This project was one of the zBrush projects during my Bachelor.
A highpoly Scarlet Johansson Bust modelled and painted in zBrush. Her hair is made out of Fibermesh in Zbrush.
This Bioshock Flipper was created for the Render Assignment in my Bachelor. I decided to make a BioShock themed flipper since it is very steampunk inspired and would give it an interesting look. I designed and modelled the Bioshock Flipper in Maya and also textured it with Photoshop. Later it was animated and rendered in Maya.
Pacman Diamond Rush was an AI project and the task was to create an AI script for the ghosts. For this my team decided to program the ghost to wander around randomly and then pursue Pacman when he is close enough. To give it some variety, one ghost has a different code and tries to persue the player directly to give the player more stress. The game was build in Unity and the ghost, diamonds and pacman are modelled in Maya and the settings where taken from the Unity Store.
You play as Pacman and need to collect at least 100 diamonds to get to the next level. There are three levels: Grassland, Farm, and Castle. If you get caught by the ghost, you spawn at your starting point. If you die 3 times then your game is over!
For this project I had to create a low poly character similarly to League of Legends characters. I had to recreate Peitho, who is the greek goddess of persuasion. As a LOL character she has the ability to persuade enemies to fight on her side for an amount of time and her pet, a poisonous snake, can poison enemies with her fangs. She also has the special skill called "Sisterhood" to increase the strenght of her friends in a battle. Peitho was created in Maya and handpainted and textured using photoshop.
Kara is an animation project that I did for my master course. The idea is to create an environment, a character and then a scene that needs to be rendered. It tells the story of Kara, a fighter who battles against machines that have attacked their cities. One night she dreams of her last battle,where she suffered severe injuring and doctors could only save her life by giving her a biomechanicle body. Although it saved her life, her hate for machines grew stronger.
I participated in the Hackathon with three other students from James Cook University and won the first prize with our iKey Concept. This Hackathon was a 48hr challenge with the theme "Internet of Things". For the theme we decided to create an app called iKey that offers a better door security system. I created an app in Android Studio (first time using this tool!) and added Google voice recognition, so that the user can say the password and unlock the door. The app will write out the word on the display and then check if the password is correct. If the password is correct, the lock icon on the app will change to an open lock image.
The Game Jam is a 48hr competition where students have to develop a game within the time given and that fits the theme of the Game Jam. This season the theme was Cyborgs and Humans. Our team Frostbyte created the pixel speedrun game Wired and got 6th place.
The Game Start Asia is a event with game showcases and previews, esports, indie games, retro gaming, cosplay and more! I participated as a Game Student Volunteer to take care of the retro game museum booth for Dr. Roberto Dillon, my Game Design lecturer. I was cosplaying too as 2B from Nier Automata - can you spot me?
The Game Museum is the secret jewel of JCU and the best place to explore the history of videogaming. Dr. Roberto Dillon's Collection of old consoles such as the Magnavox Odyssey, Atari, FamiCom, Virtual Boy and more is truly amazing and some of them still working and playable! I was set on a weekly duty of taking care of the game museum where students can try out old games.
I was invited to the Student Panel Discussion as I have been involved in many activities during my master student life there. I talked about my experience as a guardian of the game musem, game jam, hackathon and how I involved with many club activities.
Volunteer at the Unite Singapore 2019. The Unite Singapore 2019 is a yearly meetup of developers that use Unity for their work and can showcase their projects that they have conducted using Unity. Updates on the next Unity Version and other discussions are held there. I participated as a volunteer as I wanted to expand my network among other developers as well learn more about the current trends and news about Unity.
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