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Snapshot Adventures: Secret of Bird Island is a bird photography game in which the player travels the country, unraveling the mystery of their grandfather’s disappearance and collecting photos of both real and fantastical birds.

The game has a unique and interesting concept that appeals to players of all types. During production, I was responsible for a variety of design tasks including building levels, tuning bird behaviors, and overall difficulty balancing. We worked in part with the Cornell Lab of Ornithology to accurately represent the featured bird species. Other tasks included running external play tests with members of the public and attending development meetings in order to track and evaluate progress.

Snapshot Adventures: Secret of Bird Island was released in early 2007. It was the recipient of Game Tunnel’s 2007 Casual Game of the Year Award and had the honor of being a finalist for Design Innovation at the Independent Games Festival in 2008.

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