Eli BorgmanGame Developer

Hi! I'm a game developer based in Wellington, New Zealand. I am passionate about all things games.I have enjoyed my studies into both games programming and game design in and outside of university and excited about entering into a full time position in the games industry and continuing to grow my skills. I’ve studied game development for four years at Massey University, where I achieved a Bachelor of Screen Arts with Honours. I primarily use the Unity game engine, although I enjoy tinkering in other engines such as Godot and Unreal.

Echoes Abyss

Echoes Abyss was my fourth year project for my degree. Echoes Abyss was the response to a research question aimed around exploring the topic of immersion in 2D video games. The game was created with a small team of three where I took on the roles of Programmer, Designer, Technical Artist, and Writer. My main goal for Echoes Abyss was to create a mysterious and creepy atmosphere.- Studied a semester long research question based around immersion in games.
- Managed the project version control.
- Developed the projects code architecture and systems (C#).
- Developed the story and worked with our other designer on mechanics.
- Programming for various game mechanics.

The Legend
of Robert: Future Shock

Won the 'Best Use of Theme' award - one of three prize categories.Made for the Aotearoa Game Jam 2023 with the prompt: Old & New
Created while in isolation with COVID.Play as Robert, an ordinary guy going for a quick stroll in the woods. Nothing out of the ordinary will happen (I may be lying).I really enjoy participating in game jams and love the fast paced nature and being able to have a finished product ready within small time frame.

Dragonfly Tavern

A top down pixel art action adventure game, set in a fantasy world filled with elemental magic. You play as the orc grandson of tavern owners and go on quests and adventures to help defend the under-attack dragonfly tavern!You play as the grandson of two loving orc grandparents helping to run the tavern in an Orc Village. One day you discover from a town villager that the forest nearby has been suddenly set ablaze, your grandparents tells you of a water spell book hidden deep within a cave near their home, and sends you on a quest to retrieve the power and help defend their village against the fire critters and ultimately- the fire elf that set off the catastrophe.Dragonfly Tavern was my major project for my third year of my degree. During this project, I took on a leadership role of being the lead programmer.- Worked as a team lead and delegated tasks to our programming team.
- Managed the project version control.
- Controlled department's project management.
- Developed team communication skills.
- Developed the projects code architecture and systems (C#).
- Created systems such as a dialogue system and customizable enemy state system.

A Village in Darkness

Won the 'Best Use of Theme' award - one of three possible categories.A Village in Darkness is a first person adventure game. The areas around your village has been enveloped in darkness! Buy items and fight through enemies to activate each tower to restore the light.Submitted for the 48hr Aotearoa Game Jam 2021.
My first ever game jam submission.

11PM Onwards

11pm Onwards is a 2.5D side scrolling puzzle game.
You play as Rima, a gas station attendant who gets in an accident after finishing his graveyard shift. The player must solve puzzles and navigate Rima to his car while stuck in a time loop.11PM Onwards was a game I helped work on during my second year of my degree. During the second year of my degree, the second years are tasked with helping out on a third year project. I had the opportunity to work on this project as a programmer where I contributed to programming some of the puzzle mechanics. Seeing that I was a second year during this project, my contribution was not as large on this project as it had been on the rest of them. 11Pm Onwards was still a great learning experience for me as it was my first introduction to working on a major project within a moderate sized collaborative team.