Wesley Brueland – Game Developer
Welcome! I’m an ML engineer and game developer passionate about combining creative design with solid engineering. I love building games that experiment with mechanics, AI, and player experience—whether it’s through jams, solo projects, or collaborative teams.
Skills & Tools
- Engines: Unity, Godot
- Languages: C#, GDScript, GLSL, Python
- Tech: OpenGL, Git, WebGL builds, AI/ML integration, Procedural Generation
- Other: Gameplay programming, game design/polish, rapid prototyping for game jams
Featured Projects
Galactic Marbles
🏆 Excellence Award – Playful.AI Game Jam
A cosmic merge experiment where players combine asteroids into planets and planets into solar systems, with adaptive music layers that evolve as the universe expands.
- Built in Unity – WebGL + desktop builds
Blue Rust
🏆 P1 Ignite Jam Winner – Best Theme Fit, Best Art, Most Accessible, Emotional Masterpiece, Best Narrative
Pixel art metroidvania platformer with steampunk aesthetics, developed in Godot. Focuses on exploration and unique movement mechanics.
- Built in Godot
Game Jam Projects
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Space Dogs – Pirate Software Game Jam 16
Explore as an alien who crash-lands and befriends three dogs to dig deeper into an alien world. -
Reel Legends – Score Space Jam #32 (Top 30/71)
A relaxing fishing simulator built in Unity with touch controls, designed for mobile play. -
Blue Rust: Memoria – Pirate Software Game Jam 15
A standalone story level for Blue Rust, exploring a dark laboratory with narrative twists.
Experiments & Technical Demos
- Grow A Spine – Unity Q-Learning experiment demonstrating ML in a game engine.
- Roll A Ball (Unity Tutorial) – Hosted via GitHub Pages to test WebGL deployment.
- LORDFARQUADZILLA Music Game – A rhythm-based experiment built in Godot using music/art from the band Bilmuri.
Academic Work
- Sid the Squirrel – Final project for OMSCS CS6457.
A 3D platformer developed in Unity, with trailer showcasing gameplay and design.
Awards & Recognition
- Excellence Award – Playful.AI Game Jam (Galactic Marbles)
- P1 Ignite Jam Winner – Best Theme Fit, Best Art, Most Accessible, Emotional Masterpiece, Best Narrative (Blue Rust)
- Score Space Jam #32 – Top 30 of 71 (Reel Legends)
Contact & Links
- GitHub: github.com/brueland
- Itch.io: brueland.itch.io
- LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/wesleybrueland
- Email: wesbrueland@gmail.com