Jenny Loikkanen
Other Projects
This page includes other projects I’ve been involved in making alongside my studies. From game jam games to narrative development, cinematics, and game art, these projects showcase my interests in game development besides level design.
other Projects
Love Rewind:
A Magical Time-Travel Romance
Narrative & UI Designer
Love Rewind is a visual novel romance with branching narrative. This was a game jam project.
I was responsible for writing the story outline for the writer and designing the UI and implementing it in engine with Python.
Narrative Designer, UI DEsigner
4 People
Ren’Py
Python
1 Month 2020
Root Invasion
Game Designer & Character Artist
Root Invasion is a third-person shooter where the player can use the enemies against themselves. This was a game jam project.
As the character artist, my responsibilities were modeling and rigging the player character and the enemies in Blender and retargeting animations in Unreal Engine.
Game Designer, Character Artist
12 People
Blender Unreal Engine 5
5 Days 2023
Trapped in a Nightmare
Game Designer & Artist
Trapped in a Nightmare is a 2D narrative platformer with one level and a boss battle at the end.
I was responsible for all aspects of game design from the 3Cs, enemies and hazards, level design, narrative design, and 2D game art, and implemented everything in engine using C#.
Game & Level Designer
Individual Project
Unity
C#
2 Weeks 2021
Ghostly Gardening
Game Designer & artist
Ghostly Gardening is a 2D puzzle game where the player tries to grow the largest pumpkin of the season. This was a game jam project.
As a game designer and artist, my responsibilities were puzzle design, 2D game art, and graphic design.
Game Designer, Artist
2 People
Godot
1 Week
2021
Cinematic Tool
Cinematics & Narrative Analysis
I developed a cinematic tool for Unreal Engine 5 and created a fan-made cinematic of Horizon: Zero Dawn based on a narrative analysis of the game.
Game Art Projects
Game Artist
In my free time, I like to work on game art as a hobby. This page shows various game art projects I've done, ranging from prop art to environment art and character art.
Fiction Writing
Writer & Book Publisher
Since 2016, I have been outlining, writing, editing, and publishing books in multiple genres to a great success. In 2020, I founded my own book publishing company.
