Hello! I’m John Odell, an interdisciplinary game designer currently looking for work!
I recently graduated from Champlain College in Burlington, VT for Game Design and Interactive Narrative. I specialize in content, systems, and narrative design, and have multiple years of experience using a variety of tools and game dev methodologies!
Molementum Design Reel
My design reel for Champlain College’s Senior Show! A short explanation of some of the design challenges I faced during my time as Design Lead on that project, and an explanation of the process and rationale used to fix them.
Lead Designer - 2023-2024
Molementum is a fast-paced networked multiplayer party game that I’m currently working on as my Capstone project for my game design degree at Champlain College.
Molementum is now available on Steam!
Survivors Game
Solo Project - Ongoing
A currently in development survivors-style action game I began as part of my Advanced Seminar in Game Design at Champlain College.
Regular dev diaries every two weeks!
Solo Project - Spring 2023
Derelict is a moody, atmospheric collection/survival prototype that I developed for my Systems & Experience Design course during my junior year at Champlain College. Derelict is currently available for free on itch, and will be undergoing further development in the future!
The Town of Liberty
Writer - Spring 2023
A writing project for my Interactive Narrative II course at Champlain College, where I was required to populate a town for a hypothetical historical Wild West RPG with a cast of diverse characters with numerous connections to one another, the player character, and a main plot.
Sci-Fi Dialogue Barks
Writer - Spring 2023
A writing project for my Interactive Narrative II course at Champlain College, where I was required to write 100 dialogue barks for a quest area in a hypothetical sci-fi game.
Survivors Game Devlog
A recent devlog for my ongoing Survivors-style game project that began life as part of my Advanced Seminar in Game Design at Champlain College!