Sam | Studying UI/UX
@saam-urai.bsky.social
“I’m just a little guy doing stuff when I can”
They/She | 🇵🇭 | Game Dev at USC
https://samabalayan.wixsite.com/portfolio
https://www.linkedin.com/in/samantha-abalayan/
They/She | 🇵🇭 | Game Dev at USC
https://samabalayan.wixsite.com/portfolio
https://www.linkedin.com/in/samantha-abalayan/
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uh, actually, no, let's circle FORWARD instead. he he, just kidding, just a little "stand up "
comedy for you
comedy for you
September 17, 2025 at 6:12 PM
uh, actually, no, let's circle FORWARD instead. he he, just kidding, just a little "stand up "
comedy for you
comedy for you
Had the opportunity yesterday to talk about the student game I worked on at Game Devs of Color Expo yesterday! I’m so thankful to everyone who participated and checked out my game!
@donutsthegame.bsky.social
@donutsthegame.bsky.social
September 17, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Had the opportunity yesterday to talk about the student game I worked on at Game Devs of Color Expo yesterday! I’m so thankful to everyone who participated and checked out my game!
@donutsthegame.bsky.social
@donutsthegame.bsky.social
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Check out Kill The Music's new updates: New Items, Mid-Run Saves, Beat Sync Menu and More!
Thank you so much to @gdocexpo.com for featuring us on their direct!
store.steampowered.com/app/3093050/...
Thank you so much to @gdocexpo.com for featuring us on their direct!
store.steampowered.com/app/3093050/...
September 16, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Check out Kill The Music's new updates: New Items, Mid-Run Saves, Beat Sync Menu and More!
Thank you so much to @gdocexpo.com for featuring us on their direct!
store.steampowered.com/app/3093050/...
Thank you so much to @gdocexpo.com for featuring us on their direct!
store.steampowered.com/app/3093050/...
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I love making logos for games!
I always try to design logos that are simple but cartoony, shiny and fun! Sometimes they're a bit scrappy and made in a rush (for a game jam for example)!
I've made so many in the past MANY YEARS in games, from board games to mobile games!
#gamedev
I always try to design logos that are simple but cartoony, shiny and fun! Sometimes they're a bit scrappy and made in a rush (for a game jam for example)!
I've made so many in the past MANY YEARS in games, from board games to mobile games!
#gamedev
August 26, 2025 at 1:12 AM
I love making logos for games!
I always try to design logos that are simple but cartoony, shiny and fun! Sometimes they're a bit scrappy and made in a rush (for a game jam for example)!
I've made so many in the past MANY YEARS in games, from board games to mobile games!
#gamedev
I always try to design logos that are simple but cartoony, shiny and fun! Sometimes they're a bit scrappy and made in a rush (for a game jam for example)!
I've made so many in the past MANY YEARS in games, from board games to mobile games!
#gamedev
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Kill the Music is on Popular Upcoming!
We'll be releasing tomorrow for $7.99 USD ($9.99 with 20% Launch Discount)
Wishlist now to be notified on release 🎸
We'll be releasing tomorrow for $7.99 USD ($9.99 with 20% Launch Discount)
Wishlist now to be notified on release 🎸
August 20, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Kill the Music is on Popular Upcoming!
We'll be releasing tomorrow for $7.99 USD ($9.99 with 20% Launch Discount)
Wishlist now to be notified on release 🎸
We'll be releasing tomorrow for $7.99 USD ($9.99 with 20% Launch Discount)
Wishlist now to be notified on release 🎸
August 18, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Wanted to do some fanart so here’s a Chibi Terminator from Terminator Zero! This will surely do numbers among the 3 people in the Terminator Zero fandom
August 12, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Wanted to do some fanart so here’s a Chibi Terminator from Terminator Zero! This will surely do numbers among the 3 people in the Terminator Zero fandom
Another day another design! Today I have a Brutalist style poster based on myself and stuff I like :)
#GraphicDesign #Figma
#GraphicDesign #Figma
July 4, 2025 at 4:51 AM
Another day another design! Today I have a Brutalist style poster based on myself and stuff I like :)
#GraphicDesign #Figma
#GraphicDesign #Figma
Made a phone wallpaper of best boy Basilio !! Trying to practice design by just making fun things every day
#MetaphorRefantazio #GraphicDesign #PhoneWallpaper
#MetaphorRefantazio #GraphicDesign #PhoneWallpaper
July 2, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Made a phone wallpaper of best boy Basilio !! Trying to practice design by just making fun things every day
#MetaphorRefantazio #GraphicDesign #PhoneWallpaper
#MetaphorRefantazio #GraphicDesign #PhoneWallpaper
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If you want a game which is actively anti-AI and absolutely bursting with human art and expression, Date Everything is right here, and the reviews are *overwhelmingly* positive.
store.steampowered.com/app/2201320/...
store.steampowered.com/app/2201320/...
July 2, 2025 at 2:49 AM
If you want a game which is actively anti-AI and absolutely bursting with human art and expression, Date Everything is right here, and the reviews are *overwhelmingly* positive.
store.steampowered.com/app/2201320/...
store.steampowered.com/app/2201320/...
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👑💙🤍 WILL - Royal sandalwood and velvety cocoa, hints of golden sunflower and amber lighting the path ahead, an anxious heart transformed into the seeker of a bright future.
February 26, 2025 at 11:35 PM
👑💙🤍 WILL - Royal sandalwood and velvety cocoa, hints of golden sunflower and amber lighting the path ahead, an anxious heart transformed into the seeker of a bright future.
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like 7 months later, metaphor refantazio still has me in its grip
June 26, 2025 at 7:21 PM
like 7 months later, metaphor refantazio still has me in its grip
Made some Pantone-inspired posters from Metaphor reFantazio screenshots I took!
#GraphicDesign
#GraphicDesign
July 1, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Made some Pantone-inspired posters from Metaphor reFantazio screenshots I took!
#GraphicDesign
#GraphicDesign
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Metaphor ReFantazio has some incredible dialogue writing man, cant count how many times a line had me doing this
June 20, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Metaphor ReFantazio has some incredible dialogue writing man, cant count how many times a line had me doing this
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TAMASHII NATIONS - Metaphor: ReFantazio - Protagonist S.H.Figuarts Action Figure up for preorder on Amazon ($100) buff.ly/4hiYdHX
Seeker $170 buff.ly/aR1dX2y #ad
Seeker $170 buff.ly/aR1dX2y #ad
June 20, 2025 at 4:14 AM
TAMASHII NATIONS - Metaphor: ReFantazio - Protagonist S.H.Figuarts Action Figure up for preorder on Amazon ($100) buff.ly/4hiYdHX
Seeker $170 buff.ly/aR1dX2y #ad
Seeker $170 buff.ly/aR1dX2y #ad
Highly recommend playing this game since it’s on sale on Steam right now! Just wrapped it up and I am so full of thoughts about it!!!
Metaphor: ReFantazio (Steam) is $35.90 on Fanatical w/ code OMENVIP buff.ly/OQU9y4p #ad
Deck playable
Deck playable
June 28, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Highly recommend playing this game since it’s on sale on Steam right now! Just wrapped it up and I am so full of thoughts about it!!!
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"If we lean too much into the visuals, then it's difficult to use. But if we lean too much into the functional or usability side, then we start to lose the Atlus touch." Said Metaphor: ReFantazio's UI designer Koji Ise. bit.ly/3DQ7SBg
March 26, 2025 at 12:08 PM
"If we lean too much into the visuals, then it's difficult to use. But if we lean too much into the functional or usability side, then we start to lose the Atlus touch." Said Metaphor: ReFantazio's UI designer Koji Ise. bit.ly/3DQ7SBg
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here's an interview with metaphor's interface designer, which includes some of the original menu concepts www.theverge.com/games/636243...
March 26, 2025 at 3:21 PM
here's an interview with metaphor's interface designer, which includes some of the original menu concepts www.theverge.com/games/636243...
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If you care about the accessibility of Bluesky (you do right?) enable this setting.
It reminds you to add alt text to images before you post them.
#a11y #accessibility
It reminds you to add alt text to images before you post them.
#a11y #accessibility
March 24, 2025 at 7:00 AM
If you care about the accessibility of Bluesky (you do right?) enable this setting.
It reminds you to add alt text to images before you post them.
#a11y #accessibility
It reminds you to add alt text to images before you post them.
#a11y #accessibility
Some sticker designs I did for the taiko drumming club at my university! With spring break finally here, I have the time to be doing art again! Even if just for a week lol
#Stickers #GraphicDesign
#Stickers #GraphicDesign
March 15, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Some sticker designs I did for the taiko drumming club at my university! With spring break finally here, I have the time to be doing art again! Even if just for a week lol
#Stickers #GraphicDesign
#Stickers #GraphicDesign
Also, if you have any money to spare, please consider donating to the musical's GoFundMe to get a live recording of this show published :) Any dollar counts!
www.gofundme.com/f/help-us-sh...
www.gofundme.com/f/help-us-sh...
March 15, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Also, if you have any money to spare, please consider donating to the musical's GoFundMe to get a live recording of this show published :) Any dollar counts!
www.gofundme.com/f/help-us-sh...
www.gofundme.com/f/help-us-sh...
Last night I had the honor of watching "Cambodian Rock Band" with @donutsthegame.bsky.social and it was genuinely one of the best performances I've seen live. Please consider watching it at the East West Players theatre in LA before it's gone on March 23rd! SEA stories need to be heard!
March 15, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Last night I had the honor of watching "Cambodian Rock Band" with @donutsthegame.bsky.social and it was genuinely one of the best performances I've seen live. Please consider watching it at the East West Players theatre in LA before it's gone on March 23rd! SEA stories need to be heard!
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We’re super excited to announce our new game Donuts! Donuts! is a slapstick 3D driving/skating game meets food delivery.
You play as Mony, a first generation Cambodian-American, as she sets out to save her family's donut business through means of food trucks, radical tricks, and viral marketing.
You play as Mony, a first generation Cambodian-American, as she sets out to save her family's donut business through means of food trucks, radical tricks, and viral marketing.
March 13, 2025 at 7:20 PM
We’re super excited to announce our new game Donuts! Donuts! is a slapstick 3D driving/skating game meets food delivery.
You play as Mony, a first generation Cambodian-American, as she sets out to save her family's donut business through means of food trucks, radical tricks, and viral marketing.
You play as Mony, a first generation Cambodian-American, as she sets out to save her family's donut business through means of food trucks, radical tricks, and viral marketing.
I can finally fully reveal that I’ve been working as the Lead UI/UX designer for “Donuts!” Please stay tuned for more updates!
We’re super excited to announce our new game Donuts! Donuts! is a slapstick 3D driving/skating game meets food delivery.
You play as Mony, a first generation Cambodian-American, as she sets out to save her family's donut business through means of food trucks, radical tricks, and viral marketing.
You play as Mony, a first generation Cambodian-American, as she sets out to save her family's donut business through means of food trucks, radical tricks, and viral marketing.
March 14, 2025 at 2:48 AM
I can finally fully reveal that I’ve been working as the Lead UI/UX designer for “Donuts!” Please stay tuned for more updates!