Portfolio

Website, September 2023 – Present (In Progress)

Creating a portfolio via Github Pages to demonstrate my experience for job applications and to express myself creatively.

Links: GitHub Repo

Skills: HTML, CSS

Heqet

January 2024 – Present (In Progress)

Video Game

Game Developer, Composer, Sound Designer, Audio Programmer

Heqet is a single player underwater adventure puzzle game originally created by Leo Norton and further developed by himself, Devin Kansakar, Eli Silverstein, and Tyler Chung during Spring of 2024. The game is inspired by various other games such as Subnautica (2014) and Abzû (2016).

The game tells the story of a glowing frog named Anura, who is spawned in by "The Hands," a powerful being of nature, to destroy “The Orb,” an object with unknown origins. The player must solve puzzles to get to different areas and clear off objects on top of coral platforms in order to reach "The Orb" at the end of the game.

Heqet is based on many real-life elements and events. It is meant to raise awareness about the human impact on oceans in various ways such as climate change and anthropogenic sounds. The game is planned to be released publicly in the near future and is aimed at marine conservation organizations.

Skills

Collaborators

Creator, Project Lead, Designer, Writer, Artist, Programmer

Leo Norton

Designer, Writer, Artist, Programmer

Devin Kansakar

Designer, Artist

Eli Silverstein

Audio Engineer, Music Composer, Sound Designer, Programmer

Tyler Chung

Game Audio Design, Composition, and Integration for Marine Environments

January 2024 – April 2024

Capstone Project

Researcher, Author, Presenter

Game Audio Design, Composition, and Integration for Marine Environments is an individual capstone project done in tandem with Heqet. It entails an in-depth look at the role of music in underwater video games, details about the development process for Heqet, and all the game's audio components.

This project includes Heqet's music composition, sound design, and game integration with Wwise, as well as a paper and final concert presentation at the end of the semester.

Course

Illumity

March 2025 – Present (In Progress)

Video Game

Game Developer, Programmer

Illumity is a single player rhythm game created by Tyler Chung as a solo project in game artificial intelligence. The game focuses on creating a unique experience for the player by incorporating music into player-AI interactions.

In this game, the player must time attacks to defeat enemies in each level. In addition, the player must press the note key that corresponds to the note the enemy is playing. The player does less damage to an enemy if the player attacks early or late (or no damage if the player presses the wrong key). To aid the player, especially if they are not musically trained, each note corresponds to a color. The color changes of each enemy's light sync with their note changes, and the player may attempt to associate each note with a light color to help play the correct sequence.

The player has a couple of abilities. They can transpose all the enemies' notes up or down at any time to not only change how the music sounds, but to also possibly create a sequence of notes that are easier to play. In addition, the player can speed up the tempo (above the base tempo of 60 BPM) to fill up their power bar. They can then slow the tempo (below the base tempo) to use up their power bar. This allows for easier timings with attacks. Once their power bar is depleted, the tempo rises back to to the base tempo.

Illumity was created using Unreal Engine 5 C++ and Blueprint. The note sequences are built around a Quartz clock. This games serves as an exploration of audio as a core game mechanic and the balance between music and AI gameplay.

Skills

Course

NUDSP

Signal Processing Functions, January–April 2025

Audio DSP functions using JUCE framework in C, including modulation, flanger, & filters. Documented & wrote test plans.

Skills: Digital Signal Processing, C, Visual Studio, JUCE, Documentation, Test Plans

Class: Digital Audio Signal Processing

Somber Spring

Single, Apr 24, 2025

Composed original piece.

Skills: Ableton Live, Vital, Composition

Class: Composing with Digital Technologies

"Q"

Game, September–December 2023

Created a Qwirkle inspired game using Java. Emphasis on "socially responsible software development." Entails panel-based code reviews; both presenting solutions to peers and analyzing/critiquing others’ products. Practices programming at a reasonably large scale, ensuring clarity and comprehensibility. Simulates a real-life company and the obstacles that software developers would face.

Skills: Maven, IntelliJ IDEA, Java

Collaborators: Ethan D’Costa, Priya Aggarwal, William Redding *

Class: Software Development

* The class entails pair programming. However, during certain points of the semester, partners are swapped, with one keeping the original code base and one working on another. Each listed collaborator was one that I worked with at different points of the semester.

Summer Night Rain

Album, June 2023 – Present (In Progress)

Writing and composing original and personal songs. Singing. Utilizing MuseScore4.

Skills: Composition, Songwriting

Truce

Video Composition, November–December 2023

Final class project. Longer electronic composition that incorporates/accompanies visuals. Intent was for video and audio to have an equal role (i.e. music not secondary to the video).

Although this was a final project, I intend to continue to work on it and make some improvements/changes. Therefore, the video composition is not featured here yet.

Links: Original Video

Skills: Ableton Live, Adobe Audition, Vital

Class: Composition for Electronic Instruments

Ride

Electronic Composition, September 2023

Focus on sampled audio. Created a composition using samples from "UNFORGIVEN" by LE SSERAFIM and "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (Main Theme)" by Ennio Morricone.

Skills: Ableton Live, Adobe Audition

Class: Composition for Electronic Instruments

Ambience

Electronic Composition, October 2023

Focus on timbre. Created an ambient composition using loops. Timbres created using synthesizer (Vital). Timbres included keys, flute, trumpet, and bass. Incorporated time variance to further the realism of the timbres.

Skills: Ableton Live, Vital

Class: Composition for Electronic Instruments

Call

Electronic Composition, October 2023

Focus on environmental audio. Employed techniques such as granular synthesis and filtering to provide more variety to the texture.

Skills: Ableton Live, Adobe Audition

Class: Composition for Electronic Instruments

Psyduck Hunt

Video Game, September–December 2022

Created 3D Pokémon catching game in Unity. Utilized C#. Implemented various game mechanics, including player control, enemy behavior, spawning, animations, game AI, etc.

Links: Itch.io GitHub Repo

Skills: Unity, JetBrains Rider, C#

Class: Game Programming

Swamped

Video Game, September–December 2022

Created 2D resource management/survival game in Unity. Group project. Utilized C#. Coded/designed sounds, scripts, and UI.

Contributions: Player Class, Item Selection & Refreshing, Item Details in Inventory UI, Daily Updates for Player, All Audio, Crafting Failure Rates, Resource Notifications (Gaining, Losing, Crafting), Missions Enemy, Missions Level Descriptions & Difficulty

Links: Itch.io GitHub Repo

Skills: Unity, JetBrains Rider, C#

Collaborators: Ben Horgan, Kenneth Borrero, Ayla Dursun, Micaela Trzcinski

Class: Game Programming

Image Processor

Application, October–December 2022

Created an image processor with text-based and GUI-based interface in Java. Pair-programming project. Utilized Java Swing and the model–view–controller (MVC) design pattern. Critiqued other groups’ code.

Skills: IntelliJ IDEA, Java

Collaborators: Anthony Sabbatini

Class: Object-Oriented Design

Law Enforcement Data Management System

Database, October–December 2022

Designed a database for law enforcement agencies. Group project. Designed with an entity–relationship diagram and relational schema. Created using PostgreSQL. Critiqued other groups’ database designs.

Skills: SQL

Collaborators: Kamil Pacana, Alexa Hickey

Class: Database Design

Distortion in Guitar-Centric Genres

Paper, December 2022

Researched and authored an extensive paper on the historical and musical significance of distortion in guitar-centric genres. Investigated technical aspects, categorizing distortion into harmonic and inharmonic forms, and explored various waveshaping methods. Analyzed the impact of various distortion pedals on music within the context of popular genres. Supported findings with a comprehensive review of literature and citations, highlighting the pivotal role distortion has played in shaping and influencing contemporary music genres. Utilized Max 8 for illustrations.

Skills: Max 8

Collaborators: Aidan Dougherty

Class: Computer Music Fundamentals

The Command Pattern

Tutorial, November 2022

Created a video tutorial teaching and demonstrating how the Command Pattern can be used in games.

Links: Full Video GitHub Repo

Skills: Unity, JetBrains Rider, C#

Class: Game Programming

Marble Solitaire

Game, September–October 2022

Created marble solitaire game in Java. Utilized Javadoc, Java API, and model–view–controller (MVC) design pattern.

Skills: IntelliJ IDEA, Java

Class: Object-Oriented Design

Music Technology Capstone/Senior Recital	MUST 4611
Composition for Electronic Instruments	MUST 4610
Software Development	CS 4500	Course Page
Human Computer Interaction	IS 4300
Game Artificial Intelligence	CS 4150
Digital Audio Signal Processing	MUST 3601
Game Programming	CS 3540	Lecture Playlist
Object-Oriented Design	CS 3500 CS 3501	Course Page
Interdisciplinary Advanced Writing in the Disciplines	ENGW 3315
Database Design	CS 3200	Course Page
Algorithms and Data	CS 3000 CS 3001
Fundamentals of Computer Science 2	CS 2510 CS 2511	Course Page
Fundamentals of Computer Science 1	CS 2500 CS 2501	Course Page
Computer Music Fundamentals	MUST 2431
Acoustics and Psychoacoustics of Music	MUSC 2350
Algebra and Geometry of Music	MUSC 2111
Composing with Digital Technologies	MUST 2101
Black Popular Music	MUSC 2101
Concert Band	MUSC 1905
Discrete Structures	CS 1800 CS 1801
Knowledge in a Digital World	IS 1300
Introduction to Music Industry	MUSI 1230
Introduction to Music Technology	MUST 1220
Professional Development for Khoury Co-op	CS 1210
Music Theory 2	MUSC 1202
Placed out of Music Theory 1* MUSC 1201 via placement test*
First Year Seminar	CS 1200
First-Year Writing	ENGW 1111
Foundations of Psychology	PSYC 1101
Music in Everyday Life	MUSC 1001

Tyler Chung

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"The mind of a mathematician and the heart of a musician..."

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Heqet

January 2024 – Present (In Progress)

Video Game

Game Developer, Composer, Sound Designer, Audio Programmer

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Game Audio Design, Composition, and Integration for Marine Environments

January 2024 – April 2024

Capstone Project

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Illumity

March 2025 – Present (In Progress)

Video Game

Game Developer, Programmer

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NUDSP

Somber Spring

"Q"

Summer Night Rain

Truce

Ride

Ambience

Call

Psyduck Hunt

Swamped

Image Processor

Law Enforcement Data Management System

Distortion in Guitar-Centric Genres

The Command Pattern

Marble Solitaire

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