Game Designer & Software Developer
I'm David Patch, an interactive software developer from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. I graduated summa cum laude from the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) in May of 2022, and I will receive my bachelors and masters degrees in Game Design and Development once I complete my final co-op credit. Due to my interests in digital development and sound design, I also minored in Software Engineering and Music Technology.
Outside of classes, my interests include PC gaming and music. I played in several music ensembles on campus while taking my classes, even holding the position of Conductor for the RIT Pep Band from Fall 2019 through Spring 2020.
I had the pleasure of working full-time for Cigna from June through October in 2020. While there, I learned and worked with Oracle APEX and PLSQL to provide internal services to the company.
I am currently searching for a co-op or full-time position.
Through the Lens is a 3D narrative exploration game in which you play as a character traversing the abandoned apartment building in which their family lived 40 years prior. Back then, a nuclear reactor meltdown had caused an evacuation, which had split up the character's family, uprooting them from the complex that multiple generations had lived within. You, the character, find themselves here after you found an old shoebox of photos your grandfather had taken, but dormant family issues and drama rekindled. You hope to understand the bigger picture more clearly. The apartment is dilapidated, and, as much as it could be in arid New Mexico, is beginning to be reclaimed by nature. Not everything could be packed up and taken. Stories are uncovered here.
I was the lead sound designer for my team, Hungry Turtle Studios. I also worked on level design and game design, and I assisted with project architecture.
Chronoshift is a tabletop role-playing game about collaborative storytelling in a world of industry, magic, and time loops.
The land of Hearth is in danger. Chronoshifts, once a rare phenomenon, have begun to spread at the behest of the mysterious Otherlings. Within the Chronoshifts, events repeat over and over again without end. Those caught inside are forced to re-enact their actions every loop without realizing they've done it all before. You are different. Time is on your side when you enter the Chronoshift, because your memories remain between every loop. Learn from each loop and harness the sands of time to bend Chronoshifts to your advantage. You may be the last hope this world has left.