I began work on the Bloodline expansion for Watch Dogs: Legion shortly after shipping the main game.  This project was produced in a streamlined manner, with a much smaller team than Legion. This was an opportunity for the team to collaborate closer than before, building on the collective knowledge built from shipping Legion. 

My mandate was to create a mission where Jackson Pearce — the nephew of protagonist Aiden Pearce — would delve into the mind of a comatose Aiden in an attempt to revive him.  Based on the events of the first Watch Dogs along with the subsequent discourse around Aiden as the protagonist, my pitch was that we would be diving into the mind of a deeply troubled, damaged man.  Experiencing his subconscious as a 3rd party would be akin to psychological horror.  

Early on I worked in close collaboration with writer Ashley Park and Level Artist Amanda Mundt to figure out how we would represent the mind of Aiden Pearce.  We landed on exploring the guilt and trauma he was still grappling with originating from the death of his neice Lena Pearce. This moment was the inciting incident of the original game and tied into the relationships Aiden had formed since, specifically that of his nephew Jackson.

As the team was considerably smaller than a full scale production, I had the opportunity to wear a few additional hats during development.  Along with blocking out the mission space and scripting the gameplay, I was the main point of contact when collaborating with various departments.  I had to direct the following elements narrative realization, player leading lighting, scripted audio/VFX events.

Finally, as a huge mark for classic survival horror, I couldn’t help but push for the inclusion of an easter egg referencing one of the best horror experiences in recent years.