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Arcaea
(lowiro)

(2016~)


A "New Dimension Rhythm Game" for iOS and Android mobile devices. A live service rhythm game featuring rich story and illustrations, a soundtrack influenced by Japanese arcade rhythm games, and fun, dynamic rhythm gameplay.

Find out more about Arcaea here: https://arcaea.lowiro.com/
Or search for "Arcaea" on the iOS App Store and Google Play Store.

Beat Fever/NEXT Music
(WRKSHP)

(2016-2019)

Beat Fever was a community-focused mobile rhythm game with large casual appeal and a focus on English-language pop music and commercial EDM. It was eventually rebranded into NEXT Music, a social "virtual music festival" app, with rhythm gameplay becoming an "interactive album" component of these listening parties.

During my time there, I was responsible for:

  • Level design
    I was responsible for level/chart design for many songs, ranging from 30-second to 90-second trims. Each song had a total of 11 difficulty tiers: 3 easier handheld/thumb difficulties, 2 harder "multi-finger"/tabletop difficulties, and 6 hidden "sub-difficulties", two for each base handheld difficulty tier. This involved very strict difficulty balancing, using various density and complexity metrics for each chart. Sub-difficulties were created from base difficulties with human judgement, identifying important rhythms to while reducing difficulty and removing/changing less important rhythms. Its position as a rhythm game with mass appeal also meant a huge focus on vocals, and representing the most prominent sounds in each song.

  • Level design editingpeer review
    In addition to the peer review process, which everyone on the level design team was a part of, I also eventually became an Editor. This meant that my review notes were treated with priority, and I had the final say in finalizing others' charts that I was in charge of, making edits if needed.

  • Trim creation
    Full-length songs were required to be trimmed down into 30, 45, 60 or 90-second clips, to be charted. Due to license/contract reasons, we were not allowed to splice together different sections of the song. This involved identifying the part of the song that was most recognizable or compelling, that would also lend itself to a good level structure. This also involved determining the BPM of the song, and if needed, synchronizing BPM changes in live recordings.

Nitro - Beat Fever charts

Nitro - Beat Fever charts

Nitro - Beat Fever charts
Beat Fever | Anthem (feat. Kris Kiss) - Hardwell & Steve Aoki | PRO

Beat Fever | Anthem (feat. Kris Kiss) - Hardwell & Steve Aoki | PRO

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Beat Fever | Trump-It - Gianluca Vacchi | PRO

Beat Fever | Trump-It - Gianluca Vacchi | PRO

01:18
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Beat Fever | Poker Face - Lady Gaga | PRO

Beat Fever | Poker Face - Lady Gaga | PRO

01:03
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NEXT music | 3LAU - Touch (feat, Carly Paige)

NEXT music | 3LAU - Touch (feat, Carly Paige)

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