UQcsse3200/2025-studio-2
Aug 2025 – Oct 2025
3 Months active
Languages Used
Java
Technical Skills
Bug FixingGame DevelopmentAIAI BehaviorAI Behavior TreesAI Programming
policarmahalia
PROFILE
Policarmahalia
Over three months, Michael Policar developed and refined AI-driven gameplay features for the UQcsse3200/2025-studio-2 repository, focusing on enemy drone behaviors and game stability. He implemented configurable AI cooldown systems, security-light-triggered chase mechanics, and a DeathOnTrap component, all using Java and the LibGDX framework within an entity-component-system architecture. His work included a BossSpawner overhaul with wave-based spawning, improved explosion handling, and robust unit testing to ensure reliability. By expanding documentation, refactoring components, and addressing critical bugs, Michael enhanced maintainability and player experience, demonstrating depth in backend development, AI programming, and systematic code quality improvements throughout the project.
Overall Statistics
Feature vs Bugs
82%Features
Repository Contributions
36Total
Bugs
2
Commits
36
Features
9
Lines of code
3,147
Activity Months3
Your Network
77 people
Work History
October 2025
18 Commits • 5 Features
Oct 1, 2025In Oct 2025, delivered substantial improvements to the UQcsse3200/2025-studio-2 project with a focus on gameplay balance, stability, and test coverage. Key work includes a BossSpawner overhaul with wave-based boss drone spawning triggered by player proximity, the addition of a boss self-destruct drone type, and comprehensive unit tests for trigger activation, spawning limits, and reset behavior; LevelOneGameArea initialization on startup to streamline the game area lifecycle; laser shower timing balance to optimize pacing; plus broad code quality improvements like EnemyFactory test enhancements and general cleanup. Fixed critical drone explosion stability by ensuring proper component removal, physics disabling, and full entity unregistration; refactored DeathOnTrapComponent to reuse explosion logic and cleaned up self-destruct sequences to prevent crashes. Overall, these changes reduce crash risk, improve player experience, and strengthen testability and maintainability, enabling faster iterations on gameplay tuning.
18 Commits • 5 Features
Oct 1, 2025In Oct 2025, delivered substantial improvements to the UQcsse3200/2025-studio-2 project with a focus on gameplay balance, stability, and test coverage. Key work includes a BossSpawner overhaul with wave-based boss drone spawning triggered by player proximity, the addition of a boss self-destruct drone type, and comprehensive unit tests for trigger activation, spawning limits, and reset behavior; LevelOneGameArea initialization on startup to streamline the game area lifecycle; laser shower timing balance to optimize pacing; plus broad code quality improvements like EnemyFactory test enhancements and general cleanup. Fixed critical drone explosion stability by ensuring proper component removal, physics disabling, and full entity unregistration; refactored DeathOnTrapComponent to reuse explosion logic and cleaned up self-destruct sequences to prevent crashes. Overall, these changes reduce crash risk, improve player experience, and strengthen testability and maintainability, enabling faster iterations on gameplay tuning.
October 2025
September 2025
17 Commits • 4 Features
Sep 1, 2025September 2025 achieved significant AI improvements and stability enhancements for UQcsse3200/2025-studio-2. Delivered a robust cooldown system for enemy and bomber drone recovery after chase, introduced security-light-triggered chase, added DeathOnTrap mechanic, and tuned combat balance. Expanded tests and docs to support maintainability and faster iteration, with clear business value in player engagement and system reliability.
September 2025
17 Commits • 4 Features
Sep 1, 2025September 2025 achieved significant AI improvements and stability enhancements for UQcsse3200/2025-studio-2. Delivered a robust cooldown system for enemy and bomber drone recovery after chase, introduced security-light-triggered chase, added DeathOnTrap mechanic, and tuned combat balance. Expanded tests and docs to support maintainability and faster iteration, with clear business value in player engagement and system reliability.
August 2025
1 Commits
Aug 1, 2025Monthly summary for 2025-08: Delivered a reliability fix for drone startup visuals in UQcsse3200/2025-studio-2. Ensured drone visibility and float animation start on game load, and corrected scene initialization by adjusting the player spawn point and security light positioning. The fix improves the first-run experience, reduces startup-related bugs, and stabilizes demo builds.
1 Commits
Aug 1, 2025Monthly summary for 2025-08: Delivered a reliability fix for drone startup visuals in UQcsse3200/2025-studio-2. Ensured drone visibility and float animation start on game load, and corrected scene initialization by adjusting the player spawn point and security light positioning. The fix improves the first-run experience, reduces startup-related bugs, and stabilizes demo builds.
August 2025
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Quality Metrics
Correctness84.2%
Maintainability87.0%
Architecture78.4%
Performance73.4%
AI Usage20.6%
Skills & Technologies
Programming Languages
Java
Technical Skills
AIAI BehaviorAI Behavior TreesAI ProgrammingAI Task ManagementBackend DevelopmentBug FixingCode RefactoringComponent RefactoringComponent-Based ArchitectureDocumentationEnemy AIEntity Component SystemEntity-Component-System (ECS)Event Handling
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