Elflock (LiA Internship) - NovaSphera Studio

For my LiA internship at NovaSphera Studio, I contributed to the in-development title Elflock with a primary focus on UI/UX systems in Unreal Engine 5. My role was to take designer mock-ups and gameplay needs, and transform them into fully functional, scalable, and responsive game menus.

Common UI Framework Integration

• Rebuilt the game's entire menu flow using Unreal's Common UI Framework.
• Connected the UI with Enhanced Input, making menus fully navigable with both controllers and mouse/keyboard.
• Resolved undocumented quirks by diving into Unreal Engine source code.

Settings Menus (Graphics, Controls, Keybinding)

• Developed complete Settings Menus from scratch, covering graphics, audio, and control options.
• Implemented these using an MVVM pattern, separating the Settings Model from the UserSettings class. This allowed:
  • Temporary values for user preview.
  • Selective apply: per-individual setting, per-menu, per-category, or all-at-once.
  • Exit warnings if unsaved changes were pending.
• Designed and implemented a keybinding system by leveraging Enhanced Input User Settings and PlayerMappableKeys, supporting multiple profiles and dynamic rebinding.
• Delivered a workflow that was not only functional but also designer-friendly, making iteration fast and low-risk.

Connected UI to gameplay

• Implemented designer mock-ups from Figma into Unreal widgets, ensuring fidelity to the original vision.
• Built responsive UI layouts that scale across resolutions and aspect ratios.
• Hooked up UI widgets to core systems such as:
  • Inventory
  • Dialogue (branching text options)
  • Interactable objects, connecting front-end widgets with gameplay state.