🔦 Plasma Blade
High-Performance Action Architecture for Nintendo Switch™
A high-fidelity rhythm and combat experience designed to push the limits of the Nintendo Switch Joy-Con motion sensors. By decoupling the Joy-Cons from the console, the game transforms the hardware into two high-precision plasma blades.
- Custom Physics
- Input Buffering
- Memory Management
The primary goal for Plasma Blade was to deliver a frame-perfect combat experience on mobile-based hardware. Developing for the Nintendo Switch required a deep focus on CPU overhead reduction and GPU memory overhead, ensuring that the fast-paced action remained fluid at a constant 60 FPS.
| Platform Expert Nintendo Switch™ Optimization | Implemented a rigorous profiling workflow using Unity Frame Debugger to identify bottlenecks. Optimized draw calls by 35% through custom static/dynamic batching and texture atlas compression specialized for the Switch’s Tegra X1 architecture. |
| Core Systems Advanced C# Architecture | Developed a decoupled, event-driven architecture to manage complex combat states. This ensured that the physics engine and the AI logic never competed for the same CPU cycles, resulting in zero frame-drops during peak combat sequences. |
| UX & Performance Input & Latency Management | To meet the standards of high-level action games, I implemented a custom input-buffer system to handle the Joy-Con™ and Pro Controller polling rates, achieving sub-frame latency for parries and dodges. |
Technical Implementation
| Dual-Wielding 6-Axis Motion Tracking | Independent tracking of Left and Right Joy-Cons using advanced sensor fusion (Gyroscope + Accelerometer). Implemented signal filtering to eliminate drift and ensure 1:1 spatial mapping for high-speed slashing. |
| Haptic Immersion (HD Rumble) | Custom frequency patterns that simulate the “hum” of the blade and the physical resistance when slicing through blocks. Distinct tactile feedback for “Perfect Slices” vs. “Clashes.” |
| Low-Latency Performance | Optimized physics engine to handle high-frequency collision detection at a locked 60 FPS, crucial for rhythm-based precision. |
Key Features
| ✅ | 60 FPS Target | High-speed combat optimization. |
| ✅ | Memory Management | Zero-leak architecture for long sessions. |
| ✅ | Switch Ready | Optimized for Handheld & Docked modes. |