Education

Game & Level Design

I am multidisciplinary level designer with a focus in narrative, through practices like worldbuilding, character writing, and environmental design/storytelling.

My main design skills are focused in narrative, level, and environmental design, with fundamental understanding of game engines, like Unreal 4 and Unity, and general design practices. Combining stories and narrative into interesting environments to create fun and memorable gameplay spaces is what I do best! I also have 5+ years of TTRPG campaign writing/design experience, specifically with D&D 5e modules, which can be found under Individual Works.

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My experiences in game design come from my experiences at university and through independent projects.

I graduated early from High Point University for my Bachelor's in 2019, attended Southern Methodist University's Guildhall from Fall 2020 to late Spring 2021, but left there to complete my graduate degree pursuits at Abertay University, Dundee, Scotland for the 2021 to 2022 graduate school year.

During undergrad, the foundational work I learned was in Unreal 4, and was the beginning of my journey with the engine, which I grew to love! At Guildhall, I chose my specialization as a level designer, and there first learned how to us Unity. I worked on two major games projects, Eury's Song and also Snowpainters. 

At Abertay, I continued my practice in level design, with a focus on more team based work, including more opportunities to work with my peers outside of class on game jams. In total, I've added 5 separate projects from my time in Scotland, which can be viewed under the Game Jams page, and the recent projects under Team-Based Work.

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Throughout my education, I've touched on several types of games and styles. I've done designs within proprietary engines like the Portal 2 kit and Creation Kit-Fallout 4, 2D platformers, open world, and much more.