I'M
Adam Brown
Game Designer
01 Skills
MY KNOWLEDGE OF RELEVANT SOFTWARE.
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Unreal Engine 4
I have used this program throughout my time at university growing my knowledge and learning new skills. I can confidently design levels going from white box to full environment. I have done lots of work in the the material editor and particle system Cascade. I have also done work in Sequencer to create some show reel videos.
Autodesk Suite
The experience I have in the Autodesk suite is in 3DS Max, Maya and Mudbox but I am the most confident in 3DS Max. I can generate assets with clean topology and UV them . Utilising transfer maps in Maya for normal map generation and refining animations of characters. Using Mudbox to sclupt detail on to characters I have created.
Unreal Engine 4 Blueprints
My confidence in Blueprints has grown rapidly since starting my degree. I have skills in developing many different systems ranging from damage systems, moving objects and dynamic materials. I look forward to learning more about Blueprints in the future that will aid in my overall skill set.
Adobe Suite
I use two apps in the Adobe Suite on a regular basis, these are Photoshop for creating artwork, adjusting images and recently making opacity masks. The other app I use is Premier Pro, this is mainly to edit and gather show reel clips together for my work but I also utilised it to create the videos featured throughout my portfolio.
Unity
I have worked in Unity as part of a team project, featured in my portfolio, to design and create levels. I understand the basics of this engine from a level designers perspective but intend to spend more time working in Unity come the completion of my degree to further my knowledge and develop my skills.
MS Office Suite
MS Word is a program I use on a daily basis, I use it to formulate and consolidate ideas, develop concepts and document my work. I also utilise MS Excel to create asset lists, organise my time and collect data to analyse using many of Excel's built in tools and features.
SPECIALISING IN
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Level Design
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White boxing
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Environment design
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Prototyping
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Story boarding
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Game play design
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Mechanical design
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Narrative design
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Games Design Documents
02 PORTFOLIO
MY LATEST WORK.
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ROBBIN ROBIN
A game jam done during Confetti's Industry week in March 2020 in which my team had to create a working game in 6 hours about a robin!
GARDEN WORLD
My second year project where I created a Japanese peace garden. A magic artifact was hidden at the centre that reduced the player to the size of a mouse.
TWENTY EIGHT
One of my final year projects for my degree. A to scale recreation of the barbers Twenty Eight in Nottingham with a 'gamified' theme in 3D space.
03 Experience
Present
My Current projects
Beads of Life Game
I am currently working on a project in partnership with two Educational Psychologists on a project based around the Narrative Therapy approach 'Beads of Life'
Passion Project
Two friends and I have decided to start creating a VR game together. We all have a common love of game development and hope that this passion project will one day release as a full game.
2021-2021
YMCA
Camp Leader for Game Design
During my 2 weeks at YMCA I was the Camp Leader of the game design skill clinic. This meant I was responsible for planning, delivering and evaluating a program of five sessions teaching fundamental game design skills to children and young people aged 8-15. Throughout the afternoon it was also my job to work with the other camp leaders to assist with and run various activities and performances in my group.
2017-2020
BSc Games Production
Student
Finishing off my final year at Nottingham Trent University. My main focus this last year has been to improve my skills as a games designer. I chose to complete my dissertation project investigating boss fight design, specifically looking at players awareness of stress and the flow experience during play. Upon completing my degree I was awarded Student of the Year 2020.
2019-2019
Deep Silver Dambuster
Play Tester
I worked on two play test sessions lasting around a day each. After each play test session I filled out a detailed survey providing feedback regarding the game's combat, story and user-interface.
2018-2019
Confetti CAMHS Project
Level Designer
For this project I worked to produce a game for the NHS: CAMHS (Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service). My role on this project was Level Designer, I was in charge of creating and structuring two individual levels collaboratively with a colleague with in Unreal Engine 4 utilising pre-built assets.
ABOUT ME
I have completed my BSc in Games Production and am now looking for my next steps into the games industry. I'm a passionate Game Designer which has came from a childhood fascination for video games and how they are made. I’m an optimistic and upbeat person that loves a challenge. I have strong interpersonal and group skills whilst maintaining a motivated approach to independent work. Now that I am on the threshold of my career in the industry I can't wait to see what the future holds.