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Role: Systems Designer
Tools: Unreal, Perforce, Google Sheets/Docs, Mural, Miro, GIMP, Jira, Tableau

Pitch, write design documentation for, and oversee the implementation of social and cosmetic features, including character creation, outfit changing, chat, emotes, and Nintendo Switch port requirements.

The following is a sample of my feature work:

Pets

Feature:

• Equippable companion that follows the player around the world with different cosmetic skins
• Purchase incentive for in-game currency
• Developed on extremely tight deadline after a pivot from executives post-code lock

My Work:

• Collaborate across all disciplines to determine lowest-cost option for implementation on an extremely short deadline
• Reconcile competing stakeholder requirements and align team on a feasible, cohesive design
• Wrote design spec
• Define MVP requirements, stretch goals, and future improvements
• Develop testing checklist
• Playtest and provide feedback on AI behavior through multiple rounds of iteration
• Wrote English copy and revised Spanish localization

Fan-Made Gameplay Video