Brian Gogarty Email & Phone Number

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

● Completing contracts and freelance project opportunities for various video game studios and related digital media companies such as Netflix, Digifest, Moon Moth Games, Smiling Buddha Games, Household Games (and more) to supplement my full time employment positions, allowing me to continually improve my array of skills and experience within the industry● Current game design project in development (“Station Manager” working title): I am balancing the economy and combat systems, defining the core gameplay loop, setting development goals (protype, alpha and beyond). Refining these systems and mechanics to fit one another and create a cohesive gameplay experience● Past projects include designing a game displayed at the Royal Ontario Museum in the Earth Rangers exhibit for children to learn about the earliest life on earth (“PrOto”) which began as a jam game in an open competition (where I was able to run large playtest sessions of ~50 people)● Multiple projects: I completed prototyping, receiving player feedback, polishing/refining the products, prepared for display at game events and shows● Additional current projects include composing music for 2 unreleased projects

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

● Creating and contributing to spec documentation for new/improving features (Confluence, Google Docs/Sheets)● The features I have specced and contributed/collaborated on include: Catalog system, Rarity system, Collections,Promotions, Inventory improvements, Slots, and content pipeline reduction for monthly events● Creating wireframes and interactive prototype flows with Adobe XD to supplement the documentation● Implementation of monthly events that include multiple cohesive mechanics that reward players for daily participationand effort (using Excel, MySQL plugins, MySQL Workbench, and proprietary tools)● Creative writing for 70+ decor and outfit challenges (8 released per month) to bolster player experience and engagement● Creative writing for intermittent events called “Storylines” (strong use of pun/wordplay, coupled with succinct directions)● Creating Match 3 Levels imported into FishWorld (Excel/Sheets) and implementing these into the games’ events● Referencing metrics and listening to feedback to improve the intended game flow/loop and the player experience

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Toronto, Canada Area

● Design new mini-games (mechanics, gameplay) within the game’s framework (for title “Dumb Ways to Die”)● Create, maintain and routinely iterate the Game Design Document and peripheral documentation and reports (for title“Guava Juice: Tub Tapper”)● Create UI workflows and design screen wireframes using Visio● Responsible for in-game economy and balancing (soft/hard currency, purchase/item/upgrade costs) and game difficulty● Communicate and collaborate daily with designers, QA, programmers and artists● Research and analyze similar game titles (mechanics, style, UI, economies)● Officiating periodic playtest sessions, compiling all data collected from questions and recordings into reports● Responsible for sourcing, editing and designing audio for all titles, using Audacity audio software● Compiling weekly analytics reports on reviews, ratings and app store rankings, and providing community support

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Toronto, Canada Area

● Under the advisory and guidance of the George Brown College faculty, operated as a functional game design and development studio on multiple projects (10+ prototypes and vertical slices), through the entire development process over the course of the one-year Game Design program● Able to finish a project to it’s desirable state for release and public consumption, through the full production cycle● Created and lead the award-winning game project “You Mech Me Crazy” which won 2nd place for Best Overall GameDesign and 2nd place in the People’s Choice Award at the Level Up Competition 2016, as well as 1st place winner in the Best of the Best Showcase at Digifest 2016

Toronto, Canada Area

Toronto, Canada Area

Post-Graduate Certificate, Game Design

Graduate Certificate, Audio Production And Engineering