Evan Yates Email & Phone Number

Greater Los Angeles Area

As a senior designer, I participated in concept development with the design team, performed research, translated those concepts into concrete systems designs with clear design documentation, led spec review meetings, and collaborated with the larger team to iterate on features to achieve our goals. I had ownership of the processes of spec writing, feature tuning/calibration, sound design, localization, and more. For all titles below, I was involved from the initial concept creation to post-release feature support.+ Color Party+ Treasure Party+ Esmerelda Thorn (unreleased)+ Taste Buds

Los Angeles, Ca

As a game designer, I participated in design discussions, produced feature documentation and level designs, wrote test cases to ensure features were produced to spec, and much more.+ Charm King

Vancouver, Bc, Canada

As lead designer, I was responsible for developing, documenting, and owning our products'​ game design, from systems to content to UX. I joined production meetings, where I pitched designs to external partners. I assembled content/level design teams, which I oversaw and directed. During this time, I led the design of our studio's largest title to date, a Pac-Man-branded casual puzzle title, created in collaboration with Bandai-Namco. As a solo designer, I also took on the kids' educational point-n-click adventure, Boximals Kuna Forest, our flagship title at the time.+ Pac-Man Bounce+ GameWave: Splash Park (client work)+ GameWave (Kinect-powered water park attraction)+ Boximals: Kuna Forest

Vancouver, Bc, Canada

As a game designer, I worked on a team of three to create the game design behind a totally new type of high-tech, immersive, real-world "escape rooms,"​ built in downtown Vancouver, BC. + G.U.E.S.S. (real-world escape rooms)

Vancouver, Bc, Canada

As a designer/programmer, I developed a series of arcade-style games for mobile platforms using C# and Unity, with the help of an artist. We published the following titles to iOS, Windows Surface, Windows Phone 8, & Blackberry:+ Boximals Pirate Run+ Boximals Guess+ Boximals Stack+ Boximals Jump (port)As level designer, I created levels for: + Boximals Hockey

Vancouver, Bc, Canada

As a Game Design student, I acted as the project manager for both of my student projects: a simple 2D endless-runner (Flash), and an epic 3D platformer (Unity). I also acted as 2D artist/animator for the first project, and as 3D environment artist for the second. I was the music composer for both projects.+ Weird Wheels (Flash)+ Strange Eden (Unity)

Orlando, Fl, Usa

As a graphic designer, I created websites, advertisements, shirt designs, album covers, and more, for clients ranging from local indie bands to the University of Central Florida. In some cases, I was responsible for the entirety of the web development process.

Diploma, Game Design, 4.0 Gpa

Activities and Societies: GD31 Class RepresentativeOne-year intensive game design program, among the highest rated programs.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Interdisciplinary Studies, 3.0 Gpa

Activities and Societies: Burnett Honors College, ACLU@UCF, Body of Animal Rights Campaigners (BARC), Campus Peace Action (CPA).

Seminar, Game Design

A weekend seminar with Alexandre Mandryka, former design director of Ubisoft and Relic. This guy has seriously studied the nuts and bolts.