Christopher Holtorf Email & Phone Number

San Diego, California, Us

Pushing innovation in the MMORPG space.

I have experience in all cycles of game development from startup to ship on multiple platforms, including handheld, console, PC and the Web.My specialties include IP development, content creation, User Interface, Player Experience, and Systems Development for small to large scale games in the fantasy, sci-fi, trade simulation, MMORPG, and real-time combat genres.At Skyward* I have already applied my talents to games from console to web, and am ready to apply these same skills to your product.

Seattle, Wa, Us

At Amazon I designed, co-wrote, and implemented the Main Storyline Questline for New World, an MMO with strong PVP and Open World sensibilities. In addition to the main storyline, I have contributed to world lore, NPC characterization and development, custom points of interest, and named "elite" weapons and mobs. In my day-to-day routine I work directly with narrative designers, world designers, and game engineers to push the boundaries of what our engine is currently capable of, in the interest of serving up new and compelling content experiences for our players.

Bellevue, Wa, Us

In my short time at Soulbound I wrote and edited community facing lore installments, created dozens of game items and articulated a plan to sell them to players via a seasonal revenue-generation event. In addition to this, I wrote designs for a series of web-based game features to be integrated into the greater MMO superstructure that Soulbound had been developing for Chronicles of Elyria.

At Wyrmbyte, I took the reins of the narrative for the open world 3rd person shooter Ashes of Oahu. I wrote, edited, and implemented thousands of lines of branching dialog in a proprietary Unreal framework, and mentored our intern in best practices and implementation. In addition to my narrative tasks, I charted ideal damage profiles for NPC and player weapons and designed and populated all collectible items. Finally, I designed and populated in-engine the many hero locations required by my quest lines.

Louisville, Colorado, Us

As Senior Content and Narrative Designer for the Flash-based MMO Fortune Online I architected the world story, created a cast of characters, and wrote the majority of the stories and questlines available to players. I also populated the game levels, contributed to RPG class and skills design, and collaborated on itemization.

Redwood City, Us

I was one of the first designers on the MMO Rift. I built and trained a team of 30+ members on proprietary tools for population and scripting of MMO content, wrote large sections of the world’s lore and became the primary lore-keeper for the world of Rift. I also contributed to itemization, RPG systems, class design, and in-game economy, and worked with interdepartmental sub-teams to explore parallel applications of our unique IP.

Emeryville, Ca, Us

At Backbone I worked on the Dating Simulator Brooktown High: Senior Year as a writer and design generalist. I created and implemented hundreds of lines of branching dialog, created a system to procedurally compile in-game News Items, and populated levels in Maya. I also worked on an innovative unannounced Brain Training program in partnership with a brain-plasticity research group.

Louisville, Colorado, Us

On the innovative vehicle combat MMO Auto Assault, I built and led a content team of 6—10 to produce the content for the Human faction in game (one of three player factions total). I also contributed extensively to the worldbuilding, lore, level design and construction, and implementation of scripted content. I also partnered with another team lead to champion for, design, and implement in-game player housing for Auto Assault.

As a Design Generalist at VR1 I provided content support for 2 Nightcaster titles on the Xbox, Level Design and implementation for the multi-SKU RTS Goblin Commander, and single-handedly designed the economy sim Sea Trader: Rise of Taipan on the GBA. In addition to my Design tasks, I also provided VO for all three console titles.

Associate Of Arts - Aa, Philosophy

Industrial Design Technology

Fine Art, Psychology