Anthony Morton Email & Phone Number

Working with the amazing team at Bend Studio on their next high-profile AAA title.

Seattle, Washington, Us

Helping the team as a Sr Systems Designer who will be specializing on the gathering and crafting systems for New World.

San Mateo, California, Us

Working on some pretty cool stuff that I can't say too much about :)

San Diego, California, Us

Lead Designer for the new session-based game, PlanetSide Arena• Responsible for owning the vision for what a session-based version of PlanetSide should be• Crafted extensive design documentation for game-wide systems and the goals and ideals behind each• Continually met with team members across all disciplines to review content and provide proper design direction and goals• Worked incredibly closely with the Lead World, UI, and Character designers/artists to assure cohesive design language and goals were present throughout the entirety of the game• Worked with artists and outsourcing to assure all assets that were being processed had cohesive designs and implementation• Utilized multiple strategies to maintain team involvement, engagement, and interest throughout multiple phases of the project• Currently the main “talking head” for the game in terms of both media and community• Encouraged collaboration and ownership for the team and made sure people felt like they had freedom and could run with their ideas while still sticking to the initial visionDisclaimer: I'll be able to share more details once this project has shipped.

San Diego, California, Us

Design Lead for all combat and game systems for H1Z1 • Was the lead for 14 developers across both combat and system teams• Was put in charge of combat after the Combat Update to bring the game back in alignment of the desires of the community• Redesigned a plethora of how the games subsystems functioned (they were hard coded) so they were systematized and tunable by designers without server downtime o This includes, but is not limited to, gas mechanics, loot distribution, vehicle systems, and ranking systems• Designed and led the implementation for many of the in-game systems that were used on the esport competitive front for tournaments like Dream Hack and Twitchcon• Worked with professional players and streamers for Focus Group testing and as one of the lead spokespeople for H1Z1• Was the main developer that interacted with the community on Twitter, Reddit, and Twitch to build and strengthen the bond between studio and the community• Worked with all disciplines daily to provide feedback and insight on project from a community viewpoint to assure the project is moving in the right direction

San Diego, California, Us

Sr Level Designer for H1Z1: King of the Kill• Joined the H1Z1 team to assist the world building team to improve gameplay flow and reduce world object count for performance improvements• Designed and implemented multiple POIs for the revamped Z2 map that were based around more vertical gameplay• Was tasked to create the Level Design test for new applicants

San Diego, California, Us

I was brought on to a new team at DBG as a Sr Systems Designer for an unannounced project. Due to the nature of the industry, that is all I can share at this time.

San Mateo, California, Us

Designed and championed multiple systems, characters, and ideas from concept to completion• Dedicated live designer responsible for balance, staging patches, events, etc• Work directly with the analytical team to validate balance and monetization concerns with data• Designing character kits, progression systems, monetization systems, and many other aspects of design• Working with other disciplines to create pipelines and processes• Creating design documentation and fleshing out future systems needed for development• Lead Inventor on multiple patents Sony has submitted for the unique design systems in Kill Strain

Redwood City, Us

Designing and blocking out levels for the Syfy Shooter MMO, Defiance• Spearheaded the Competitive Multiplayer movement and led the development team for it• Designed all of the multiplayer maps from the ground up, including ship and DLC maps.• Created and defined the combat metrics used in Defiance• Worked closely with programmers and artists to implement and develop in-depth multiplayer mechanics• Designed the layout and all of the buildings used in the co-op map, Explosions 101• Designed a plethora of buildings used in the over world POI’s• Designed the modular system used to create the 5 arenas for the Castithan DLC Pack• Assisted other designers to balance weapons, abilities, and upgrades.• Worked alongside of the systems team to develop and implement the game modes, rewards systems, and progression used in multiplayer• Managed the team and designed the level and content used for Gamescom 2012• Participated in events like E3 and Gamescom providing interviews to the press and potential investors

Campbell, Ca, Us

Teach the basic concepts of level design as well as the software required to construct in game content· Teaching between 5-8 students in class at a time· Instruction includes use of Unreal Engine 3.0, Source Engine, Aurora Engine· In charge of numerous activities to help keep camp morale up to par· Responsible for making sure that weekly projects of students are turned in correctly and on time

Run the retail end of the store while managing 3-4 service technicians· Worked in the store dealing with customers and sales· Assisted with billing issues and payment inquiries· Enforced company policies and followed up with customer concerns· Responsible for daily ordering of parts and supplies the business needed

Level and Asset DesignerHelped design the basic assets for an upcoming project for the Microsoft BuildDreamPlay Contest• Utilized 3ds Max 2010 to create models for the game• Helped with basic creature creation and level layout• Worked in Photoshop designing a correct color pallet for the game