Stephen Ferguson Email & Phone Number

United Kingdom

Director and Lead Level Designer3D modelling, unwrapping, rigging, animating

Germany

· Lead level and Puzzle designer for the game, working with other level designers.· Environment design/storytelling, and ensuring all areas of the game had consistent style.· Implementing game events and logic with Blueprints.· Managing playtesting and iterative adjustments based on feedback with players and Lead Dev.

• Level and puzzle design for all levels, maintaining a smooth difficulty curve based on playtester feedback.• Designing gameplay elements suitable for VR• Detailing/Art pass, lighting

Belfast, United Kingdom

• Level Design on 3D and 2D projects in Unity 5.• Detailing levels.• Lighting and optimising levels.• Bug Reporting and fixing.

• Level and puzzle design of 1/3rd of the levels.• Ensuring high detail, environment consistency and performing an art pass for every level.• Using Hammer's event driven entity and I/O system to program complex level events.• Discussing and making game design decisions alongside the Project Lead.• Designing the Source Filmmaker levels and directing the cutscenes.• Managing an international group of team members and prioritising tasks.• Bug fixing.• Managing social… Show more • Level and puzzle design of 1/3rd of the levels.• Ensuring high detail, environment consistency and performing an art pass for every level.• Using Hammer's event driven entity and I/O system to program complex level events.• Discussing and making game design decisions alongside the Project Lead.• Designing the Source Filmmaker levels and directing the cutscenes.• Managing an international group of team members and prioritising tasks.• Bug fixing.• Managing social media accounts, moderating forums and dealing with press enquiries.• Use of Steamworks to manage the store page, team members and preparing for release on Steam.• Editing and cutting up voicelines. Show less

Belfast, United Kingdom

• Designed a client management system using Microsoft Access, customised for each staff team to use, ensuring confidential data was displayed only to relevant personnel• Using Visual Basic for Applications for advanced database functionality• Training staff on new database• Created tutorials for use of the database• General admin and data input duties• Managing training events, booking venues and trainees• Answering and redirecting calls• Logging mail• Managing… Show more • Designed a client management system using Microsoft Access, customised for each staff team to use, ensuring confidential data was displayed only to relevant personnel• Using Visual Basic for Applications for advanced database functionality• Training staff on new database• Created tutorials for use of the database• General admin and data input duties• Managing training events, booking venues and trainees• Answering and redirecting calls• Logging mail• Managing petty cash• Sorting invoices and finance files ready for auditing Show less

Game Design

Game Development Academy Northern Ireland

High School