Zack Donovan Email & Phone Number

Irvine, Ca

Gainesville, Florida Area

Gainesville, Florida Area

- Forming initial creative direction of level ambient audio- Implementation of level audio via kismet scripting and matinee editing, creation and arrangement of sound actors, and fine tuning of attenuation and volume properties- Setting up level reverb and level audio ducking such as indoors-to-outside transitions via shaping, arranging, and editing fade properties of reverb volumes to create ambient zones within levels- Implementation of sound cues via editing Archetype properties for emitters, projectiles, characters, and other game elements- Syncing animation-specific audio via timing sound notifys and stop sound notifys in animation sets- Creating and editing sound effects via utilization of nodes within the sound cue editor such as Attenuation, Delay, Modulator, Continuous Modulator, Mixer, and Randomizer- Creating design concepts of new engine features to improve the user audio experience, and presenting those concepts to the programming team- Editing existing audio assets to generate sounds for new content- Assessing the audio requirements for new content, organizing those requirements into explicitly detailed audio asset generation tasks, and assigning those tasks to sound design- Evaluating programming support required for audio asset implementation, and coordinating with the programming team to ensure that support- Generating monthly audio asset reports detailing all assigned, in-progress, completed, and/or discarded audio work- Coordinating the schedule of audio personnel with the art producer and project manager- Live recording and editing of VO for in-game characters, cinematics, and marketing videos- Quality assurance testing of all in-game audio - Reporting and evaluating audio related bugs, assigning fix tasks appropriately, and fixing all implementation related audio bugs.