Skills

Game & System Design

Intuition for what makes a game or level fun and entertaining to play.
Knowledge of game design patterns and strong interest in game system design.
Ability to outline, analyze and cater to the target audience for a specific game project.

Level Design

Objective to create high-quality levels, rich of fun and challenging yet perfectly balanced gameplay, set in vivid and stunningly beautiful landscapes.
Attention to detail and emphasis on providing authentic and vivid environments that appeal to high aesthetical standards.
Diverse creativity and knowledge of genres and their common styles and design principles.
Wide knowledge of level design elements/patterns and academic background in digital games research focused on identifying key elements of level design.
Solid understanding for spatial design and experience with level editors and map creation tools.

Creative & Story Direction

Ability to create authentic story settings and believable characters with focus on detail, flaws and virtues.
Experience in designing and directing quests and campaigns for digital and non-digital role-playing games.
Ability to identify and strengthen key aspects of an IP or setting and ensure its integrity.

Scripting & High Level Programming

Documentation & Concept Visualization

Ability to create structured and thorough design documents, game manuals and walkthroughs.
Experience in graphical design, information visualization and the application of appropriate tools.

Quality Assurance

Ability to and experience in finding, identifying and documenting issues in a game.
Knowledge of common bug-tracking and version control tools.

Level Editors

Applications

Programming & Scripting

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