iThrive Games, 2015-2018

Creative Director | Companions, Filament Games | PC

• Determined the goals and risks involved with the project
• Met regularly with the development team to assess progress, offer suggestions, and ask questions to keep the project on track
• Act as a liaison between the development studio and the iThrive team
• Report regularly to the iThrive team about the project

Creative Director | Cycles of Empathy, First Playable | PC

• Determined the goals and risks involved with the project
• Met regularly with the development team to assess progress, offer suggestions, and ask questions to keep the project on track
• Act as a liaison between the development studio and the iThrive team
• Report regularly to the iThrive team about the project

Creative Director | The Sculptor’s Journey, Carnegie Mellon ETC | Board Game

• Determined the goals and risks involved with the project
• Met regularly with the development team to assess progress, offer suggestions, and ask questions to keep the project on track
• Act as a liaison between the development studio and the iThrive team
• Report regularly to the iThrive team about the project

Creative Director | (Untitled Empathy Game), Carnegie Mellon ETC | PC

• Determined the goals and risks involved with the project
• Met regularly with the development team to assess progress, offer suggestions, and ask questions to keep the project on track
• Act as a liaison between the development studio and the iThrive team
• Report regularly to the iThrive team about the project

Creative Director | (Untitled Curiosity Game). Carnegie Mellon ETC | PC

• Determined the goals and risks involved with the project
• Met regularly with the development team to assess progress, offer suggestions, and ask questions to keep the project on track
• Act as a liaison between the development studio and the iThrive team
• Report regularly to the iThrive team about the project

Creative Director | Quilko’s Song, DePaul University | PC

• Determined the goals and risks involved with the project
• Met regularly with the development team to assess progress, offer suggestions, and ask questions to keep the project on track
• Act as a liaison between the development studio and the iThrive team
• Report regularly to the iThrive team about the project

Creative Director | Critical Strengths Engine, iThrive Games | Pen and Paper

• Draft project parameters for a pen and paper RPG Engine based around emotional intelligence aspects, to be used in therapeutic settings.
• Assemble appropriate team members and partners.
• Seek out opportunities to test and publicize the project as it moves forward.

 

Schell Games, Pittsburgh, PA, 2011- 2015

Writer | Happy Atoms | iOS

• Researched and wrote over 300 “fun facts” about atomic compounds.

Writer | Orion Trail | PC and Orion Trail VR

• Wrote 25 skill checks, 9 player encounters, and 4 away missions.

Composer | GumTrix | iOS

• Composed the final menu music.
• Produced prototype music and adjusted to lead’s feedback.

Writer / Game Designer | The World of Lexica (both Unbound and Seeker)| iOS

• Designed and implemented the Book Oracle and Story Cards features.
• Point person on the Book Item integration system for the 521 books in the game.
• Inserted interactive bookshelves, avatar augmentations, and collectable Inspiration objects into levels using Unity 3d.
• Wrote and implemented quests and over 7,800 lines of character dialogue.
• Completed in-depth book research for the content team with which to base the game more solidly on actual literature.
• Created two content modules including story, level design and world building: “A Garden Affaire,” a playable romance story parodying Jane Austen, and “Mutiny on the HMS Rapscallion,” a pirate adventure module in the style of Robert Louis Stevenson.

Designer | STEM Game | iOS (Unreleased)

• Conducted fast prototyping for mini-games: four complete mini-games in one month.
• Wrote the backstory for the world and its characters.
• Composed musical prototypes for the game music, both main game and mini-games.

Lionel Battle Train | Narrative Designer | iOS

• Designed the game locations, the characters, and the story.
• Wrote the character and tutorial dialogue; named and described the weaponry; designed the achievements system.
• Planned and carried out playtests, and generated related reports.
• Completed in-depth research about monetization methods.

Writer |Tunnel Tail | Android, iOS

• Wrote the combat dialogue.

Narrative Designer / Assistant Sound Designer | PlayForward: Elm City Stories | iOS

• Wrote character dialogue and descriptive text for 12 levels, tutorial text, and mini-game text for 4 mini-games.
• Designed the game locations, the characters, and the story.
• Conducted voice casting, voice recording and editing of all voiceover files.

Designer / Composer / Assistant Engineer | QWOP-style Dating Sim | PC (Proof of Concept)

• Coded the following in C#: state machines, dialogue, music player, string randomizers.
• Created the mathematical associations between emotions and positions on a facial rigger.
• Composed four original pieces of music.

Designer / Narrative Designer | Principal Measures | (Paper Prototype, Unreleased)

• Co-created a prototype to see whether the emotional mechanics from Papers, Please could be successfully re-created as a game about being the principal of a troubled inner-city high school.
• Wrote all text content for the prototype.

 

Deathbow Productions LLC, Pittsburgh, PA, 2011-Present

Designer | Reaction | Card Game

• Designed the gameplay based on Global Game Jam theme.
• Wrote content for the cards.

Writer | Trans Against Insanity | Card Game

• Co-wrote a specialized Cards Against Humanity deck for transgender developers to use during their panels in the Diversity Tents at PAX East and PAX Prime.
• Event Designer / Narrative Designer | The GDC Wedding | Gamified Nuptials at GDC 2014
• Used design concepts learned from favorite designers to gamify the event in various ways.
• Wrote a specialized Cards Against Humanity deck to give to guests as event favors.

Designer / Composer | Quick or Dead | Wii

• Co-designed the gameplay based on Global Game Jam theme.
• Composed all game music.

Writing Consultant | Queen At Arms | Web

• Evaluated narrative design and game dialogue.
• Offered detailed notes for how the writing team might improve the product.

Disruptor Beam, 2019

Contract Writer | Star Trek Timelines, Disruptor Beam | iOS and Android

Contract Writer | (Unannounced Title), Disruptor Beam | iOS and Android

• Use existing characters and canon to produce monthly events.
• Write dialogue, UI text, and missions, revising as assigned.
• Use company-assigned narrative tools. 
• Observe deadlines and protocols for both the company and the licensor.

 

Dorian, 2019

Contract Writer | (Unannounced), Dorian | iOS, Android