• Hinterland

    About

    Curriculum Vitae

    Welcome to my portfolio. My name is James, but feel free to call me Jim. I am a level and narrative designer living in the Greater Vancouver Area of British Columbia, Canada. Before games I spent more than 6 years…

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    Concept Art of the Cannery including a boat and stilted buildings over a frozen ocean. Wolves walk near a collection of wood detritus on the ice.
    Open World Design Showcase

    Bleak Inlet

    Project:  The Long Dark / Survival Mode Engine:    Unity 3D Timeline:    In Fall 2019 for the Errant Pilgrim update My Role on Bleak Inlet — Open World Designer Level Design progression in Last Resort Cannery My initial mockups were completed…

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    "The Long Dark" logo with stylized hatchet. Astrid's face is shown as a close up with a red and blue sky background. The crashed airliner is in the foreground, with characters like Father Thomas and Molly in the midground as well as a scene showing a wolf jumping up towards Astrid as a hurt survivor holds their arm in a sling..
    Project

    The Long Dark

    Multiple post-launch releases from Fall 2018 until Fall 2021 Page Link: The Long Dark

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    Hinterland logo
    Work History

    Hinterland

    I started working at Hinterland Studio on March 26th, 2018, on The Long Dark.My title is Mission Designer, and my responsibilities match those of a Level Designer as well as a  Technical Narrative Designer at this studio. My employment at…

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