Indie

Unreal Fellowship

Broken Wing is my personal project created during the three week fellowship program. I implemented gameplay to achieve a high quality arcade experience that includes these features as intended for playing on a single joystick:

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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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Technical Gameplay and Level Design

I joined the team in mid-production, a bit over 6 months before this release candidate build.Initially, I audited project workflows and architecture; to improve consistency and advocate better for designer empowerment.

Nightingale

I implemented “A Realmwalker’s Initiation” along with the rest of Aurelio Acevedo Ortega’s plot line, and more. My contributions as a Senior Narrative Designer all fell within the eight month period leading up to Early Access launch. Looking for something…

MythForce

Early Access release Spring 2022 Page Link: MythForce

The Long Dark

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

Inflexion Studios Inc.

I was hired as a Senior Narrative Designer in Summer 2023 with the goal of helping to bring Nightingale to Early Access launch. My term there expired before the end of the year and we parted ways.

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Beamdog

I worked on MythForce project as a Technical Designer starting on March 15th, 2021. There were a series of Release Candidate milestones leading up to the games’ Early Access release on April 20th on the Epic Game Store. In May…

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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…