Open World

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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Mentoring at Vancouver Film School

Role:     Mentor for student’s final projects Engine:    Unity and Unreal Editor 4 When:    Once a week over ~4 month period, from 2016-2019 Let’s focus on F.R.O.G., which is a VFS student project made in Unity. It is one of many games to…

Ghosts n’ Goblins x Dead Rising 4

Project:  Dead Rising 4 / CAPCOM Heroes Engine:    Forge, a proprietary engine at CAPCOM Vancouver Character:   Arthur costume from Ghosts n’ Goblins series Goblin Target Practice A variation on Shoot Targets archetype where five dangerous, evolved zombies must be hit once…

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…

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…

The Long Dark

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

CAPCOM Heroes

Page Link: CAPCOM Heroes

Dead Rising 4

by CAPCOM Game Studio Vancouver Fall 2015 My role as a Level Designer on Dead Rising 4’s Narrative Team gave me opportunities to contribute in these areas: Page Link: Dead Rising