I feel fortunate to have been working professionally for 3.5 years in the games industry, across both indie and AAA, with a niche for quickly learning and building in game creation systems like Dreams, and NDA'd others. Planning and prototyping tools on rotation are Miro (which I love 📈), Confluence, Unreal Engine, Maya, and G Suite.
My game development skills lie in:
➖ level design: 2D and 3D prototyping, creating fun, explorative blockouts, set dressing
➖ game design: feature planning, documentation, game balancing, visual scripting
➖ narrative design: story, world and narrative proposals, flowcharts, game writing
➖ presentations: creating pitch decks, clear brainstorms, comfortably talking to large groups
I'm passionate about working class and low income accessibility into the games industry. On this subject, I've penned a video essay and spoken at events and studios to raise awareness. Currently I'm writing 'The Pocket Mentor for Level Designers' for CRC Press, a guide chronicling how to get into the industry, from first interest in high school to the first year in the job.
👁🗨 seeking → speaking opportunities & literary representation for my books
Public Speaking
BAFTA Guru, November 2021
Discussed level design on a roundtable, aimed at folks looking to build their first level design portfolio or who are new to their professional practice.
Game Anglia, June 2021
Talked to their Level Up program participants about my journey into games, and how I networked on a budget as a student.
Tentacle Zone, March 2021
Shared about how I got into games, and what grassroots work I'd like to see the industry do to diversify the talent pool.
Splash Damage, October 2020
Spoke at an internal Black History Month event on games industry accessibility for low income and working class people.
Game Credits
Media Molecule, PlayStation
Level and Game Design in Tren, in Dreams (2023)
Level Design in DreamsCom, in Dreams (2022)
Cardboard Sword
Level and Game Design in The Siege and The Sandfox (TBA)
Ustwo Games
Special Thanks, QA in Assemble With Care (2019)
BAFTA Game Awards Evolving Game Juror
April 2024
Juror for the Evolving Game category at the BAFTA Games Awards 2024 - nominations included Forza Horizon 5, Genshin Impact, No Man's Sky, Final Fantasy XIV Online and Fortnite, with Cyberpunk 2077 winning the award.
BAFTA Connect Member
October 2022
A three year program to support creators at the start of their career with mentorship, workshops and networking opportunities before going on for full membership.
People Make Games Interview
August 2022
Interviewed by the People Make Games team about the lack of working class representation in the games industry.
BAFTA Game Awards British Game Juror
April 2022
Juror for the British Game category at the BAFTA Games Awards 2022 - nominations included Alba: A Wildlife Adventure, Death's Door, Fights In Tight Spaces, Overboard! and Sable, with Forza Horizon 5 winning the award.
'How I Got Into the Games Industry' Presentation Deck
June 2022
A ten minute deck written in mind for UK based students and graduates aiming to get into games, covering my background as a low income and working class budding game dev, what my career and educational path looks like, and valuable takeaways on how to network in the games industry on a budget.
BAFTA YGD Awards Game Concept Reader
April 2021
Reading and voting on the entrants for the Game Concept, 10-14 category!
BAFTA Game Awards Game Design Juror
March 2021
Juror for the Game Design category at the BAFTA Games Awards 2021 - nominations included Animal Crossing, Astro's Playroom, Ghost of Tsushima, Half Life: Alyx, and The Last of Us: Part II, with Hades winning the award.
BAFTA Crew Games Member
December 2020
An amazing opportunity to be a part of the renowned, engaged network of other game developers.
'Low Income & Working Class Games Industry Accessibility' Video Essay
November 2020
A twenty minute talk written directly to all game developers who want to learn what it is like to be low income and working class, and attempting to break into the games industry. It is a call to action that we need to do a better job at making games accessible for the next generation. My two primary takeaways are: the insight into what the struggle is like when low income and working class people try to enter our luxury industry, and the analysis of two different methods I believe will solve our issue moving forward.
#BHMGAMES100 ✊🏽
October 2020
Kindly recognised by POC in Play during Black History Month 2020, as part of the 2% of the global video game industry that identifies as Black.
IGN Interview
October 2020
Interviewed by journalist, Alysia Judge, on wealth and class disparity in games, and the impact of the affordable Xbox Series S.