Dylan Matthews
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Yousuf Mapara
I had the opportunity to Mentor Dylan at VFS, for the development of their group project. Dylan consistently displayed an enthusiastic, and proactive nature towards developing and pushing and refining the quality of his teams work, in both its aesthetics and game design.
Michael Hayes
Dylan is a great designer, and worked very hard on his final project (Stick Shift). He's a very diligent worker, with a great attitude, and was a huge asset to the team dynamic. Over the months that I mentored the team, Dylan continually showed great development as a designer. By the time the project wrapped, they had gone from a rough concept to a refined racer. Dylan would be a great, and enthusiastic addition to any team!
Yousuf Mapara
I had the opportunity to Mentor Dylan at VFS, for the development of their group project. Dylan consistently displayed an enthusiastic, and proactive nature towards developing and pushing and refining the quality of his teams work, in both its aesthetics and game design.
Michael Hayes
Dylan is a great designer, and worked very hard on his final project (Stick Shift). He's a very diligent worker, with a great attitude, and was a huge asset to the team dynamic. Over the months that I mentored the team, Dylan continually showed great development as a designer. By the time the project wrapped, they had gone from a rough concept to a refined racer. Dylan would be a great, and enthusiastic addition to any team!
Yousuf Mapara
I had the opportunity to Mentor Dylan at VFS, for the development of their group project. Dylan consistently displayed an enthusiastic, and proactive nature towards developing and pushing and refining the quality of his teams work, in both its aesthetics and game design.
Michael Hayes
Dylan is a great designer, and worked very hard on his final project (Stick Shift). He's a very diligent worker, with a great attitude, and was a huge asset to the team dynamic. Over the months that I mentored the team, Dylan continually showed great development as a designer. By the time the project wrapped, they had gone from a rough concept to a refined racer. Dylan would be a great, and enthusiastic addition to any team!
Yousuf Mapara
I had the opportunity to Mentor Dylan at VFS, for the development of their group project. Dylan consistently displayed an enthusiastic, and proactive nature towards developing and pushing and refining the quality of his teams work, in both its aesthetics and game design.
Michael Hayes
Dylan is a great designer, and worked very hard on his final project (Stick Shift). He's a very diligent worker, with a great attitude, and was a huge asset to the team dynamic. Over the months that I mentored the team, Dylan continually showed great development as a designer. By the time the project wrapped, they had gone from a rough concept to a refined racer. Dylan would be a great, and enthusiastic addition to any team!
Experience
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ChimpWorks
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Netherlands
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Computer Games
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1 - 100 Employee
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Lead Game Designer
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Nov 2022 - Present
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Game Designer
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Apr 2022 - Nov 2022
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Kabam
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Canada
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Computer Games
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500 - 600 Employee
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Game Designer
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Oct 2018 - Oct 2021
Delivered high quality and creative character designs on tight deadlines. Scripted dozens of characters, bosses, and fight modifiers with our in-house scripting tool. Worked closely with Software Engineers in developing new features and technology. Directed both VFX and UI teams to synergize character abilities and visual feedback. Studied and presented data findings on the games meta to help guide design decisions. Implemented design rules and guidelines to unify the character design direction. Mentored new Designers brought onto the team
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Game Designer
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Oct 2017 - Sep 2018
Developed a power-budgeting system to provide quick and accurate character balancing.Designed a breadth of unique gameplay abilities to be used for playable characters.Designed custom AI behaviors to mimic each character's playstyle. Created and scheduled all in-game offers which acted as our primary source of monetization.Built automated test scripts for QA, pulling data directly from designer documentation.
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Developer Support
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Feb 2016 - Oct 2017
Developer Support for Dead Rising 4 and Puzzle FighterTested all aspects of both gameAs a point of contact for major game areas I represented QA in design and engineering meetings. Creating testing strategies and test scripts based on development team needs. Coordinate test passes with external QA departmentsHelped create, manage, and improve QA processes and procedures within the Department.
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Quality Assurance Tester
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Jan 2015 - Feb 2016
Developer Support for Sleeping Dogs: Triad Wars and Disney Infinity: Marvel Battlegrounds. Responsible for planning and creating test scripts covering all content Ran playtests on behalf of the dev team, collecting and consolidating player feedback Provided detailed breakdowns on multiplayer character balance and potential exploits Created detailed end of week QA reports for Production teams Wrote clear and detailed bug reports Developer Support for Sleeping Dogs: Triad Wars and Disney Infinity: Marvel Battlegrounds. Responsible for planning and creating test scripts covering all content Ran playtests on behalf of the dev team, collecting and consolidating player feedback Provided detailed breakdowns on multiplayer character balance and potential exploits Created detailed end of week QA reports for Production teams Wrote clear and detailed bug reports
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Education
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2014 - 2015
Vancouver Film School
Game Design Diploma, Video Game Design
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