Game Designer / Level Designer
8y of crafting online action games

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BLOOD OF HEROES TRAILER

LEVEL DESIGNER @ VIZOR-GAMES

Produced levels and designed game features for Blood of Heroes - F2P PvP third-person hero-based melee slasher.
- Producing levels, from concept to ship, focusing on gameplay flow, space composition, combat design, presentation, narrative, technical requirements as well as support for heroes abilities and playstyles, aligning production with LiveOps delivery timeline.
- Working closely with Art Department and providing guidelines for creating environments that both play good and look good, aligned with Game Director's briefs and game's concept guidelines. 
- Designing gameplay features like: game modes, tutorial features, combat mechanics, meta-progression, hero abilities, 3C-Design, enemy behaviour, game balancing and UI wireframes.
- Prototyping of new game modes and gameplay features.
- Working with Gameplay Designers, proactively suggesting improvements to gameplay systems and principles.


BLOOD OF HEROES - F2P PvP Soulslike

EUCLID GAMEPLAY TEASER

CREATIVE DIRECTOR @ VIZOR-GAMES

Defined & directed creative vision for «EUCLID» - Cooperative SCP-themed FPS Thriller.

- Developing and pitching project's concept and products pillars to studio stakeholders.
- Creating product presentation, core gameplay loop, mission structure and quest design approach.
- Translating concept into features, mission and level design, character/environment design & narrative.
- Designing hybrid-open-world levels focused on cooperation, engaging combat scenarios and immersive - puzzles by establishing an “action-blocks” approach, enabling rapid level production.
- Managing the creative team to ensure consistent themes across all produced content.
- Aligning project concept with market trends, defining customer segmentation, and pitching the project to studio partners and publishers.

Sadly, the project was cancelled mid pre-production phase.

EUCLID - Paranormal Co-op Action Thriller

LEVEL DESIGN OVERVIEW

LEAD LEVEL DESIGNER @ SKADIREVERIES

Spearheaded open world production for an unannounced PvPvE Fantasy Action-RPG.

- Producing a 1x1km open world map in a short time span, leading a level design team of two, collaborating with multiple studio teams (Art Department, Programming, Audio, QA).
- Designing gameplay features: core game mode rules, puzzle mechanics, special enemies encounter design, environment quests, difficulty balancing and interactable items.
- Defining level design principles, covering dimensions, landmarking, theming, encounters, layout structure, AI & gameplay actors placement, network and perfomance optimization.
- Applying a modular approach to level production, dividing the map into distinct segments with unique themes and gameplay while maintaining navigability, enabling parallel production & playtesting.

The project was cancelled during production.

Unannounced PvPvE Dungeoncrawler

DECKMANCERS TEASER TRAILER

CREATIVE DIRECTOR @ SKADIREVERIES

Dec 2023 - Oct 2024

Established and lead production for «Deckmancers» - Cooperative Action-Melee Deckbuilding Roguelike.

- Defining project’s concept, market fit and design pillars with early stakeholder buy-in.
- Designing core gameplay loop, key gameplay features and level design principles.
- Prioritizing features to manage scope creep, focusing on player impact and production timeline.
- Overseeing art direction & production of character, environment and vfx assets.
- Directing marketing, trailer production and promo materials design, conveying game's themes.

Sadly the project was cancelled with the studio closure.

DECKMANCERS - Deckbuilding Action

ELITEHUNT — CO-OP ACTION THRILLER

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

A GAME ABOUT RICH HUNTING THE POOR

ELITEHUNT PITCH DECK

Alexander Shott

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Alexander Shott

Game Designer / Level Designer 8y of crafting online action games

ELITEHUNT — CO-OP ACTION THRILLER

A GAME ABOUT RICH HUNTING THE POOR

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE