Email: sbaroski@gmail.com

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Skills

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Professional Experience

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• Provided general game design support for two Spyro 3 levels, Desert Ruins and Agent 9’s Laboratory which included implementing basic enemy behaviors, level scripting and bug fixing.

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• Created basic level geometry for Nazi Zombies gamemode release maps (Prologue/Groesten Haus and The Final Reich), and one of the post-release maps, The Tortured Path.
• Planned and implemented level scripting for the in-game objectives/quests (“Easter Eggs”) with other designers for all Nazi Zombies maps (both release and post-release)
• Supported Gameplay Engineers with by implementing numerous game mode wide features related to weapons, AI, and UI.
• Assisted with UI/UX Frontend scripting on the gamemode lobby, player customization, and weapon customization screens

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• Used Unreal Motion Graphics and Blueprint to create User Interfaces and all associated scripting for Operations Orders (OPORD), Threat Map, and After Action Review (AAR) systems.
• Maintained numerous other User Interface systems including game menus and player heads up display (HUD).
• Worked with other Game Designers to fix design-related bugs pertaining to all systems and features, simulation-wide.
  

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• Wrote feature specific design documents for various features (spectator system, player camera controls, pickups).
• Created and maintained basic functionality for wide variety of weapons and projectiles using primarily UnrealScript and C++, ranging from melee weapons to remote detonation mines.
• Worked with other Technical Designers and Programmers to maintain the code backend to a complex skill system that needed to support over 400 unique skills.

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• Built 3 Singleplayer maps in conjunction with another designer, taking both maps from initial concept to console optimization.
• Created new level specific gameplay features (custom weapons, enemies, etc) for assigned levels.

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• Created 3 Multiplayer maps, starting at the initial concept phase.
• Worked closely with Game Designers to prototype new gamemodes.

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• Oversaw a team of Level Designers through all stages of level development.
• Collaborated with Creative Director and Design Director on overall level direction for all assigned levels.
• Worked on select minor game design tasks and assisted other developers on fixing various scripting issues.
• Assisted other Level Designers in creation of E3 and Destination PlayStation Demos.

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• Created and maintained gameplay balance for all Campaign-specific weapons, vehicles, structures and enemies.
• Created the Deadwood campaign map and took it through all phases of development from initial sketches to console optimization.
• Worked with other level designers on a multiplayer map, Whiteout, primarily focusing on console optimization.

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• Created the Utah Crash Site map and took it through all phases of development, from initial sketches to PC and Xbox 360 optimization.
• Implemented singleplayer gameplay in Utah Crash Site using Kismet scripting.
• Created Kismet scripting framework for use in singleplayer campaign variants of all shipped maps.

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• Responsible for LOD/Skybox map creation, Kismet scripting, and general bug-fixing across multiple maps. (~125 tasks and bugs resolved over three months).
• Created internal test maps and UI front-end used for testing various game functionality (weapons and AI).
• Scripted basic objective and waypoint systems in editor for three levels
• Cooked and tested Xbox 360 builds of levels for streaming/optimization purposes.

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Other Game Experience

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• Masters Project-in-lieu-of-Thesis created in Half-Life 2.
• Study in the use of a single basic level design for two separate gameplay types, Stealth and Action.
• Used extensive scripting and modifications to the existing Half-Life 2 code to create believable stealth gameplay.
• Created two versions of the same level, each with the same BSP, but with differing light, enemy and asset placement to produce the best experience for each gameplay type.

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• Adventure/Environmental puzzle modification for Half-Life 2.
• Managed level designer work loads and tasking.
• Created base layout for half of first floor level.
• Coded HUD elements for inventory, screen overlays, and in-game hint book using C++.

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• Team-based CTF-style project for Unreal Tournament 2004.
• Handled overall team management and documentation updates.
• Scripted eight of the mods eleven weapons, as well as the main menu and in-game menu GUI.

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• Developed multiple (~8) short term level design projects, both solo and with teams.
• Worked with programming and scripting languages such as C++, Lua, and UnrealScript.

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Education

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Masters of Interactive Technology in Digital Game Development

Specialization: Level Design, Scripting. GPA: 3.86

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Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, Minor in Mathematics

Graduated cum laude, GPA: 3.79