EXPERIENCE & Accomplishments
- I’m currently working on a serious game as a designer and researcher for the UCSC Baskin School of Engineering.
- A paper I wrote was selected as one of the gold winners of the GDC 2020 narrative review.
- I’ve shown off my tabletop game Thalassophobia at Pixelpop 2019, Dreamhack Anaheim 2020, and BostonFIG Virtual 2021.
SKILLS
- I have produced both digital and physical games.
- I am familiar with both running and participating in stand up procedures such as scrum.
- I work frequently with Google Suites and Microsoft Office.
- I have years of coding experience with a focus on C# and Unity.
- Working in Unity, I specialized with using the tile editor to create levels, implementation of assets (SFX, UI, Particle FX, Art), and tweaking gameplay mechanics.
Education
In addition to having a B.A. and current M.S. student, I worked as an undergraduate research assistant where I'm helping to identify, collect, build, and analyze a database of thousands of independent video games for a research project.
- 2016
University of California Santa Cruz
I enrolled into the AGPM program which I completed in four years.
I began working as an undergrad research assignment up until my cum laude graduation in 2020.
2018 -
- 2020
GDC Narrative Review
A paper I wrote on the indie game Furi was selected as one of the gold winners of the GDC Narrative Review.
GPM Program
Upon graduating from the AGPM program, I enrolled in the GPM M.S. program at the Silicon Valley campus.
2020 -
Portfolio
Here’s some examples of my work. Some of it was done for class projects, some was done on my own, and some are a combination of the two.
Thalassophobia
Physical | Solo
Thalassophobia is an experimental, one-shot tabletop RPG where the GM takes on the role of an otherworldly creature known as The Suit.
Can a small party of unlikely allies triumph over The Suit or will paranoia tear them asunder?
It’s free to download & play.
Color Schemers
Digital | Group
Color Schemers is a frantic party game for 2 - 4 players developed in Unity for a capstone project by a small group of UCSC students.
I worked as design lead, level designer, SFX creator, and Co-producer on the project.
Scofflaws!
Physical | Group
A unique 4-6 player party card game about deception, anonymity, and cheating.
Each player assumes the role of a particular criminal, each with their own abilities and goals.
Use your abilities to turn the game in your favor!
Luck is for chumps!
Max’s Minigames
Digital | Solo
Two minigames that I created. They both have the same minimalist style, but play differently.
DodgeBomb is a grid-based infinite runner that I created for a game jam.
Color Castle is a versus multiplayer game that is played using an alternative controller that I built.
Design Videos
Digital | Group
We make essays on game design that particularly interest us.
We also make trailers and explanatory videos for our games.
The Woodsman
Digital | Solo
A noir style Twine game about a murder. There’s a twist though: you control both the killer and the detective.
While a single playthrough might be quick, with 200+ unique nodes, 19,000+ words, and 20+ endings there’s plenty of different paths to explore.