Work
Experience
2020 - 2022
2022 - 2023
Game Designer / Live Operator
July 2022 - July 2023 I have been working as a Game Designer/Live Operator for the ZeptoLab on the mobile game C.A.T.S.
My responsibilities were:
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Designing and releasing daily/weekly/monthly events and in-game offers;
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Designing and implementing new features;
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Participating in brainstorms, and design sessions with other designers and product owners;
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Co-collaboration with QAs, Artists, Developers, Game Designers, Product Owners.
Freelance Game Designer
GTA Online Role Play Server project. I, as a game designer and a technical consultant together with a small team, using a project provided by Rockstar Games created and have been maintaining our own C# .Net server.
2017 - 2018
Game Designer \ Unity Developer Ivar Studio
My very first job in the game industry. A mobile iOS startup. I was designing and implementing a shop, creating in-game mechanics, balancing gameplay and assisting senior Unity developers. The game itself was an arcade runner with fighting and running elements, a number of quite different artistic locations and relatively simple f2p monetization approaches.
Education
2019 - 2020
Game Technologies and Creative Media | Bachelor`s Degree | Saxion University of Applied Science, Enschede, Netherlands
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Four 2-weeks projects in a team of 6 people. 2 designers, 3 artists, and 1 developer.
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2 Game Jams during the year in the university.
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I got acquainted with details of VR development, Storytelling, 3D Modeling, and Rigging. Had plenty of opportunities to sharpen my skills in Game Design and Unity Development.
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Generally a valuable international experience for me.
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My thesis was about emotions in a game and how you can appeal to them through your game.
2014 - 2018
Computer Science | Bachelor's Degree | KNUCA, Kyiv, Ukraine
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Solid technical education.
Skills
& Expertise
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Unity 3D/2D, C#;
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Adobe Photoshop / After Effect;
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Digital sculpting: ZBrush;
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Rigging/Animation: Maya;
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Story Writing: Twine;
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Texture editing: Substance Painter;
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UX fundamentals;
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Public presentation;
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Design documentation;
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JS (TS) / Node / React / PostgreSQL