Matthew Barrett
Game and Level Designer
Born in South Shields, UK
Living & Working in Sunderland, UK
Experience
August 2022 - Present: Junior QA Tester at Coatsink.
October 2021 - August 2022: QA Technician at Codemasters.
Titles: GRID Legends, F1 22 + others unreleased.
2020: Beta Arcade interdisciplinary project. Game Designer, Player Mechanics Design and Implementation Lead. 9 teammates
2020: Journeyman interdisciplinary project. Junior Lead Designer, Technical and Player Mechanics Design Lead. 15 teammates.
Game Jams
2017: LD40 Jam
2018: Global Game Jam
2019: Yogscast Game Jam 2019
2020: Global Game Jam
2021: Global Game Jam
Education
2018 - 2021: Bachelor of Arts in Computer Games Design at Teesside University (First Class Honours).
2016 - 2018: Level 3 Extended Diploma in Next Gen Games Design, Animation and VFX at Sunderland College.
Skills
Game Design
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Game Design Principles
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Level Design Principles and Blockouts
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Scripting
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Games Writing and Worldbuilding
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Mechanical Balance
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Interdisciplinary Teamwork and Management
Software
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Unreal Engine 4
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Unity
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Twine
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JIRA
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GitHub
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Autodesk Maya
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Microsoft Office Suite
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Adobe Photoshop + Illustrator