Hello! I'm Rhys, a game designer & developer from Perth. I have nearly completed my Bachelor of Game Development (Games Design) with SAE Creative Media Institute, and I am exceptionally eager to get started in the creative industries! I specialise in level design, but also love the environment art that inevitably follows. Asset design and creation is also a practice I enjoy, particularly for UI.
That being said, my priority right now is experience, and I'm open to almost any position.
That being said, my priority right now is experience, and I'm open to almost any position.
When I began my education with SAE, I had zero prior experience, so please keep in mind the projects currently featured on this portfolio are all student work, products of the skills I've learned over the past two years.
Growing up with a father who would pick me up from school only to take me back into the city for after-work LAN parties with his colleagues, I've felt a passion for video games since early childhood. Some of my fondest memories are of he and I playing Serious Sam: the Second Encounter together on weekends, or when he would let me stay up late and watch him play DOOM, even though I wasn't allowed to play it myself.
The connection we built through video games is one I've found again and again with friends, family, and strangers alike. These shared experiences and connections are what inspired me to begin learning to craft my own experiences through game design. The immersion and interactivity of the medium is something no other has matched, and the countless alternate worlds of games are both a wondrous curiosity and healthy escape for me. Game design allows me an unmatched level of creative expression, and an opportunity to bring to others the experiences and connections I've been lucky enough to have myself.
In honesty, I am a relatively quiet and private person, and I enjoy my independence and personal space. However, motivated team environments are where I truly thrive, have the most fun, and find the most fulfillment. My father raised me well, and I proudly consider myself a genuine, polite, well-rounded and good-natured individual (also a bit of a trickster). I love to share a laugh and spin a yarn.
Finding common ground and relating to the experiences of others comes easily and I enjoy listening, learning, and sharing, broadening my world-view through a diversity of connections and cultures.
Finding common ground and relating to the experiences of others comes easily and I enjoy listening, learning, and sharing, broadening my world-view through a diversity of connections and cultures.
Skills
Excellent interpersonal & communication skills
Solid team player, adaptable & capable leader
Keen eye for detail & strong spatial reasoning
Fast learner, great analytical & problem-solving skills
Calm under pressure, not afraid of a challenge
Creative & confident designer
Experience in all aspects of game development
Two decades of gaming whenever possible
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Software Proficiencies
Unity & Unreal Engine 4
Maya & Blender
Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, Premiere, & Aseprite
GitKraken & Plastic SCM
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Interests & Hobbies
Gaming (casually & competitively)
Literature (huge high-fantasy buff)
Art & Design (physical & digital)
Music (heavy metal, punk, hip-hop, edm, lo-fi)
Cooking & Eating (burgers are my favourite)
Tattoos (wearing a growing collection)
Technology (built my own custom PC)
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Favourite Titles
Video Games:
Bloodborne & Souls Series, TES IV: Oblivion
WoW, Final Fantasy XIV, Black Desert Online
Valheim, Minecraft, Terraria, Stardew Valley
Age of Empires II, Warcraft III, Sunless Sea, FTL
Rocket League, Destiny 2, DOOM
HADES, Dead Cells, Inscryption, Cult of the Lamb
Hyper Light Drifter, Bastion, Death's Door
WoW, Final Fantasy XIV, Black Desert Online
Valheim, Minecraft, Terraria, Stardew Valley
Age of Empires II, Warcraft III, Sunless Sea, FTL
Rocket League, Destiny 2, DOOM
HADES, Dead Cells, Inscryption, Cult of the Lamb
Hyper Light Drifter, Bastion, Death's Door
Book Series:
Brandon Sanderson's Cosmere titles
Raymond E. Feist's Riftwar Cycle
Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time
Raymond E. Feist's Riftwar Cycle
Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time
... I could go on.