Systems Designer

- Collaborated with the pitching team to design the game from its inception

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- Held the game's vision and constantly delivered it to a mid sized team of game developers, ensuring that the entire team was working towards the same goal

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- In charge of balancing all variables that effect gameplay including match- 3 swap speed, match-3 blockers,  special gem destruction and many more

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- In charge of balancing the entire economy by adjusting shop prices and coin drop rates from all sources

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- Designed and created a balancing tool that allowed any designer to swiftly make adjustments and run test simulations. This was used to balance the game's economy and match

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- Constantly iterated and adjusted economy and gameplay variables after data was gathered from internal and external Snapchat playtests

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- Kept Game Design documents up to date

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- Attended regular meetings with the client (Snapchat Inc.) and provided updates and answered all questions regarding gameplay

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Overview

Sugar Slam is a game developed for Snapchat's new gaming platform and was the first project where I worked as the Lead Game Designer.

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My role on the project involved leading the game's systems designs, economy design and balancing. I also covered the Product Manager role and managed the entire team, ensuring all developers were working towards the same goal and provided the client and executive team with regular updates.​

Program(s): PlayCanvas, Microsoft Office

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