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Morgan Wilson Designer/Scripter
5000 Whitestone Ln Apt 1220 morganBwilson@gmail.com
Plano, TX 75024 (646)234-2326 (646)234-2326 (646)234-2326 (646)234-2326
SKILLS
Engines/Editors – Unreal 3 (Unreal Tournament III, Gears of War), Source/Hammer (Half-Life 2), G.E.C.K. (Fallout 3), TES Construction Kit (Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion), TorqueX Builder, Unity
Level Design – BSP creation, texturing, mesh populating, lighting, scripting (text, visual, and entity), pathing, pacing, level and gameflow planning, reward systems, story creation, all levels of documentation (concept, abstract, design), optimization, low-poly asset creation (modeling, unwrapping, and texturing)
Languages – C#, Lua 5.1, Kismet (UnrealEd3), TESScript (Fallout 3, Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion), C++ and C
Tools – Adobe Photoshop CS3, Sony Sound Forge 9.0, Sony Vegas 9.0, 3D Studio Max 2009, Tortoise SVN 1.6.5, Audacity 1.2.6, Microsoft Office 2007 (including Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Project and Visio)
GAME DEVELOPMENT EXPERIENCE / EDUCATION
The Guildhall at Southern Methodist University Plano, Tx August 2008 – December 2009
Master of Interactive Technology in Digital Game Development, specialization in Level Design
D3Publisher Shane Hensley Scholarship for Game Development Excellence – Recipient September 2009
Awarded to top three GPAs of each cohort
Master’s Project (In Progress) – How Heavy is a Halo: Assessing Player Investment with regard to Ethical and Economic Design in Gamesnn (Research testing begins October, 2009)
- Attempts to answer the question, “Do players become more invested in their gameplay experience if moral decisions directly affect their avatar economically, or do they want ethical systems separate?”
- Using Fallout 3 (G.E.C.K.), includes a unique environment, story, quest system with multiple ethical dilemmas.
- Responsible for all levels of documentation including Proposal and Thesis as well as scheduling.
Elastiball – Team Project March – May 2009
Level Designer, Associate Producer, Game Designer
- Managed a team of seven to create a complete modification of Unreal Tournament III.
- Created and maintained all documentation including Concept, Design, Asset Development Plan.
- Coordinated with lead team members to oversee development, meet milestones, and maintain vision.
- Designed two “goal areas” (BSP, mesh population, lighting, scripting) within an arena for essentially a sport based on elastic ninja ropes.
The Galatea Effect – Team Project November – December 2008
Lead Level Designer, Associate Lead, Game Designer
- Won “Best Game of Exhibition” award at SMU’s Fall ’08 Exhibition based on peer votes.
- Managed a team of four people in development of a 2D platformer.
- Created and maintained all documentation including Concept, Design, Asset Development, etc.
- Designed one level (asset population, scripting) and concepted all three levels of a sci-fi 2D platformer with the main mechanic of player-directed teleportation.
Play Soldier! – “Landmarks” (In Progress) Team Project July– December 2009
Level Designer
- Designed the vertical slice level, “Landmarks”, for a complete Unreal Tournament III 16-person project.
- Filling the role of a "technical level designer" to build complex methods of streaming technology-intensive levels together to bolster framerate while maintaining vision of gameplay.
- Created a vision for the level and seeing it through to completion by interfacing with both programmers and artists, as well as undergoing multiple review sessions.
- Created a city section of a fictional universe through BSP, mesh population, lighting, and scripting.
- Responsible for prototyping proof-of-concept technology through Kismet scripting.
Machinus Ex Machina (In Progress) – Gears of War Individual Project August– December 2009
Level Designer
- Using extensive matinee, scripting, and visuals to create a sense of mystery and wonderment as the player turns on a giant machine one stage at a time.
- Creating five highly polished areas within a large cavernous space over a subterranean lake.
- Created and maintaining all levels of documentation (concept, abstract, design).
- Designing and implementing BSP creation, mesh populating, lighting, scritpting, game flow.
Entrenched Re-envisioned – Gears of War Individual Project April-May 2009
Level Designer
- Built a unique level from scratch using intro/extro plot points from Act IV: Level 6 “Entrenched” of Gears of War as the binding criteria.
- Used pacing, extensive scripting, Matinee, and timing to create a sense of desperation in the player as he goes through a cleverly staged ambush by the Locust.
- Delivered a level consisting of three major outdoor areas at production-level quality over a short time period (eight weeks).
- BSP creation, mesh population, lighting, scripting, Matinee, writing, audio editing.
- Integrated feedback from faculty and students to improve level over several interations.
What Happened to Kansas? – Half-Life 2 Orange Box Individual Project July 2009
Level Designer
- Created a short level using Hammer that emphasized use of dissonance and misdirection.
- Designed eight separate spaces with three different visual styles, using scripted events to convey the feeling that the player is in Gordon Freeman’s dream.
- BSP creation, mesh population, lighting, scripting.
The Archlord Jonas – The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Individual Project December 2008
Level Designer
- Designed a unique environment and quest system that focused on exploration and puzzles.
- Implemented one large exterior and four interior environments from initial layout to final polish.
- Mesh population, lighting, scripting, dialogue tree creation.
New York University New York, NY December 2005
College of Arts and Sciences, Stern School of Business
Bachelor of the Arts in Philosophy through Pre-MBA Program
WORK EXPERIENCE
Total Organizational Performance Solutions Houston, TX March 2006 – August 2008
Management Consultant
- Worked with clients on-site to aid in the development of organizational hierarchies, processes, and customized pay-for-performance compensation programs.
- Extensive use of milestone delivery plans
Additional Work Experience information available upon request.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Freelance DJ, Audio Editor, Promoter New York, NY 2000 – 2005
- Organized and advertised special event parties in New York City
- Developed and sustained stable customer base in fashion, art, and theatre industries providing them with customized mixes of songs, as well as entirely mixed albums.