Toby McCall

Level Designer | Scripter

       5721 Henry Cook Blvd #3344, Plano, TX 75024

tobymccall@gmail.com   |    tobymccall.com

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Hello and welcome. I appreciate your interest. I have a bachelor's degree in English Literature and Creative Writing and a Master's degree in Rhetoric and Composition from Florida State University, as well as obtained multiple Microsoft networking certifications. I have most recently earned a professional certificate in Level Design at The Guildhall.

These accomplishments may appear to have little in common, but they represent a steady trajectory from an early age, when I was captivated by both story and computers.  On this trajectory, I have attended a class in the geography department focused on theories of place, movement and identity.  While thinking about applying these concepts to the virtual world, I discovered the academic study of computer games-- a place where my unique skills would an asset. Eventually this path of creativity and design has lead me to computer game development.

Currently at The Guildhall I have honed my creativity and design skills, and have gained the practical game development skills necessary to build great games.  I am specifically interested in creating unique and immersive game spaces and discovering what makes those spaces successful. I believe that computer games are a powerful medium whose potential for persuasive and unique storytelling we have only begun to glimpse. I know that computer games have allowed me to travel to worlds beautiful and dangerous, compelling and whimsical, and I wanted to be a part of that. And so I am.