MattesClarke
SUMMARY
IamadrivenGameDesignerwith3yearsofexperienceongamedesignprojects Ihavecreatedgamesandpublishedtotheappstore anditch.iowith20,000+totalplays.Iamskilledatprojectmanagementworkingamongteams.Ihavestrongcomputerscienceand gamedevelopmentdocumentationknowledge Iameagertofurtherapplymyenthusiasmforgamedesigninthegamesindustry
EDUCATION
UniversityofUtah
May2025 Bachelors of Science, Games Salt Lake City, UT
PROJECTS
EchoOperative May-August2024
Level Designer, First-Person Stealth Game
● CreatedinUnrealwithuseofPerforceforprojectsynchronization
● UsedKanbanmethodologyinTrellotoimproveefficiencyanddeliverqualityworkwithtimeliness
● Prototypedtop-downlevelplans
● Gray-boxedlevelsinUnrealusingthemodelingtoolsuite
● Appliedprocessofplaytesting,constructivefeedback,anditeratingonlevelanddesignlanguage
● Collaboratedondesignandcreatedasharedgymnasiumtofacilitateasynergisticproduct
● Teamedwithanengineeranda3Dmodelertoimplementlevelmechanicsandlevelart
Porter
Solo-Developer, 2D Platformer Indie Game
● Ideated,designed,anditeratedinthePico8engine
● UtilizedLuatoimplementtechnicalaspectsfromgamemechanicstosavesystems
● Engaged20,000+totalplaysthroughtargetedmarketingandcommunitychannels
● FeaturedinthetoplistingofgamesonthePico8website
● Generatedrevenuethroughitchio
● Cultivatedafollowingofdedicatedspeedrunnersincreasingthegame’slongevityandpopularity
● InspiredasequelthatfeaturedKaizoelementsforthededicatedplayerbase
WORKEXPERIENCE
ParkCitySchoolDistrict
March-July2023
September2020-Present After-School Site Coordinator, After-School Aide Park City, UT
● Createdandimplementedprogrammingforelementaryafter-schooleducation
● Incorporatedgamesknowledgeforfunandvaluableexperiencesforthestudents
● Managedoperatingbudgetforafter-schoolprogram
● Ledstudentsindailyactivities
● De-escalatedandmanageddifficultsituationswithstaff,students,andparents
● Coordinatedcross-functionaldutiesamongvariousteamsandspecialists
SKILLS&SPECIALTIES
● AdobePhotoshop
● AutodeskMaya
● Blueprints
● C#
● C++
● Confluence
● Figma
● Godot
● Java
● Jira
● Lua
● Perforce
● Trello
● Unity3Dand2D
● UnrealEngine4and5