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Ever play a game, and at the end, if you even make it that far, say to yourself, "I could do better than that!", or "Well there went 12 hours I'll never get back!"…. Well, here is your chance to change that! Insomniac Games is looking for a talented designer to come aboard, and help create some of the most exciting, creative, and cutting edge game experiences out there! This is your chance to really take all those crazy ideas about what to do in a game, and implement it! C'mon- you know you want to!
Big Picture for the Position:
Develop concepts and treatments for specific game modes and features, and help implement the design features and game worlds.
What does that mean? It means that the designer would be doing the following, and more:
Design game levels and all enemies and objects specific to those levels.
Communicate designs visually and verbally to other team members, by possibly creating 2D maps of game levels, 3D roughs of game objects and level, documenting of gameplay functionality and design plans, document expected behavior(s) and functionality of entities
Create detailed specs describing concept, content, assets, rules and behavior(s), constraints, etc.
Evolve and tune game mechanics into fun, intuitive features that are player centric.
Implement designed elements or oversee implementation of designed elements.
Test gameplay and use results to tune gameplay, to make the game more enjoyable
What you bring to the table:
Bachelor's degree (B. A.) from a four-year college or university; or three to five years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Knowledge of Maya, Adobe Illustrator, and Microsoft Office Suite.
Ability to implement gameplay via a scripting system.
Strong communication skills including verbal and written skills are required.
Gold Stars for those who have:
Familiarity with a LUA based scripting system.
Experience with 3D level editors.
If this sounds like the chance you've been waiting for to create a thrilling experience for the player, then please apply below.
A luau is a Hawaiian feast. It may feature food, such as poi, kalua pig, poke, lomi salmon, opihi, and haupia; and entertainment, such as Hawaiian music and hula. At a Luau there are usually friends and family. So what does this have to do with Insomniac Games and a contract position? Well really nothing except it was the initial entry that pulled up when I typed in LUA… and it just sounds so nice! So if your mind is on tropical locals or exciting scripting - then this is the spot for you!
So what we are looking for is a scripter who will be the implementer of the design in our game. The scripter is responsible for converting the level design concepts into exciting and challenging playable levels.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Take design maps and documents, interpret the concepts and script into fully working designs.
Work closely with the designers and gameplay programmers to work out the details of implementing the gameplay.
Iterate and evolve the design based upon feedback and direction from the designers.
Script gameplay structural components such as save/load game world status and checkpoints.
Must have Skills:
Previous experience with scripting LUA (this is a deal breaker folks!)
Experience in using 3D graphics packages or level building tools.
Competence with Microsoft Office tools - Word, Excel, etc.
Skills that are gold star indicators:
Good communicator
Meticulous attention to detail.
Appreciation of game design fundamentals.
Previous game development experience.
Bachelors Degree (B. A.) from four-year college or university; or two years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
We also ask that you send us an example of your work (in-game not in code) in a major engine (HL2,Unreal,quake, etc). This should be included as a link in your application. If this sounds like an exciting opportunity - we look forward to hearing from you. Please use the link below to apply on-line. Thanks!
The big picture. The whole enchilada, the whole shebang, all the bells and whistles, the whole nine yards, the full monty! What do all these saying have in common? They talk about the big picture, the whole of something… well, we here at Insomniac Games are looking for a Senior Systems Designer to be in charge of macro systems and MAJOR game modes! This Big Cheese would be responsible for developing concepts and treatments for major game modes and macro systems, and help implement the design features and game systems.
But what does that mean? It means that this designer would be doing the following, and a whole lot more!
Design a macro game mode that is a core feature of the game
Design game challenges and all enemies and objects specific to that game mode.
Oversee and design all Combat, Enemy, Economy, and RPG systems
Communicate designs by creating 2D maps, 3D roughs of game objects and level, documenting of gameplay functionality and design plans, document expected behavior(s) and functionality of entities
Create detailed specs describing concept, content, assets, rules and behavior(s), constraints, etc.
Evolve and tune game mechanics into fun, intuitive features that are player centric.
What you bring to the table:
Bachelor's degree (B. A.) from a four-year college or university; or three to five years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Knowledge of Maya, Adobe Illustrator, and Microsoft Office Suite.
Ability to implement gameplay via a scripting system.
Strong communication skills including verbal and written skills are required.
Can define complex game systems and mechanics into robust, easy to understand and ready to implement components.
Experience in game tuning and balancing.
Gold Stars for those who have:
Familiarity with a LUA based scripting system.
Experience with 3D level editors.
Background in working with large sets of interrelated numbers and variables
If this sounds like the chance you've been waiting for to create a thrilling experience for the player, then please apply below.
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