Tyler Staggs
Level Designer
256-394-4709
My Resume
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Education
Savannah College of Art and Design
September 2013 - June 2017
I earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Interactive Design and Game Development with a concentration in Game Development from the Savannah College of Art and Design in Savannah, Georgia.
Work Experience
Pajama Games
Lead Programmer - Star Tempest
January 2018 - Present
Star Tempest is a top-down twin-stick shooter game set in space that I am currently working on with two other alumni SCAD students. The player will have access to a wide array of ships to pilot along with upgrades for each ship. They will be tasked with flying around the galaxy, destroying pirates, saving space stations, and fighting bosses. The game is currently in very early alpha and is not available for download at this time.
GRTNS
Lead Level Designer - Abyssal Zone
November 2017 - November 2017
This game was created by myself and 3 other developers for the UE4 Epic MegaJam from November 2, 2017 to November 9, 2017. I was the lead level designer and I built the main menu/tutorial level along with the main level the game takes place in. I also assisted with the game design and creation of some assets and event scripting. Our studio name is created from the first initial of each team member: Gost0r, Rhobi, Tyler, and Ninjin42 plus the word Studio.
Motor Boar Games
Lead Level Designer - Centauri
January 2017 - June 2017
I was the lead level designer for an online 1v1 FPS/Platformer in VR called Centauri created by Motor Boar Games, a 4 person studio. I am responsible for all the level designs and implementing them in engine. I also assisted with scripting some gameplay features and with lighting the levels as well. Centauri was awarded Game of the Year for Virtual Reality from The Rookies in 2017.
Software & Skills
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Unreal Engine 4
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Radiant Black
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Autodesk Maya
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Virtual Reality
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Adobe Photoshop
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Adobe Illustrator
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Blueprint Visual Scripting
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Python
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MelScript
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Java
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Perforce
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GitHub
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Agile Methodologies
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Headus UV Layout
References
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Professor Jack Mamais jmamais@scad.edu
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Professor Aram Cookson acookson@scad.edu