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Guardian

Ubisoft

5 years

Videogames

2020-now

Videogames

Though my academic background is in Product Design and Engineering, I have been working in the videogames industry for the past 5 years now.

I started my journey as a Technical Artist — a position where the creative and technical skills I'd picked up as a Design Engineer really came in handy. With time, I realised I wanted to have more of a say on the player experience and I made the transition into Game Design.

I have been working on unannounced projects I can't disclose a lot about but below is an overview of the sort of work I have been involved with.

Image by Dennis Zhang
Diseño de UI/UX

2020-23
Technical Art

UI Implementation

Making the jump from Engineering to Videogames was a challenge but I couldn't feel luckier I am now a part of such a fun industry! I quickly realised that Technical Artists are the Design Engineers of the videogame world: people with an eye for detail that can translate a creative vision into a functional and efficient final product.

I joined Ubisoft as a Tech Artist specialised in UI implementation, working on an unannounced AAA project being built in one of Ubisoft's propriety game engines. I was part of a team of 3 Tech Artists, working in close collaboration with UI Art, UX Design, Game Design and UI GPP.

Visual Scripting

In-Engine work

Feature ownership

2D Art pipeline mgmt.

Technical Documentation

Image by Onur Binay

2023-Now
Game Design

Systems, mechanics and features

I learnt a lot as a TA and I really loved the technical challenges it brought my way but with time, I started missing having a creative input on the project. I wanted to be the person who shaped the gameplay experience for our players and in a way, take a step towards my Product Design roots.

I continued working on the same unannounced AAA project as part of a large Design team of about 20 people for about a year. During this time, I specialised on Systems and Game Economy. The project then downsized as the company went through consultation. I was fortunate to keep my job alongside 3 other designers and together, we got put on a different unannounced AAA project within the Assassin's Creed franchise. We now work closely with Direction, LD and GPP.

Brain-storming

Design Pitches

Systems & Economy

Gameplay Mechanics

Prototyping

Evento de mesa redonda

General skills

Side quests

In my 5 years at Ubisoft, I've had the chance to embark on a few side quests:

  • Public speaking at national events: such as Women in Tech, Discover! Creative Careers (UK Gov.) and several university talks

  • Learning Python scripting and Houdini, as part of my personal development

  • Becoming a Mental Health First Aider: providing 1-on-1 mental health support to colleagues

  • A short stint as a voice actor, for one of our internal releases at Ubisoft

  • Taking part in game jams

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