Andrew James Twombly

Cell: (203) 731-1433 Skype: AJTwombly AndrewJTwombly@gmail.com AJTwombly.com 105 Winooski Falls Way, Apartment 105 Winooski, VT 05404

Skills
Advanced Unity3D 3 - 4 (Javascript) Game proposal, design doc. Game system, narrative doc. Interactive stories/storytelling Working/leading teams (2-12) Proficient Unreal Development Kit Adobe Photoshop CS5 and 6 Autodesk Maya 2012 Tortoise SVN, GiT Agile Development Mobile app development Familiar ActionScript 3.0 (Flash) Illustrator CS5

Game Projects
Mageball - PC, Mac, Linux (Unity3D) Description: Take on the mantle of fire or ice in this magic-centered sports game. Use your powers to thwart your enemies and score the most points to earn glory for your team. Production: 12 weeks preproduction, 12 weeks production. Role: QA Overlord, Designer CORE: Heart of the Earth - PC, Web (Unity3D) Description: CORE is a twin-stick action shooter where the player takes on the role of a commando who has been tasked with uncovering what happened to the ecosystem beneath the surface of the Earth. Basic twin-stick mechanics are enhanced by a set of abilities which are modifiable by power-ups and a set of behaviors for the enemies that allow them to interact with one another, creating a living world. Preproduction: Three months from conception to final presentation. Role: Lead designer, Producer. Black Sheep - PC, Web (Unity3D) Description: You are stranded in a haunted mansion, figure out the puzzles to earn your freedom. Black Sheep is inspired by 2D point-and-click adventures. It is dark, difficult and disturbing. Production: Twelve weeks Role: Lead designer, designer [MAZE] - Web Playable (Unity3D) Description: A very small game meant to display some possible mechanics. A dark maze and a few destroyable walls stands between the player and collecting treasures. Production: Two weeks as an experiment with Unity3D scripting. Then the framework was used in an expanded game made over about four weeks. Role: Contributed the overall design, the audio implementation, the destroyable walls, the grenade launcher, the UI and level 3. The four weeks were a solo endeavor.

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Production Experience

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Champlain College Emergent Media Center Winooski, VT then Burlington, VT Project Lead, Lead Interactive Designer, Brainstormer, Designer September 2010 - Present Worked on five separate projects at the EMC: First: Acted as Lead Designer for a web-based game called Genki. Created for the Obama STEM Challenge. A prototype was entered into the competition, but the project didnt have funding after that, so production ended there when our game didnt win. Second: Participated in the Brainstorming team, which consisted of somewhere between 6 and 10 people. Responsibilities include meeting with clients, creating presentation materials. Third: Served as Lead Interactive Designer in a team of 10 on a rural travel app called ViewBoost. In charge of the user experience and presentations. Project shut down by client. Fourth: Worked as a designer on a mystery game for bestselling crime author Archer Mayor. Small team of 4 working on a proof-of-concept. Fifth:

Education
Champlain College, Burlington, VT B.S. in Game Design Projected Graduation: May 2013 Champlain College Game Developers Association, a student chapter of the IGDA Northeastern University, Boston, MA Completed 48 credits Chemistry Completed 16 credits in History Made Deans List 2010-Present Spring 2013 Fall 2010 2007-2009 Spring 2009 Spring 2009

Relevant Coursework at Champlain College Game History Game Technology I, II Digital Artwork Principles of Game Design Production I, II 3D Modelling I Level Design Production Capstone Small Group Communication Game Systems Development Cognitive Psychology Core General Education Interactive Storytelling Intro to Computer Theory

O t h e r Wo r k E x p e r i e n c e RGIS Inventory Specialists Inventory Auditor L.B. Consulting Office Assistant Home Depot Lumber Associate Meadow Ridge Retirement Home Wait Staff Burlington, VT May 2011 - August 2011 Easton, CT May 2010 - June 2010 West Nyack, NY May 2009 - December 2009 Redding, CT October 2006 - August 2007
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