Dakota Bonner
Sacramento,California
Summary
Level designer with over five years of experience in both Unity and Unreal Engine, experienced in quickly greyboxing levels and using C#/Blueprints to prototype level mechanics.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
Work History
Level Designer
Santa Barbara Games
05.2021 - Current
- Designed and implemented an expansive, open world for an MMORPG.
- Created wireframe layouts of levels intended for fast paced combat scenarios. Also created level design documents using Miro, Notion, and Google Docs.
- Collaborated with artists to create numerous regions with varying environmental designs. Also worked with programmers to implement interactive components to levels.
- Worked extensively with Unity Editor to implement level art assets, enemy spawner objects, collision maps, AI navigation maps, and additional content.
- Iterated on existing level designs based on feedback from playtesters as well as team members.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Cinema
San Francisco State University
San Francisco, CA05.2021
Skills
- Wireframing Levels
- Greyboxing/Prototyping
- Design Documentation
- Visual Storytelling
- Environment Design
- Animation Integration
Timeline
Level Designer
Santa Barbara Games
05.2021 - Current
Bachelor of Arts - Cinema
San Francisco State University