The first question you're always asked is, how did you know you wanted to get into games? I didn't know until I was 16 - I happened to stumble across a YouTube video of a streamer playing The Last of Us. All of a sudden a game and a console worth £££ was free - huge for a working class kid growing up in a low income home.
I spent the summer enthralled with video games, and it became quickly apparent to me that this is where I belonged. Being a teen obsessed with telling stories and crafting with cardboard, soon after achieving my MArt Game Art, I started working in Design.
For over four years, I have worked as a Designer at AAA and indie studios, on console, PC and VR titles. My credits include, Dreams at Media Molecule/PlayStation, and The Siege and the Sandfox at Cardboard Sword - plus current NDA'd projects and studios. My specialism is level design, however I've successfully worked on generalist game, narrative, and UI design tasks too.
Everything I develop has diversity, equity, inclusion in mind. On accessibility into the industry, I penned a video essay, was interviewed by People Make Games, and have spoken on panels at BAFTA, Games Anglia, and internally at Splash Damage. Commissioned by CRC Press, I am writing 'The Pocket Mentor for Level Designers', a guide chronicling how to get into the industry, from first interest in high school to the first year in the job.
Let's chat work opportunities, panels or books via LinkedIn!
Game Credits
🎮 Media Molecule - Level and Game Design
Tren (2023) & DreamsCom (2022) in Dreams
🎮 Cardboard Sword - Level and Game Design
The Siege and The Sandfox (TBA)
🎮 Ustwo Games - Special Thanks, QA
Assemble With Care (2019)
Bonuses!
🔥 Studied MArt Game Art @ Escape Studios
🔥 BAFTA Connect Member
🔥 BAFTA Game Awards Juror '21 & '22 & '24
🔥 BAFTA YGD Awards Juror '21
🎩 + huge lover of Professor Layton ✨
Public Speaking Exp.
⭐ People Make Games, August 2022
Interviewed by Sam Greer for their video, Video Games Are Failing the Working Class, investigating the lack of working class rep in the games industry
⭐ BAFTA Guru, November 2021
Discussed level design on a roundtable, aimed at folks looking to build their first level design portfolio or who are new to their professional practice
⭐ Game Anglia, June 2021
Talked to their Level Up program participants about my journey into games, and how I networked on a budget as a student
⭐ Tentacle Zone, March 2021
Shared about how I got into games, and what grassroots work I'd like to see the industry do to diversify the talent pool
⭐ Splash Damage, October 2020
Spoke at an internal Black History Month event on games industry accessibility for low income and working class people