VivianWong

Bellevue, WA September 2021 - Present

Senior Technical Designer —

• Work closely with Design, VFX and Audio to create unique and enjoyable gameplay experiences.
• Own seasonal content from brainstorming to scheduling to shipping in a rapid development cycle.
• Document little-known or often misunderstood features to empower teammates.

Hardsuit Labs Seattle, WA March 2017 - July 2021

Lead Technical Designer — Unreleased

• Manage a small team of technical designers focusing on empowering and educating content creators.
• Design and upkeep "encounter manager" system to enable custom and portable scripting of content.
• Championed a blueprint review process to spread knowledge and increase scripting quality.

Technical Designer — Unreleased

• Created scripting tools to provide designers easy access to frequently used functions and properties.

Level Designer — Unreleased

• Designed and scripted levels supporting different approaches to overcoming obstacles.

Monolith Productions Kirkland, WA December 2015 - September 2016

Associate Designer (Contract) — Middle-earth: Shadow of War

• Primary tutorial designer, responsible for implementing new tutorials and updating legacy content.
• Collaborated with other departments to create a mini-game, focusing on usability for designers.

Uber Entertainment Bellevue, WA April 2015 - October 2015

Puzzle Designer (Contract) — Wayward Sky

• Primary level and puzzle designer for a virtual reality "point and click" puzzle game.
• Collaborated with project lead to design new mechanics to shape the game’s tone and progression.

Carbine Studios Aliso Viejo, CA May 2013 - April 2014

Associate Content Designer (Contract) — WildStar

• Created the tutorial quest that game directors selected as a template for all four introductory zones.
• Designed quests, events, NPCs, challenges, and achievements conforming to the WildStar tone guide.