Impasto
Lead Designer
May 2021 - Present
Game Summary
Impasto is a first-person, exploration & story-focused adventure game with light horror elements set within the imagination of one of history’s most tortured artists - the Spanish painter Francisco Goya. Uncover various areas full of dark secrets, survive hostile encounters, fill your inventory, solve a variety of puzzles scattered throughout the environment, and meet the long-forgotten inhabitants of a world that’s lost all reason.
Responsibilities
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Led a four-person design team by structuring tasks, workflows, and milestone tracking to ensure timely deliverables across sprints.
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Consistently addressed and reported the director's game vision to each discipline when conceptualizing and iterating on gameplay development during discussions/meetings/implementations.
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Created rapid 2D layout iterations and full blockmesh for the Village level, guiding its environmental and gameplay direction.
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Designed core gameplay systems, enemy AI logic, quest flow, and tutorial scripting from concept through implementation.
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Collaborated with producers to resolve development bottlenecks and improve team focus, while maintaining detailed design and narrative documentation to support cross-discipline execution
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Implemented the first playable quest and its accompanying storyboard to drive alignment on gameplay tone and production priorities
My Blockmesh
A viewpoint in the level that showcases the blockmesh I created.
In this area of the blockmesh iteration 1, I focused on creating a small area where the player can fluidly run through entrances or exits.
In this area of the blockmesh iteration 1, I focused on creating a small area where the player can leap across roofs.
A viewpoint in the level that showcases the blockmesh I created.
My Storyboard
Game Pillars
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First Playable - Quest Map Layout
Screenshots
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