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Jake Keating
Video Game Design |
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| Summary |
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Expertise in all areas of the design process including paper design, story/dialogue,
game systems, 3D layout and detailing, advanced scripting, lighting and cinematics. |
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| Education |
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Rochester Institute of
Technology, School of Design
Master of Fine Arts in Computer Graphics Design, May 2003.
Syracuse University, S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications
Bachelor of Arts in Advertising, May 1994. |
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Senior Designer (6/10 - present)
Respawn Entertainment. Los Angeles, California.
All aspects of game and level design for an unannounced project.
Designer (11/05 - 4/10)
Infinity Ward. Los Angeles, California.
Environment creation, scripting and overall level and game design for
single-player campaign. Games shipped include Call of Duty: Modern
Warfare 2
and Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare.
Level Designer -
Aeon Flux (10/04 - 10/05)
Terminal Reality. Dallas, Texas.
Game and level design for 3rd-person action title for Xbox and PS2. 6 environments
including the E3 showcase
level.
Paper design, story, layout, lighting, scripting and
cinematics.
Level Designer -
BloodRayne 2 (10/03 - 10/04)
Terminal Reality. Dallas, Texas.
Game and level design for 3rd-person action title for Xbox, PS2 and PC.
Prototyped
layout in 3DS Max. Final layout, lighting and scripting in
proprietary editor.
Responsible
for overall level flow, puzzle creation
and enemy placement. Created three
complete
levels for final game as
well as E3 and Xbox magazine demo level.
Level Design and Modeling - Colosseum (9/02 - 7/03)
Personal Project. Single player level for Jedi Outcast (Quake3) engine.
Authored and released Colosseum, Mod of the Month for PC Gamer Magazine
(11/03).
Created all custom models, textures, architecture, interface
elements and scripts.
Vector Imaging Instructor (9/01 - 12/02)
Rochester Institute of Technology. Rochester, New York.
Instruction of vector imaging software (Illustrator) to undergraduate design students.
Senior Designer and Project Manager (3/96 - 5/01)
MediaServ, Inc. New York, New York.
Lead interface designer and project manager for
internet-enabled applications. |
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Design/Scripting: 3DS Max,
Maya, Radiant, UnrealEd, Hammer, proprietary engines,
C-style
scripting, several game scripting systems, Photoshop, Illustrator, AfterEffects.
Misc/Hobbies: Scuba diving, surfing,
snowboarding, hiking, biking, drums, guitar, travel.
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