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Ashton Sanders
Gainesville, GA
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About
My name is Ashton Sanders, and I love making video games. I made my first video game in 2018, and I've been improving (thankfully) ever since. I currently work as the Lead Environment/Level Designer with Heroic Game Day, and in my free time, I develop David & Gook (working), a personal video game project. D&G is early in its development stages, and it showcases many of my abilities in the Unreal Engine 5 editor, including rock throwing, AI movement, Interactable objects, and simple player UI. More to come on this project over the next several weeks.
When I'm not working on projects, I spend my time reading books, hiking trails, and playing with my pup. -
Education
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Bachelor of Science Game DesignFull Sail University2020 - 2022
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Bachelor of Arts EnglishUniversity of Georgia2015 - 2019
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Bachelor of Arts Communication StudiesUniversity of Georgia2015 - 2019
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Lead Environment / Level DesignerMar 2023 - Present (2 years 4 months)-Train new hires on Unity terrain tools, in-house editor environmental prototyping and polish, and 2D-level design
-Work with Creative Director and Art Director to establish the style and behavior of in-game environments
-Carry levels from planning to post-production
-Conceptualize focused interactions for programming team to implement in levels -
Environment / Level DesignerJul 2022 - Mar 2023 (8 months)-Drafted 2D level layouts using Photoshop and updated them accordingly so that they align with the Art Director's and Executive Producer's visions for the level
-Utilized level design techniques to create 3D levels in Unity for both missions and open-world areas from pre-production to release
-Implemented events and interactions in levels with in-house visual scripting tools
-Created fun, playground style level designs to appeal to a youthful player base -
Level DesignerMay 2022 - Jan 2023 (8 months)-Built a playable outdoor level in Unreal Engine 5 using block assets to blockout level size and scale for the project "Hawthorn"
-Implemented textures, assets, and foliage to create an immersive outdoor environment in Unreal Engine 4 -
Narrative DesignerMar 2022 - Jul 2022 (4 months)-Created a core storyline for the project Narcalid by analyzing levels, animations, and ideas presented by the Art Director
-Designed various side quests that supported game themes and messages while advancing player knowledge and understanding of the world
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