WELCOME!
"I am a realist in life and I develop ideas with insight!"
Hey there! My name is Wei Ze and everybody usually calls me Alex for the ease of communication.
I am an aspiring Game Designer that loves solving design problems and always have a knack for some creative narrative.
I always strive to create a compelling and exhilarating game experience for my players.
Below are some of my game projects so, please feel free to check them out!
SKULL & BONES
3D Tactical Action Game
Level Design Assistant
Skull & Bones is an upcoming action video game developed by Ubisoft Singapore and published by Ubisoft. A tactical action game where players take control of a pirate captain, sailing through the Indian Ocean.
PRETERNATURAL
3D Narrative Driven Horror Game
September 2017 - April 2018
Lead Narrative, Level Designer & Art Lead
Preternatural is a 3rd-year project done in DigiPen with a team of 7 members over a span of 6 months. The game trades complex gameplay for an immersive psychological horror experience. Utilizing simple mechanics, the player sets out to explore a seemingly abandoned mansion.
ARENA OF RICHES
2.5D Action Strategy Mobile Game
May 2017 - August 2017
UI/UX Designer
Arena of Riches is a hypothetical mobile game that is worked on in a team of 4 as part of a UX module assignment. The objective of the assignment is to use UX tools such as empathy map, personas to draft out the primary, secondary and tertiary target audience. In addition, to create Low-Fidelity & High-Fidelity Prototypes for testing and visualization.
AEGAEON
2D Top Down Shooter Game
August 2015 – December 2015
Game Designer & Art Lead
Aegaeon is a 1st year project done in DigiPen with a team of 4 using Zero Engine over a span of 3 months. The game brings a twist to classic top-down shooter games. It features an experimental mechanic of collecting Power ups which will orbit around the player's ship and execute up to 4 different types of projectile abilities. Combining with the ability to combine powerups and expel unwanted powerups.
GEMINI
2D Action Adventure Puzzle Platformer Game
September 2016 – April 2017
Lead Game & Level Designer, Artist
Gemini is a 2nd-year project done in DigiPen with a team of 6 members over a span of 6 months. The game featured a on-the-fly switching mechanic to provide a challenge for players to perform and quick movements involving platform and combat while also finding a balance between puzzle and combat gameplay.
EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE
BA. GAME DESIGN, DIGIPEN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY SINGAPORE
APR 2015 - DEC 2018
DIGITAL MEDIA DESIGN (GAMES), NANYANG POLYTECHNIC
APR 2010 - MAR 2013
PROFICIENCIES
DESIGN
Experienced in developing 2D and 3D mechanics, system and level designs.
Game Production pipeline, Art pipeline and Playtest pipeline.
Experienced in game engines: Unity, Unreal Engine 4, Custom engines.
Experienced in Excel/Google Sheets data entries, functions, graphs, pivot tables.
Experienced in game stats balancing and monetization model, theoretical proven statistical math models designs.
Paper Prototyping to dice, card and board game mechanics.
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SCRIPTING
Capable of C# in Unity and experienced in Unreal Engine 4 visual scripting.
ART
Digital and traditional. Well versed with storyboarding and cinematography. Well versed in 3D pipeline such as 3D modeling, rigging, paint weighting & animation with Autodesk Maya.
LANGUAGE
Proficient in English, spoken and written.
Proficient in Mandarin, spoken.
SOFTWARE TOOLS
- Microsoft Excel / Google Sheets / Docs / Drawio
- Cocos Creator
- Unity
- Unreal Engine 4
- Adobe Photoshop
- Adobe Illustrator
- Adobe Premier Pro
- Adobe After Effects
- Autodesk Maya
- Autodesk 3ds Max
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You can find my resume at the button below.
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