ALEX EDWARDS
GAMEPLAY DESIGNER & PROGRAMMER
About Me
​​​Hello there, I am a game designer from North-West Tasmania.
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I recently graduated from AIE with an Advanced Diploma of Game Design, and I am excited to begin my career as a game developer soon.​​
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I grew up playing video games on the Nintendo 64, Xbox, & Xbox 360, and it has been my lifelong dream to make games.​​​​​​
Some of my favorite games of all-time are: Witcher 3, Oblivion & Skyrim, RDR2, KOTOR II, Fallout: New Vegas, Mass Effect 2, Elden Ring, BotW, Telltale: The Walking Dead, A Plague Tale, The Last of Us, Uncharted 4, God of War 2018, Batman Arkham, Shadow of Mordor, Assassin's Creed II, Ori, BioShock, Dishonored, Portal 2, Halo 3, CoD 4, and Titanfall 2.
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These games resonate strongly with me, and it inspires me to want to create games for others to enjoy. It's incredibly fulfilling to see someone enjoy a game you've worked on, which was one of the highlights of studying game design.
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​I have enjoyed programming since studying Computer Science in Year 12. We learned Java in that class, and I used it to make a simple 2D fantasy platformer for my project. The teacher said that it was one of the best projects a student had ever made in his class.
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I am passionate about making games in Unity and creating C# scripts. One of my favorite things about it, is that with each project, I level up and learn many new things that are useful in future projects.​​
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I am interested in finding local or remote work as a game designer or programmer.
I'm also open to software development roles outside of game development, especially if they involve UX design or programming.
EDUCATION
2023 - Year 2 of Game Design and Production at AIE
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Advanced Diploma of Professional Game Development
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2022 - Year 1 of Game Design and Production at AIE
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Diploma of Screen & Media
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Diploma of Visual Arts
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2021 - High Distinction for Programming Principles at UTAS
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2016 - Certificate III in Information, Digital Media and Technology, TAFE Tasmania
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2014 - Year 12, Tasmanian Certificate of Education
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High Achievement in Computer Science
SKILLS
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​Game Design
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Gameplay Mechanics
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Level Design
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Puzzle Design
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Design Prototyping
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Technical Design
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UI/UX Design
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​Programming
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C# for Unity
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Unreal Blueprints
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Python
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Java
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Teamwork & collaboration
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Discord
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Microsoft Teams
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Zoom
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Miro
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Version control
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GitHub​
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Perforce
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Project management​
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Trello​
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ClickUp
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Software
Unity Engine
I started learning the Unity Engine at the end of 2020. I have used Unity for all of my projects at AIE.
Adobe Photoshop
I have used Photoshop to draw top-down maps for level design, and for creating sprites.
Machinations
I used Machinations to create and balance an economic prototype for my gladiator FPS game.
GitHub
I used GitHub for version control for the majority of the projects I have worked on at AIE, and some personal projects.
Visual Studio
I use Visual Studio for creating C# scripts for Unity.
Adobe XD
We used XD for designing an achievement tracking app for our UX Design project and for menu prototypes in games.
Trello
I have used Trello for project management for the majority of the projects and assignments I've worked on.
Perforce
We used Perforce for Tetra-Nova's version control.
Miro
We used Miro to collaborate on design ideas for our UX Design project.
Unreal Engine
I have started learning Unreal Engine. I enjoy the Blueprints system and level design tools.
Microsoft Office
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Word for documentation
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Excel for asset lists
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Powerpoint for pitch presentations
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Teams for communication
ClickUp
Project management for Tetra-Nova
Audacity
I use Audacity for editing audio clips for games.
LET'S PLAY!
FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME FOR FUTURE WORK AND PARTNERSHIPS