Oliver

William

Walker

Portfolio

Sniper Elite title for VR.

Oliver is a Game Designer on a new Sniper Elite title for VR platforms at Just Add Water Developments Ltd.

Responsibilities include - Level Design, Mission Design and Documentation.

Design Goals
• Design high-quality missions for FPS VR that also stay true to the Sniper Elite franchise.
• Implement missions and levels utilizing strong collaboration with other departments.
• Deliver missions levels and documentation consistently on time.

Learning Outcomes
• Excellent written, verbal and interpersonal skills and ability to build strong professional relationships.
• Practical knowledge of mission design concepts and practical implementation; including gameplay scripting using proprietary tools.
• Hands-on whiteboxing and implantation skills; taking levels from initial design to playable environments.

Babel: Tower to the Gods

Babel is a charming physics based puzzle VR game. On this project Oliver was responsible for level design and formatting , QA and general game design.

Design Goals
• Design and curate engaging VR puzzles.
• Create puzzles of the correct difficulty throughout the game.
• Design content that was cohesive with work of other designers.


Learning Outcomes
• Designing effectively in VR space.
• Understanding and building on another designers work.
• Understanding source control and studio mind-set.

Game Jam Gallery

Oliver has taken part in many game jams over the years. He loves the collaborative atmosphere and the effort to produce playable games. below are some of his favourites.

Electric Kinship

A twin stick co-op endless arcade game about a two nodes connected by a lethal electrified beam of energy.

Design Goals

• Design a tutorial that explains the gameplay without text.
• Create “wow” moments that reward and Inspire cooperative play.

Learning Outcomes

• Advantages of creating co-op arcade experiences vs single player.
• Learning what features to prioritize during a short development cycle.

Awards
• Studio Gobo Game Gig hosted by Teesside university grand prize winner.
• Exhibited at EGX Rezzed 2018 by Teesside university.

Team
Programming - Henry Bell
Art - Cameron Dean
Design and UI - Oliver William Walker

Not From Round 'Ere!

A deduction game focused around Yorkshire culture and colloquialisms.

Design Goals
• Make a game that truly embodies the theme of Yorkshire, rather than a surface level use of the theme.
• Scope the design correctly to be completed within the game jam time frame.



Learning Outcomes
• Leading and communicating the design to a small team of diverse disciplines and skills.
• Learnt about UI design and flow in a complete game experience.

Level and Mission Design

Outside of work Oliver likes to complete level design assignments to sharpen skills in level / mission design, whiteboxing and documentation. Below is his most recent level and mission design assignment.

“The Super Kawaii Shiba Show!”

A 10 minute timed level and mission; packed full of creative enemies, opportunities to use VR mechanics, and the chance to feel like the worlds greatest game show contestant! This project was completed under a one week deadline in order to emulate a real production schedule.

Design Goals
• Design a compelling original FPS VR level and mission.
• Demonstrate effective workflow, strategic use of space, and tactical use of game mechanics.
• Use level theme to inform enemy design.


Learning Outcomes
• Execution of documentation best practices, to assist with implementation and communication of the level and mission.
• Rapid whiteboxing and in engine implementation.
• Design in a visually appealing format while also containing concise design information.

About Me

Oliver Walker is a skilled designer with creative flair and undying passion. Oliver's specialist skills include level design, mission design and prototyping. Currently Oliver is working full time as a game designer at Just Add Water Developments Ltd. and was previously a game designer at Radical Forge. When not designing games he can often be found playing Dungeons and Dragons, reading GamesIndustry.biz, watching game studio documentaries or having conversations with people he cares about. Oliver has been making video-games for seven years and doesn't plan on stopping anytime soon!

Pet Projects

There are some projects that Oliver has worked on that he loves too much to leave off his website. Bellow is a little bonus collection of games that are close to his heart.

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