GEORGE CASTLE

Game Designer

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PROFESSIONAL WORK

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(2023-2024) Virtual Reality Looter ARPG developed by Ramen VR in the Unity Game Engine.

Designed and implemented a fully randomized loot system, focusing on engaging progression across levels 1-100, including unique item modifiers to enhance player choice.
Sole Designer for player progression systems, balancing XP requirements, enemy XP rewards, and stat progression across all levels.
Technical Designer for new player abilities, utilizing visual scripting to develop mechanics such as “Aspect” modifiers that dramatically rework core skills.
Sole Seasonal Content Designer, delivering updates with new unique armor sets, skill trees, abilities, reskinned and redesigned bosses, new enemy setups, and monetized IAP content.
Lead Designer for Public Events, owning design and implementation of dynamic, multiplayer-focused activities.

(2022-Present) Virtual Reality MMORPG developed by Ramen VR in the Unity Game Engine.

Sole AI Designer driving the design and implementation of a new World Boss with 5 special abilities. Utilizing a custom visual scripting language to deliver advanced functionality, including a dynamic platform-jumping mechanic.
Sole AI Designer for expanding above World Boss into a Raid Boss variation, introducing 3 new abilities and incorporating a unique grappling locomotion system through visual scripting
Lead Quest, World Activity, and Encounter Designer on the Skyward Summit Expansion for Zenith: The Last City and follow-up 1.3.1 & 1.3.2 Minor Patches
Economy & Progression Design for creature collection minigame in Zenith: The Last City’s Legends Untold update
Economy & Progression Design for Winter Holiday Event in Zenith: The Last City’s 1.2.1 update

(2021-2022) Niantic's canceled Marvel mobile geolocation action RPG following the Pokémon GO formula in the Unity Game Engine.

Associate Designer on Marvel: World of Heroes
Balanced, designed, and implemented content for various combat systems
Designed and implemented combat abilities for up to 20 distinct characters
Coordinated with VFX and animation teams to drive clarity and ensure alignment with design's vision
Wrote and maintained combat system documentation in Confluence

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Retro-inspired First Person Shooter initially created by 31 students in Summer 2020 and iterated on in Fall 2021.

Designed and developed a scalable base systems 3D prototype in Unity C#, featuring FPS player controls, combat, a basic level, and enemy mechanics
Designed and implemented a seek-and-retreat enemy AI to foster explorative and tense gameplay
Sole level designer of 2nd level

(Spring 2021) Procedurally generated FPS created by 34 students.

Oversaw project level design, including original design & implementation of procedural generation system
Sole designer of game's hub level

(Fall 2019) Top Down Twin Stick Shooter created by 30 student developers.

Implemented initial game prototype using Unity C#, including base enemy and weapon integration
Designed two of the game’s six levels, including the final level of the game

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