William Marsden
About Me
Personal Profile
Indie Games Developer
Co-Founder of the Indie games company Second Ronin.
I have recently completed my studies of Computer Games Design at Teesside University in the United Kingdom. my studies included; Design Documents and Mechanics of games. My studies also covered games art specifically asset and environment creation. I also love Storytelling, I have folders of stories and games waiting to be told and played.
I am comfortable working alone or in a team. I have been Lead Designer / Producer on two major game development projects whilst at university,
I am passionate about games as a whole, i want the opportunity to make the games i loved as a child and still love today.
Projects
Firewall
VR shoot 'em' up
you play as an agent of an anti-virus software defending your users PC from corrupt programs.
this game is currently being reviewed for release on the Oculus store. Click the image to see the trailer.
Alone
VR Horror Game
Alone is a virtual reality horror game currently in development.
you awaken in an underground maze. a voice over a PA system tells you that you have 8 hours to find your way out but if you stay calm you will be fine. you task seems simple but the question is:
Are you alone?
Marathon
Endless Runner
A 2D endless runner game, that takes place on the side of an ancient Greek vase.
This is the first game made by, Second Ronin!
click the image to download.
Skyrim Mod
Lighthowler Witch Insurance
Help the residents of Skyrim by destroying an infestation of Witches,
in this project i designed the quest-line, story, level design and even added my voice to one of the characters.
click the image to be taken to the mods steam page
Samples of Assets and environments
Experience and Education
Designer - PsychoHound
March 2018 - November 2018
My roles primarily consist of general design assistance.
however, I did expand from level design assistance to other roles; such as:
Sound design, Narrative design, Gameplay design and assisting the primary producer with day to day task management.
Co-Founder: Second Ronin
Founded May 2017
Second Ronin is the name myself and a friend, release our game projects under to develop our portfolios, we each divide the work load evenly and have a hand in every stage of development.
Teesside university
November 2011 - March 2014
Qualifications: BA (hons) Computer Games Design - 2:1
I have recently completed my studies of computer games design at Teesside university in the United Kingdom.
I am comfortable working alone or in a team. I have been lead designer / producer on two major game development projects whilst at university, a trailer for one of these projects “Six Silver Bullets” is available here. http://youtu.be/pDzP5zYfIgc For this particular project, I wrote the story and created the characters, during development it was up to me to oversee the development of the levels and assign work to the rest of the team.
Related Programs: Unreal Engine 4, 3ds Max, Unity, Photoshop.
Huddersfield New College
September 2009 - May 2011
Qualification - BTec National Diploma in Games, Art and Media Design.
Contact
Thanks so much for reviewing my Game Design Portfolio. For questions about my skills and experience, or even if you just want to say hi, don’t hesitate to get in touch.