Scott Youngblood

Scott Youngblood

Senior Game Designer / 29 yrs

Aliso Viejo, CA

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Senior Game Designer

Dark Mirror (2007)

Work History
  • Lead Game Designer

    Red 5 Studios

    April 2007 - November 2014

    Lead Game Designer: Firefall, 2014 (PC)
    ● Managed team of 22 designers.
    ● Provided product direction for overall design of the game.
    ● Most recently focusing on the Broken Peninsula Open World PVP zone, where I happily got my hands dirty in Lua.

  • Senior Game Designer

    Sony Computer Entertainment America (Bend)

    2001 - 2007

    Lead Multiplayer Game Designer: Syphon Filter Dark Mirror, 2007 (PSP)
    ● Designed, Built, Scripted all of the multiplayer levels for Dark Mirror
    ● Designed all user interface specific to the multiplayer section of the game including unlock system as well as game lobby.
    Lead Game Designer: Syphon Filter: Omega Strain, 2004 (PS2)
    ● Managed team of 4 designers: 2 Level, 1 Systems designer.
    Senior Game Designer: Syphon Filter 3, 2001 (PS2)
    ● Joined Bend studio toward the end of the project, helped final the product.

  • Senior Game Designer

    Pipeworks Software

    2000 - 2001

    Lead Game Designer: Raven-X (unshipped), 2000 (Xbox 360)
    ● Was responsible for creating multiple product pitches (8) to Microsoft, Product was eventually canceled after working prototype was playable.
    ● Level design & systems design

  • Lead Game Designer

    Electronic Arts

    1999 - 2000

    Lead Game Designer: Majestic: Special Edition, 2001 (PC)
    ● Designed game content and content creation tools for on online episodic game: Majestic.

  • Lead Game Designer

    Dynamix Inc

    1990 - 1999

    Associate Director: Tribes 2, 2001 (PC)
    ● Product management, design lead.

    Lead Game Designer - February 1996 to September 1999
    ● Front Page Sports: Ski Racing 1997 (PC), Starsiege: Tribes 1998 (PC).

    Game Designer / Associate Producer - February 1994 to September 1996
    ● Designed and managed the development process for PC Sports simulations. Titles include Front Page Sports: Baseball ’94 (1994), Front Page Sorts: Football Pro ’95, 1994 ,Front Page Sports: Baseball, 1993, Legends and Stadiums, Front Page Sports: Football Pro 96 1996, Front Page Sports:

  • Database Programmer

    UMA Mirage Productions

    1987 - 1989
Education
  • University of Oregon

    1987 - 1990
  • North Eugene High School

    1982 - 1986