Sean Storey

Work History

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  Lead Game Designer

  Blackbird Interactive Inc

  January 2022 - Present

  Vancouver, CA
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  Lead Systems Designer

  Smilegate Barcelona

  July 2020 - December 2021

  Barcelona, Spain
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  Senior Game Designer

  Ubisoft Toronto

  July 2016 - June 2020

  Toronto, Canada

  

  
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  Senior Game Designer

  Jagex

  December 2013 - November 2015

  - Responsible for all Usability and User Interface design on RuneScape.
  
  - Worked on the system design for an unannounced MMO title.
  
  - Created detailed design documents, user flows and mock-ups for developers.
  
  - Worked on key RuneScape interfaces, including: Legacy mode combat integration,
  Treasure Hunter interface and Twitch streaming integration.
  
  - Led a small team to rapidly prototype new technologies and concepts.
  
  - Worked on concept design and research for unannounced titles.
  
  - Team leader for one of the games created during the in-house "Vital

  
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  Senior Design Consultant

  Deck13

  February 2015 - June 2015

  Frankfurt am Main, Germany

  Interim Head of Game Design
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  Game Designer

  Ubisoft Blue Byte

  April 2013 - October 2013

  - Established the core design of the Combat and AI systems for Assassin's Creed Identity.
  
  - Ensured that the combat mechanics were balanced for the progression curve of the game.
  
  - Designed the dynamic difficulty management system for the game.
  
  - Set guidelines for stealth mechanics.
  
  - Created the rule set for item generation, which ensured that items fit the game's progression curve.
  
  - Designed the core AI behaviours and the associated patterns of response to the player's actions.

• Designer

  KMM Interactive Entertainment

  September 2012 - December 2012

  - Crafted game scenes and scripted triggered events using proprietary Maya based tools for L.A. Noir’s spiritual successor: ‘WOTO’.
  
  - Designed specifications for ambient crowd behaviours based on player interactions.
  
  - Designed the Concept and mocked-up the UI for in-game vendors.
  
  - Created the concepts for several player progression driven game mechanics.
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  Designer

  Sumo Digital

  June 2012 - August 2012

  - Established the design of the multiplayer and social features for Little Big Planet 3.
  
  - Created the concept of the multiplayer UI and in-game DLC/Microtransactions store.
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  Experienced Game Designer

  Codemasters

  April 2010 - June 2012

  - Responsible for all online multiplayer features within DiRT3 and GRID2.
  
  - Designed the functionality of all multiplayer related UI interfaces.
  
  - Ensured that the matchmaking within DiRT3 and GRID2 provided the optimal gaming experience for all player types.
  
  - Established the player progression within the multiplayer section of DiRT3 and GRID2.
  
  - Created the design for the YouTube video upload feature within DiRT3 and GRID2.
  
  - Designed the functionality of the in-game DLC store within DiRT3 and GRID2.
  
  - Created the concept of new a-synchronous mul

  
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  Junior Game Designer

  Reflections

  January 2008 - March 2010

  - Concepted and balanced several game mechanics for Driver: San Francisco, including the scoring system and special abilities.
  
  - Crafted numerous missions using propriety 3D Studio Max and LUA based tools.
  
  - Designed the functionality of multiplayer UI interfaces.
  
  - Mapped the player progression in both single and multiplayer modes.
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  Game Designer

  Submarine

  April 2007 - August 2007

  - Established the UI design and game flow of the online community game ‘Girlz’own’
  
  - Designed the core features of several unannounced projects.

• Interaction Designer

  Sixtyseven

  October 2006 - March 2007

  - Created the functional UI design of several web pages.
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  Intern Gamedesigner

  Larian Studios

  September 2004 - December 2004

  - Designed the core features of the educational game ‘Kinderen van de Windt’.
  
  - Concepted several unit types for an unannounced RTS game.