Brian Freyermuth

Work History

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  Design Director

  Steel Wool Studios

  August 2021 - Present

  In charge of design at Steel Wool Studios, including the new Five Nights At Freddy's game, Security Breach.
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  Narrative Designer

  Telltale Games

  December 2014 - Present

  Helping make narrative games fun and exciting at Telltale Games!

• Owner/Author

  Middark Press

  April 2013 - Present

  Wrote and published "Demon Dance" April 2013. Co-authored and published "Mind of the Beast", the sequel to Demon Dance, on August 15th, 2014.
  
  Currently working on Book 3, "Witch Fire", due out this year.

• Senior Game Design Manager

  CodeCombat

  October 2018 - August 2021

  San Francisco Bay Area

  Putting the fun into coding! Working with a great bunch of people to help Computer Science students and teachers across the world. I managed a team of designers to create a game called Ozaria, while also wrote and directed the voice over for it as well.
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  Escape Room Designer

  ConsenSys

  October 2018 - October 2018

  Consulting for an Escape Room that premiered at @EFDevcon in Prague. Worked on puzzle design, room layout and documentation.
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  Escape Room Puzzle Designer

  Codebreakers Escape Room

  December 2015 - December 2017

  Oceanside, CA

  Contract work for a new Escape Room, located in Oceanside, CA. Created game design documents for over 2 dozen puzzles, as well as story design for a Time Travel themed room and an Atlantis themed room. Also worked with owners to give feedback during construction and playtesting of the rooms before opening.
  
  Currently rated 4.5 stars on Yelp.
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  Lead Content Designer

  Xaviant

  June 2013 - September 2014

  Cumming, GA

  In charge of the story and delivering that story for an independent game called "Lichdom: The 6th Age of Roth".

• Senior Story Designer

  Disney Interactive Studios/ Junction Point

  May 2011 - April 2013

  Story management for Disney Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two. This included working on the structure of the overall story, as well as managing story within each level of the game. Worked with each designer to make sure their quests and flow gave deeper meaning and fit within the constraints of the overall story.
  
  Also Wrote over 50% of the dialog for the game, including half of the cinematics and over half of the in-game dialog, as well as managed and edited all dialog from the external writer, Marv Wolfman.

• Senior Combat Designer

  THQ Carlsbad

  October 2009 - April 2011

  Carlsbad, CA

  Implemented match type functionality for WWE All Stars using a modified Unreal 3 engine and an in-house state machine, including all scripting functionality for Steel Cage match.
  
  Also documented and designed key aspects for WWE All Stars, including match type designs, character designs, health and energy, and the combo system

  
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  Senior Game Designer

  Incinerator Studios

  April 2009 - November 2009

  Level Design\Story Design for Spongebob Squarepants: Globs of Doom, as well as various unreleased demos and games.
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  Senior Designer

  THQ

  August 2006 - April 2009

  Wrote various design specs that touch on all aspects of an unreleased open world game, including: mission design, dialog, story design, open world systems, combat systems, AI design and implementation.

• Senior Designer

  Midway\Surreal Software

  2004 - 2006

  Worked with Unreal 3.0 to prototype a title called This is Vegas for the Playstation 3 and Xbox 360. Worked on the design specs for in-game content, including: World and Crowd AI, Conversation Systems, Mission Content and Structure, Overall Story and other basic systems.
  
  Also scripted most of the in-game cinematics and events for the Suffering 2: Ties That Bind, using an in-house scripting tool, level editor and cinematic editor. Placed sounds, dialog, and special effects using the same tool.

• Senior Designer

  Midway\Surreal Software

  2004 - 2006

  Worked with Unreal 3.0 to prototype a title called This is Vegas for the Playstation 3 and Xbox 360. Worked on the design specs for in-game content, including: World and Crowd AI, Conversation Systems, Mission Content and Structure, Overall Story and other basic systems.
  
  Also scripted most of the in-game cinematics and events for the Suffering 2: Ties That Bind, using an in-house scripting tool, level editor and cinematic editor. Placed sounds, dialog, and special effects using the same tool.

• Lead Designer\Content Designer

  INTERPLAY PRODUCTIONS

  September 1994 - August 2004

  As Lead Designer:
  
  Created all aspects of content design for Run Like Hell and an unreleased Fallout sequel, including but not limited to: concept design, dialog writing, character design, basic storyboarding, creating multiple story arcs, morality paths and puzzles.
  
  Also wrote dialog for 3 hours of cinematics in Run Like Hell.
  
  As Content Designer:
  
  - Created scenario design and dialog for Starfleet Academy, including adaptations of original Star Trek episodes into gameplay.
  - Generated story design for the original Fallout, including character design and dialog branching design.
  - Created initial quest content for the original Fallout, including adventure seeds, character histories and location maps, for the following areas: The Hub, Adytum, the Cathedral, the Boneyard, Necropolis, the Master’s Vault and the Glow.
  - Collaborated with professional script editor to create dialog for ten of the characters implemented within Fallout.

• Lead Designer\Writer

  Run Like Hell

  September 1997 - September 2002
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  Junction Point Studios

  ? - Present