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Dave Shramek

Game Designer, Writer

 

(512) 947-6853

7601 Rialto Blvd., #1917, Austin, TX 78735

dshramek@gmail.com

www.daveshramek.com

Education

BA in Radio, Television and Film, 2000
University of Texas at Austin, College of Communications

Work Experience

Amaze Entertainment (December 2006 - Present)

  •  Creation of level geometry and population of levels for Spyro ’07.

Gizmondo Studios Texas (November 2004 – January 2006)

  • Level creation and population, including scripted encounters for a Johnny Whatever and Hit and Myth

  • Wrote and scripted cinematics using in-game assets and scripting language

Warthog Texas (February 2003 – November 2004)

  • Wrote and maintained a game design document for Conquest 2 and Johnny Whatever.

  • Scripted missions, encounters and cinematics for Shadows of Mordor

  • Designed level advancement, dice-rolling and gameplay mechanics for a Shadows of Mordor.

  • Wrote a multi-ending story for Shadows of Mordor, a Lord of the Rings RPG.

  • Co-wrote and created story elements for Johnny Whatever and Conquest 2

  • Created E3 trailers using cinematics and in-game footage

Feverpitch Studios (April 2002 – February 2003)

  • Created game design documents and game bibles for Shadows of Mordor and War of the Ring based on Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings books

  • Created pitch documents for War of the Ring and Conquest 2, Zarria (an action shooter), squad combat strategy games and the DC Comics MMORPG.

Software

·    Microsoft Office Suite

·    Maya

·    VSS and AlienBrain

·    Yeti

·    Photoshop

·    Custom Level Editors

·    Unreal Editor

·    Torque

Hobbies and Other Skills

Pen and Paper Role playing games, playing and creating new rules, classes, races and feats
Tabletop games such as Puerto Rico, Settlers of Cattan, Set, and Guillotine
Encyclopedic knowledge of pop culture, especially movie and TV quotes

Titles Worked On

  • Shadows of Mordor: Fantasy RPG based on Lord of the Rings for Vivendi Universal

  • Conquest 2: Space Fleet RTS based on the original Conquest: Frontier Wars for Warthog Europe

  • Johnny Whatever: Dystopian punk rock Xbox 3rd person shooter/adventure platformer for Warthog

  • Johnny Whatever: Portable version of the same game for Gizmondo and Gizmondo Widescreen

  • Hit and Myth: Overhead action shooter for Gizmondo

  • Spyro '07: Fully 3D action platformer for Nintendo DS

Shipped Titles

  • Hit and Myth – Gizmondo Q1 2006

 

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