GAME DESIGNER
ABOUT ME
Hi, I'm Eliot, a current Games Design Student at Teesside University!
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For the age of 9, I've always wanted to develop games that people could get lost in and experience incredible stories and moments. Having grown up during the height of Minecraft's popularity, the accessibility to mod and develop features for the game always enthralled me, as well as making silly games in Scratch and Python.
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Throughout my time in secondary school, I never let the dream of developing games die, not once did I question my desire to make games. During this time, my video game knowledge expanded when being introduced to The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim which exposed me to such a wonderful and fantastic world and the genre's I'd fall in love with. This led me to Cyberpunk 2077, Fallout, Oblivion, and the Witcher 3, all games that had a significant impact on how much I loved games and how badly I wanted to make my own.
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When the time came, I began searching for the right course that would offer me access to a wide knowledge of skills as well as the right equipment to grow and accomplish my dreams. Finally, settling for Middlesborough College, my skills exploded into action, making some projects that I am still proud of to this day. My time at college spurred some incredible and fun games that I look back on with pride.
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Finally, I'm brought to University, where I'm currently developing and harnessing my skills even more to help me reach my dreams.
EDUCATION
BA (Hons) Games Design @ Teesside University
2025 - Present
Modules:
Game Creation - 85%
Game Design and Mechanics - 92%
Game Prototyping - TBC
Industry Briefs - TBC
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Level 3 Extended Diploma in Games, Animation and VFX @ Middlesborough College
2023 - 2025
Year 1 Modules:
Creative and Technical 3D Modelling
Art Fundamentals for the Games, Animation and VFX
Core Principles of Games Design
Fundamental Product Programming Skills
VFX Fundamentals for Games, Animation and VFX
Fundamental Animation Skills for Games, Animation and VFX
Year 2 Modules:​
Emerging Technologies/Trends in Games, Animation and VFX
Production Management for Games, Animation and VFX
Images and Sounds for Imagined Worlds
Working in Games, Animation and VFX Industries
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9 GCSE's Grade 5 and above @ Haughton Academy
2018 - 2023
English Language - 5
English Literature - 6
Science - 6,5
Maths - 7
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SKILLS
Hard Skills:
Unreal Engine 5, Substance Painter, Blender, Photoshop, Premier Pro, Godot
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Soft Skills:
Team skills, iterative design, feedback and communication.
INTERESTS
Playing popular worldwide games such as Skyrim, Detroit: Become Human, and Hollow Knight to help me understand what makes them so beloved and unique.
Annual attendance to Animex to learn new tools, information, and techniques to better develop my assignments and personal projects.
