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Video Game

GAME DESIGNER

NICK RIVERA

Bachelor of Science Degree in Games from the University of Utah, 

Entertainment Arts & Engineering

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My Latest Work

Your Average Bear | Class of 2023 Capstone Project | Gameplay Designer, Level Designer, Audio Coordinator

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MY PORTFOLIO

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STEALTH

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GAMEPLAY DESIGNER, LEVEL DESIGNER, AUDIO COORDINATOR

​Your Average Bear is a stealth comedy about a black bear trying to sneakily part campers from their food by using an assortment of tools found in the aspen forest it calls home. Collect tasks from your fellow animals, collect food with the help of various tools, and hand them off, all without getting caught!

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PUZZLE

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PRODUCER

Lost in Finding is an alternative puzzle game that explores the struggles and experiences of someone with mental illness. Players are given very little information while they attempt to complete puzzles and challenges while helping NPCs. Each character the player interacts with is representative of an internal struggle they are facing in the real world, all leading to root of it all. 

Credits
Michael Dougal - Engineer
Hanting Jiao - Level Design
Jaybird Kingston - Artist
Zach Mcphearson - Sound Design
Nick Rivera - Producer
Danny Rojas - Narrative
Will Telford - Narrative

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VFX / Machinima
 

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Creator

For this project I wanted to create an animatic to show off a gravity spell effect that I created using Unreal's Niagara systems and sequencer. 

04

Rapid Prototyping

Rapid Prototyping work

Gameplay Designer, Level Designer

This is a trailer I created for a rapid prototype for our game No Diving. The game itself was an escape room horror game set place in a liminal pool house with lovecraftian horror elements. The player's goal was to explore the map collecting tools in order to dive deeper into the bottomless pool to find an exit. 

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