This was my third open world game, so I was already savvy with many of the design challenges and complications involved with open world level and mission design. I applied this background knowledge to quickly establish a vision for my content and was able to quickly prototype and iterate to successfully produce high-quality results.

Responsibilities

• Full mission and level design for multiple pivotal moments of the game’s narrative from concept to final
• Responsible for design of two major areas of the game world; one of which featured in multiplayer
• Championed side content with design structure and initial implementation
• Level audits and refactoring of junior designer content
• Extensive use of Ubisoft’s proprietary engine, “Disrupt” and in-house visual scripting tool, “Domino”

I was involved in mission and level design from concept through to release-quality content. I primarily worked on mid-game missions, but also offered support for the penultimate act of the game.

Besides level building and scripting mission content, I was additionally responsible for a number of support tasks during the closing of the game, such as the distribution of crafting items across the campaign and providing scripting assistance for other missions.

Missions

• “Collateral”
• “A Risky Bid”
• “Thanks For The Tip”
• “Hold On, Kiddo”
• “One Foot In The Grave”
• “Stare Into The Abyss”
• “No Turning Back”
• All “Criminal Convoy” missions

Watch_Dogs broke Ubisoft’s company record of first day sales and went on to become the fastest-selling new IP in video game history, selling 4 million copies in its first week. As of December 31, 2014, Watch_Dogs has shipped over 10 million copies.