About
I'm a designer and developer of many things with a knack for making levels, games and a good amount of front-end web experience on the side. I started my interest with game development using the BUILD Engine and playing tons of Duke 3D back in 1996. Around the same time I found Microsoft FrontPage, so making websites became a thing in my life too. Since then I've done a bit of everything when it comes to games—level design, scripting, sound foley, 2D/3D art and animation, game/level mechanics programming. I have a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Design from Cornish College of the Arts and an Associate of Applied Science in Interactive Media from Columbus State Community College.
Experience
100 Worries, LLC.
Jun, 2018 - Present
Co-founder of studio. Heading brand, web, game design and development as well as internal prototyping for early titles for a small independent game studio.
Team Gourmet, USA
May, 2021 - Aug, 2022
Headed rebranding of both digital and print media along with complete redevelopment of official Ecommerce site theme based in Shopify.
Lab Manager, BEX User Research
Expedia Group
Sep, 2017 - Dec, 2019
Areas of responsibility included Research Ops, Research Archive Development, A/V + IT Services, Lab Support, Software training and Communications.
Cornish College of the Arts
May, 2017 - Sep, 2017
A WebGL based virtual gallery and interaction toolkit built in Unity, commissioned by Cornish to provide a browser/HMD based experience for displaying student and faculty work for virtual exhibitions.
Cornish College of the Arts
Jun, 2017 - Sep, 2017
Provided basic IT support for the ADFM department computer & digital print lab, assisted with small projects and gallery AV tech prep for student shows.
Venom Game Labs, LLC.
Dec, 2012 - Apr, 2016
Developed several guide levels while moving towards implementing environment & atmospheric standards set out by previous lead level designer.
Education
Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA), Design
2015 - 2017
Built a strong core in traditional design skills with emphasis on web, UI/UX and emerging tech. Capstone project was a full game demo and studio brand guide.
Columbus State Community College
Associate of Applied Science (AAS), Interactive Media
2010 - 2013
Foundational degree with practical hands-on experience with traditional, web, 2D and 3D media. Primary focus was in 3D Art and Animation.
Skills
Let's talk
Looking to get in touch? Below are a few options to contact me along with my resume for download or viewing directly.
- dave@dcmcdowell.com
- @func_dave
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Resume
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