David Shaver

About David Shaver

Portfolio: Design Lead & World Builder/Level DesignerExpertise in level design, world building, level scripting, combat encounter design, pacing, game feel, mission design, and team leadership.I\'m a game design leader with nearly two decades of professional game industry experience. While I\'ve worked on a wide variety of different games and platforms, I\'m currently a Lead World Designer at Blizzard Entertainment working on World of Warcraft. I also make indie games at my indie studio, Studio Nightcap where I shipped CRASH: Autodrive for Nintendo Switch and Steam!In addition to leadership and mentoring of other designers, I love to design, build, and script levels/worlds that focus on great gameplay. I dabble in combat, system, and narrative design on occasion as well.

Experience

1. Lead Level Designer

   Epic Games

   Oct 2024 — Present

   Lead a team of level designers to create fun and memorable Fortnite POIs and island maps for Battle Royale- Collaborate with many disciplines such as environment art, gameplay design, narrative, legal, brand, and IP holders- Plan future seasonal map content and ensure a high quality and fun player experience comes together for each season- Manage around five level designers including 1 on 1\'s, reviews, coaching, career growth, conflict resolution, etc.

Education

• West Virginia University

  MS

  2003 — 2005

• West Virginia University

  BS

  1999 — 2003

Skills

• Game Design
• Level Design
• Game Programming
• Unreal Engine 3
• Unrealscript
• Radiant
• Unity3d
• Photoshop
• User Experience
• Interaction Design
• Game Design Documents
• Flash Builder
• Flash
• Video Games
• Game Development
• Gameplay
• Xbox 360
• Perforce
• Multiplayer
• Scripting
• Combat Design
• Game Mechanics
• User Experience Design
• User Interface Design
• Game Prototyping
• Playtesting
• Unreal Engine 4
• Ps4
• Xbox One