Shashank Uppalike
Senior Narrative Designer | Creative Direction
- Role
- Senior Narrative Designer at SOFTGAMES
- Location
- Bengaluru, KA, IN
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Shashank Uppalike
Hi there! I\'m a Senior Narrative Designer, learning to lead a story department- Designing story-systems and narrative features- Building creative vision - Managing narrative content delivery- World and Lore building, character design, plot development, game writing- Mentoring writers and narrative designers- Reviewing writing, art and UX designs prior to QA/Dev handover- Making design decisions based on data inferences and player behaviours.Narrative consultation- Build an organic narrative direction/vision to capture the feel of your desired experience- Strategise a step-by-step narrative design action plan- Identify strengths and constraints of your game systems and formulate appropriate narrative strategies.Dream project: I wish to build a studio that experiments with interactive narrative systems. Where stories drives the product. Where prototyping is the soul of building experiences. Where storytelling happens through art, environment, interactions, UX and every touch point of the game, thereby pushing the boundaries of how stories are traditionally delivered. Website:
Experience
Senior Narrative Designer
Aug 2024 — Present · Berlin, DE
Leading the narrative direction for our third story game \"Matching Moments\". Art direction for characters and environment. Writing direction for plot and screenplay. Design collaboration to improve DAU, retention and story engagement metrics
Education
St Joseph Engineering College, Mangaluru
Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering
2011 — 2015
National Institute of Design
Master's degree, Game Design
2016 — 2019
ZHdK Zürcher Hochschule der Künste
Bachelor of Arts (Exchange Semester), Game Design
2017 — 2018
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