Steve Merka
Game Director MLB The Show at Sony Interactive Entertainment - San Diego Studios
- Role
- Game Director at Sony Interactive Entertainment
- Location
- San Diego, CA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Steve Merka
Hello, I am SteveI am a passionate game developer, and leader, who looks to inspire, encourage, and grow the talents of those around me and push the envelope of gaming. I want each person to want to play it and I want each person to feel right about our decisions. I have been involved with the gaming industry for just over 18 years. During that time, I have worked on multiple genres (FPS, Action, MMO, Mobile, and Sports), and I have worked with some large studios, with one the last two being Electronic Arts, where I was the lead designer of Madden NFL Mobile for 2 1/2 years, overseeing the creative vision of our 3-5 year plan, and helping to ensure that we remained in the Top 20 Grossing for most of the year, as well as being the top grossing F2P game on Apple multiple times.I am currently with Sony Interactive Entertainment, as a Design Director on the MLB The Show franchise, overseeing the development of frontend features and identifying the construction of our design north star and where we take our feature set over the next 5-7 years. I believe that we are more than the genres of games that we develop, and we bring those experiences with us to new projects and help them grow in new and different ways.Areas of knowledge:* Free to Play Game Development* Mobile Development* Full Cycle Development* Social Engagement* Setting Vision Goals* MMO Development* Player Engagement & Retention
Experience
Game Director
Sony Interactive Entertainment
Oct 2022 — Present · San Diego, CA, US
Education
The University of Georgia
Biology, General
1993 — 1994
Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College
Biology
1990 — 1992
University of Advancing Technology
Bachelor of Arts - BA, Multimedia Game Design
2003 — 2005
Skills
- 3d Studio Max
- Maya
- Unreal Editor
- Team Management
- Scrum
- Social Games
- Gameplay
- Character Animation
- Xbox 360
- Photoshop
- Mobile Games
- User Experience Design
- Adobe Photoshop
- Video Games
- Computer Games
- Quest Design
- Unreal 3
- Traditional Art Skills
- Document Drafting
- User Interface Design
- Game Development
- Scripting
- Console Games
- User Experience
- Mmorpg
- Game Design
- Ps3
- Perforce
- Level Design
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