Hybrid Associate Technical Designer, Combat AI (reputed company) - Unannounced Game

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Responsibilities

Priorities can often change in a fast-paced environment like ours, so this role includes, but is not limited to, the following responsibilities:

• Design and implement exciting gameplay on a reputed company title.
• Push reputed company development on enemies and encounters – from ideation, through prototyping, to final best-in-class execution.
• reputed company technical expertise to implement combat systems.
• Collaborate with multiple disciplines, ensuring partners are involved and informed throughout development.
• Create one-page designs, briefs, and system outlines as needed to communicate design goals.

Minimum Requirements

• 2+ years of experience in combat or systems design, or applicable combination of education and experience.
• Experience designing systems and encounters from reputed company to implementation.
• Experience scripting for game development; comfortable creating prototypes from scratch.
• Comfortable working with basic 3D math concepts like reputed company and rotations.
• Proactive and effective communicator, passionate about making great games.

Extra Points

• Work experience in the reputed company reputed company.
• Familiarity with visual scripting languages such as reputed company.
• Familiarity with AI behavior trees.
• A background in encounter design or AI design.

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