Senior Systems Designer at Carbine Studios
Greater Los Angeles Area
- Current
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- Senior Systems Designer at Carbine Studios
- Past
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- Game Designer at Cheyenne Mountain Entertainment
- Game Designer at Sony Online Entertainment
- Game Designer at Sigil Games Online
- Live Events Team at Monolith Productions
- Education
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- University of Washington
- Pierce College of Puyallup
- Central Washington University
- Puyallup High School
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Steve Williams’s Summary
An experienced MMO Designer with a passion for social play, economics, exploration, and a solid background in system design. My favorite part of the design discipline is bringing the player into friction with the game world - creating situations in which the game and player come into contact in a meaningful way. My experience includes designing gameplay systems for MMOs, writing lore and backstory for MMOs, and bringing to life NPCs, quests, and dungeons.
Steve Williams’s Specialties:
System design and/or content implementation of all sorts - I emphasize my experience designing social and economic dynamics, alternative gameplay styles for MMOs, and writing backstory/fiction/lore for MMOs as my particular talents.
Steve Williams’s Experience
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Senior Systems Designer
Carbine Studios
(Computer Games industry)
February 2009 — Present (10 months)
Tradeskill systems designer.
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Game Designer
Cheyenne Mountain Entertainment
(Privately Held; Computer Games industry)
January 2008 — January 2009 (1 year 1 month)
Systems Designer on the upcoming MMO Stargate Worlds (Crafting and Mini-games).
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Game Designer
Sony Online Entertainment
(Public Company; Computer Games industry)
May 2007 — October 2007 (6 months)
Diplomacy Lead for Vanguard: Saga of Heroes. I co-designed the gameplay for Diplomacy, and was responsible for all gameplay design and content for Diplomacy. I was also responsible for the Diplomacy team for Vanguard.
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Game Designer
Sigil Games Online
(Public Company; Computer Games industry)
September 2005 — May 2007 (1 year 9 months)
Diplomacy Lead for Vanguard: Saga of Heroes. I co-designed the gameplay for Diplomacy, and was responsible for all gameplay design and content for Diplomacy. I was also responsible for the Diplomacy team for Vanguard.
Prior positions at Sigil include:
Associate Game Designer, implementing Diplomacy and Adventuring content.
Game Master -
Live Events Team
Monolith Productions
(Computer Games industry)
February 2005 — July 2005 (6 months)
Created and implemented live events for The Matrix Online. Played the roles of numerous iconic Matrix characters such as Morpheus, The Merovingian, etc.
Steve Williams’s Education
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University of Washington
Geology 1998 — 1999
Emphasis in laboratory work including remote sensing technology.
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Pierce College of Puyallup
Science Emphasis 1998 — 1998
Voluntary coursework in anthropology, oceanography, and environmental studies.
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Central Washington University
Geology 1992 — 1996
Extensive emphasis in field work, especially geomorphology and petrology.
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Puyallup High School
1988 — 1992
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Steve Williams’s Interests:
game design, history, geology, world building, onomastics/toponomastics, linguistics, constructed languages, ecology, environmental stewardship, environmentalism, hiking, snowshoeing
Steve Williams’s Groups:
IGDA, Sierra Club
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Association of Virtual Worlds -
Game Developers
Steve Williams’s Contact Settings
Interested In:
- consulting offers
- new ventures
- expertise requests
- reference requests
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