Jacob Ryan Wheeler | Level & World Designer

I'm a driven designer with 6 years of experience designing levels, quests, and feature prototypes for single-player linear and open-world adventures, kart racers, action RPGs, & multiplayer maps.

★ S.P.E.C.I.A.L.

Layouts | Quests | Scripting | Feature Prototyping

★ Engines & Editors:

Unreal Engine | Unity | Creation Kit | Chrome 6 | Source

★ Skills:

Technical writing | Teamwork | Communication | Agile

★ Values:

Rapid Prototyping | Player Focus | Always Playable | Hero Moments

★ Published:

★ 4 shipped games on Steam/Epic Games Store
★ 6 stand-alone levels on Steam in AAA map editors

★ 1 blind-accessible game-jam game on Itch

★ 13+ technical prototypes on YouTube

★ Medium blog articles on level design

★ Unicorn traits:

★ Academic background rooted in human behavior

★ Bonus XP: teaching, training, facilitation

The Mysterious Misadventures of
Mollie and Mordecai

Unreal Engine 4
Indie Team Project - Lunarfall (2021)
Level Designer
Focus: Linear Level Layout, Exterior & Interior Aesthetics, Puzzle Design, Leadership

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Hex Rally Racers

Unreal Engine 4
Graduate Student Team Project (2022)
Level Designer
Focus: Track Design, Technical Level Design, Collision, Splines

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Manny's Best Friend

Creation Kit, Fallout 4
Solo Project (2022)
Level & Quest Designer
Focus: Open-World Techniques, Emotional Engagement, NPC Follower

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Manny's Best Friend (Fallout 4; Creation Kit)

Another Day, Another Dollar

Dying Light Developer Tools
Solo Project (2023)
Level & Quest Designer
Focus: Linear Quest Design, Combat Scripting, Skill-Progression

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Unreal Engine 4 Indie Team Project - Lunarfall (2021) Level Designer Focus: Linear Level Layout, Exterior & Interior Aesthetics, Puzzle Design, Leadership

Unreal Engine 4 Graduate Student Team Project (2022) Level Designer Focus: Track Design, Technical Level Design, Collision, Splines

Creation Kit, Fallout 4 Solo Project (2022) Level & Quest Designer Focus: Open-World Techniques, Emotional Engagement, NPC Follower

Dying Light Developer Tools Solo Project (2023) Level & Quest Designer Focus: Linear Quest Design, Combat Scripting, Skill-Progression

Unreal Engine 4
Indie Team Project - Lunarfall (2021)
Level Designer
Focus: Linear Level Layout, Exterior & Interior Aesthetics, Puzzle Design, Leadership

Unreal Engine 4
Graduate Student Team Project (2022)
Level Designer
Focus: Track Design, Technical Level Design, Collision, Splines

Creation Kit, Fallout 4
Solo Project (2022)
Level & Quest Designer
Focus: Open-World Techniques, Emotional Engagement, NPC Follower

Dying Light Developer Tools
Solo Project (2023)
Level & Quest Designer
Focus: Linear Quest Design, Combat Scripting, Skill-Progression