Level Designer - Application

[Verex]

Hey there, im interested in joining Project Stealth as a Level Designer. :)

Nickname: Verex.
Age: 17, almost 18.
Personal Status: Secondary School.

Position: Level Designer

Example Work:

Here is some recent work from UT3 and GoW PC:

http://i41.tinypic.com/xcnqzc.jpg
http://i43.tinypic.com/nd0ejd.jpg
http://i44.tinypic.com/deqoph.jpg
http://i41.tinypic.com/14neas3.jpg

Looking foward to hearing from you guys! :)

[frvge]

Hey,

Thanks for your application.
Your work looks good to me, but I'm not an artist so I cant make a real judgement.

I have a few questions:
- Do have enough time for PS? Think roughly 1-2 hours a week at the very least. Do you have exams this year?
- Do you know the basics of modeling and texturing so you can make simple props and textures yourself?
- Do you have experience with Kismet/Material Editor/Cascade, and how long do you have experience with the Editor in total (include UT2004 etc if you want)?
- Do you have links to downloadable maps or other projects so we can check it out?
- Experience with SAM gameplay (aka Versus mode of the Splinter Cell series) is a plus, but not a necessity.

Thanks again :)

frvge

[Verex]

Thanks for the quick reply! :)

1. Yeah, i definately have more than a few hours a week to spend on the project.
2. I can do basic prop modeling with 3ds max, however i cannot UV map or texture them.
3. I have experience with kismet in terms of triggers etc... And also with the material editor. However im not familiar with cascade, because i have never needed to make my own particles, although im sure i can learn if its needed. And i have used the editor for just over two years by now i think. I started with UE2 with UT2k4, and moved onto UE3.
4. I have never uploaded maps to be honest, always just made personal maps for fun.
5. And yeah, i have beaten all of the Splinter Cell games, and am familiar with the multiplayer. :)

Some model examples:

http://i43.tinypic.com/o7sfls.jpg
http://i43.tinypic.com/30hvj2g.jpg
http://i41.tinypic.com/2l93a4n.jpg
http://i41.tinypic.com/t4tlaw.jpg
http://i39.tinypic.com/2ztk96f.jpg
http://i39.tinypic.com/10gagbs.jpg
http://i40.tinypic.com/okbibs.jpg

And here is an example of a kismet setup for a small map i did. It just contains various sound cues, spawning enemies, matinee triggers etc...(Im telling you that also because you cant read it because of its size, but you get the idea!)

http://i39.tinypic.com/ankaq9.jpg

[frvge]

Looks nice IMO.

I'll start the internal voting-process. That'll probably take around 4 days. I'll get back to you ASAP.

[LennardF1989]

Hello Verex,

To get back on frvge's question about texturing... can you make textures at all? Say you need a wooden texture for the floor, or a brick wall texture, would you be able to make it?

Lennard

EDIT:
Do you have any Photoshop skills, or have you never tried texturing.

[Verex]

yeah i can use photoshop, but i have never textured, because i never learnt how to UV map models. Although i dont think i would be able to make textures from scratch, maybe from a reference image, but not from scratch.

[LennardF1989]

Making BSP textures is basically creating a 512x512 image that tiles, no UV mapping or anything. I have no idea if Zedblade makes his textures from scratch or modifies existing image.

[Verex]

Oh, i thought you meant texturing models, but you meant as in textures like walls and floors.

But still i have never tried lol!

[Gui Brazil]

You should be able to do both, actually. IMO if you want to do a career out of this later on, UV'ing and texturing is a must.

[Verex]

I plan on being a programmer and go into the industry that way, by doing computer science in univeristy. A 3d app(UV-ing and texturing) will be something i learn, so i can be a more flexible member to a team.