​Horizon: Zero Dawn

Junior Game and Level Designer

Project info

Game: Horizon: Zero Dawn
Studio: Guerrilla Games Amsterdam
Platform: PS4
Genre: Third Person RPG
Active Period: Feb 2016 - July 2016
Release Date: February 28th 2017

Responsibilities included

World Encounter System Management and Implementation
  • Implemented and managed the world encounters in Horizon: Zero Dawn
  • Developed and scripted encounters from concept to shippable
Level Design
  • ​Designed and implemented traversal routes
  • Integrated encounters in the open world
  • Designed and integrated location-based collectables
Documentation and Presentation
  • Established and documented QA testing-guidelines
  • Wrote Art briefs and feedback documents with regards to world encounters
  • Presented Level and Encounter designs to multidisciplinary teams

Recommendations

James Kneuper
Senior Game, Level, and Technical Designer at Guerrilla Games
"When Midas arrived seven months ago, I was one of the people responsible for teaching him the basics of our proprietary toolset. He ran with it and in short order was creating vast swaths of entertaining content. Midas proactively communicated with other teams to minimize conflicts between world encounters and other types of content. Further, he eagerly solved these challenges while minimizing the impact on other teams' workflows. I highly recommend Midas for any design team - It has been a pleasure working with him and I'm sorry to see him go."
Joshua van Gageldonk
QA Tester at Guerrilla Games
"I have worked together with Midas from the moment he started working at Guerrilla Games. Midas has not only created excellent design implementations, but has also provided excellent support for other teams (such as our QA team).  I know Midas as a reliable, friendly and highly talented designer that I can rely on for his valuable feedback. Midas' work has always been of the highest possible quality and efficiency, not only by working very quickly but also by ensuring readability to other stakeholders. I would absolutely recommend Midas and hope to welcome him again on future projects."