Hans Larsen

SKILLS

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• Level Editors: HeroBlade (Star Wars: The Old Republic), Unreal 3 (Gears of War, UT3, UDK), Radiant (Call of Duty 4), Hammer (Half-Life 2), TES Construction Kit (Morrowind, Oblivion), Unity 3D
• Programming/Scripting: C++, C#/XNA, LUA, HTML, Unreal Script and various other proprietary scripting languages
• Written and Verbal Skills: Communication through documents, wiki articles, email, meetings, and problem resolution
• Team/Pipeline Skills: Development/Placeholder assets (Adobe Photoshop, 3D Studio Max), Source Control (Tortoise SVN, Perforce), SCRUM, Task Lists, Code Review

LEVEL DESIGN SKILLS

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BSP block-out and detail geometry White box creation in 3D Studio Max Terrain manipulation and texturing

Gameplay/trigger systems Enemy placement and pathing Visual and code-based scripting

GAME DEVELOPMENT EXPERIENCE

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Star Wars: The Old Republic, HeroBlade MMO BioWare Austin	January - Current 2010
World Designer

• Created and placed mobs
  • Maintained a cohesive world narrative by communicating with other teams
  • Placed enemies and cover to complete large areas of the world while maintaining an enjoyable experience with diverse situations
• Trusted with a multitude of tools and systems within the game
  • Learned and created taxis routes and have helped with debugging taxis
  • Set-up and maintained support NPCs (Vendors, Bindpoints, Trainers & Medcenters)
  • Created world boss encounters with unique enemies and situations
• Responsible for the implementation and documentation of an unannounced system
  • Worked closely with systems team to iterate the process and system itself
  • Worked with art team to request assets and necessary changes
  • Acted as point of contact for questions/comments about this system
• Given leadership of a planet’s spawning polish team with three direct reports
  • Assigned and delegated polish tasks
  • Updated all relevant documentation
  • Reported to team lead with status updates and time estimates
• One of two team members responsible for spawning polish on the E3 build
• Responsible for identifying and suggesting a fix for an issue with the tools that would save hundreds of man hours

Master's Thesis Project, Half-Life 2 Individual Project	January - May 2009
Author and Level Designer/Scripter

• Researched and wrote Master’s thesis on character advancement in the First-Person Shooter genre
• Designed and implemented all aspects of the test map using Hammer
• Tested and interviewed participants then analyzed the gathered data

The Chronos Project, Unreal Tournament 3 Single-Player Team Project	January - May 2009
Level Design/Scripter, Art Manager

• Oversaw and implemented Matinee (cinematic) sequences
• Took over responsibility and oversight of art team with five direct reports
• In charge of compiling and distributing the build at each milestone

Scenic Route, Call of Duty 4 Single-Player Individual Project	January - May 2009
Author and Level Designer/Scripter

• Created all design documentation and 2D maps
• Blocked out all geometry and placed models
• Scripted all sequences

Final Act, Unreal Tournament 3 Multi-Player Team Project	June - October 2008
Level Designer/Scripter

• Created all custom particle effects
• Created custom classes for mod code base
• In charge of compiling and distributing the build at each milestone

What About Bravo, Gears of War Single-Player Individual Project	June - October 2008
Author and Level Designer/Scripter

• Created all design documentation and 2D maps
• Blocked out all BSP and placed all static meshes
• Scripted all sequences and cinematics

Jyouge Tenchi, Torque X Single-Player Team 2D Project	March - May 2008
Project Lead, Level Designer/Scripter

• Oversaw all production and management tasks on the project
• Scripted custom boss battles and other needed game functionality
• Optimized implemented levels and ported the game to the Xbox 360

EDUCATION

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SMU Guildhall, Plano, TX	May 2009
Master of Interactive Technology, Specialization in Level Design

Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA	May 2006
Bachelor of Arts, Major in Cognitive Science, Minor in Philosophy