Hans Larsen
Level Designer/Scripter                                                            www.hl-larsen.com
5811 Mesa Dr. #523                                                          Cell Phone: 508-776-5000
Austin, TX 78731                                                                  larsen.h@gmail.com

                                               SKILLS
> 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
* 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
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
> Researched and wrote Master’s Proposal on character advancement in the First-Person Shooter genre
> Designed test map, blocked out BSP, textured, lit and placed all gameplay elements using Hammer
> Tested and interviewed participants and 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
Level Designer
> Created all design documentation and 2D maps
> Blocked out all geometry and placed models
> Scripted all sequences

Final Act, Unreal Tournament 3 Team Multi-Player 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/Programmer
> 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
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