About Me

 

Who am I?

Hi there I'm Ethan, I'm a game design student at UCF and am a part of the class of 2023.  Ive been into video games as a player since i was 6 years old when i got my first console and i got into development during the 7th grade and i pretty quickly realized that this was my passion and what i wanted to do for a career. 

I would describe myself as a more technical designer with a focus on level design. I have the experience to do a little bit of just about all aspects of a game development pipeline which i think helps me as a designer since it allows me to get my points across to the more specialized members of a team or in a small team/in a pinch i can serve as an emergency backup for multiple roles. 

My passion with games and game design is the storytelling that video games can achieve. No medium has the capabilities that games does to immerse a person into a story and to tell as complex as a story as games. Additionally one of my passions with games is being able to create characters from under-represented communities.

What technology do i know how to use?

Unity 

I've been using unity as a hobbyist since version 5.0

Unreal

I have approximately 2 years of experience with unreal, both with the older 4.X version and the newer 5.X edition

Gamemaker Studio

Maya

i have 3 years of modeling experience using maya, i am able to make assets ranging in size from buildings to small props 

Zbrush

I have a year of experience with zbrush

Substance Painter


C#

C++

Unreal visual scripting


Linux

I've been using Linux as my primary operating system for home use for over 8 years. I have experience with Debian, Fedora, and Arch based distributions

Git & Github

I have been using git for the past 4 years of college for version control of a variety of projects. Most of my experience is with Github's system, 

ClickUp (project management software)

For my role on Soul Detective i was required to learn the ins and outs of Clickup, this has given me a lot of translatable skills to other DevOps software, and a general understanding of the Agile workflow

Socials and Contact Info

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ethan-symonds-0a8b7b1a5/

E-Mail: ethanesymonds@gmail.com