skate.
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Built in the FrostEd Engine
EA/Full Circle (AAA)
My Roles: Game Design, Level Design
skate.
I got the awesome privilege to work with EA on their classic franchice given a new coat of paint, skate! “skate.” is a social live service sandbox about skating around the city with your friends. Players must flick their right stick to perform tricks. Players can film their clips, have a chill skate sesh, or do some of the structured activities in the game. I was in charge of creating those structured activities to keep players coming back to have them potentially convert into a paying customer.
My Responsibilities
Due to me joining a pre-existing team, I had to quickly adapt to their processes, tools, and culture. The onboarding was swift and I got to make content quickly. Unfortunately, I can’t share many behind-the-scenes things due to NDAs, but the general process is as follows
Part 1: Paper Design
Pitch to the team what my proposed activity is. I record footage of myself in action in-game, and I share my design intentions with the team alongside it. I will receive feedback from other designers and approval from a lead or director.
Part 2: Playable Blockout
Blockout an initial version of it and get it playtested by the team. Seek approval from a lead or director.
Part 3: Polish
Fix any bugs and polish any rough corners. At this point, the wider team gets to play these activities. Seek final approval from a lead or director.
Part 4: Pass It On
At this point the activity is passed to the narrative and cinematic team, where they can do their work!
Part 5: QA
QA extensively tests each activity. If there’s any bugs, a ticket is sent to my Jira which I must resolve.
I was also responsible for providing feedback to other pieces of content and the game as a whole!
I Created 68% of all Season 1 activity content. Many of which have become permanent activities added to the game that can be played past Season 1.
VIDEOS FROM THE COMMUNITY
Here are some people playing some of my content from the community!
DOWNLOAD
You can find the game on most major platforms: https://www.ea.com/games/skate/skate/buy
Most processes can’t be shared due to NDA. Sorry :(
the rest of this page is
UNDER CONSTRUCTION!
What will be here (eventually)
Pillars that guided my design
What it was like working with a massive team (100+) and how my communication skills leveled up.