PRINCIPAL TECHNICAL DESIGNER Job at Ghost Story Games in Oklahoma City

Overview Ghost Story Games is a self-publishing game development studio founded by Ken Levine and former Irrational Games developers. The studio’s mission is to create narrative-driven experiences rooted in immersive world building and gameplay.

The Challenge :

Ghost Story Games is seeking a talented Principal Technical Designer to join Judas, the highly anticipated game led by Ken Levine. Judas features bold, creative vision and novel technology, with a dynamic visual world, gameplay, and story that unfold in meaningful ways. The project aims to deliver a significant and personal journey adapted to each player’s experience.

As a Principal Technical Designer, you will contribute to the design, implementation, and maintenance of tools, workflows, and key game systems.

Responsibilities :

Help design and prove new features by developing prototypes

Identify technical pitfalls and challenges in new and existing designs, offering possible solutions or alternatives

Contribute tool and workflow improvement ideas to enhance design team efficiency and iteration capabilities

Help design, balance, and iterate technical gameplay systems

Collaborate with other disciplines to align design intent with non-design pipelines and technology

Qualifications :

8+ years of experience in technical design for games

Strong understanding of gameplay and systems design, including player psychology, UX, and gameplay mechanics in AAA games

Experience building procedural systems

Proficiency with Unreal Engine and Blueprint scripting

Knowledge of programming languages such as Python and C#

When Applying :

Please watch the following GDC talk given by Ken Levine : https : / / www.gdcvault.com / play / 1020434 / Narrative

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