Game Designer: ArenaNet, Inc.
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- Job Description and Responsibilities:
- ArenaNet, creator of the block-buster RPG, Guild Wars, is looking for game designers with a passion for online games and systems design to work on Guild Wars as a member of the game design team. Candidates must have extensive game playing experience across a wide variety of game genres, and be able to implement and tune gameplay systems such as character movement, environmental interactions, behaviors, and AI using our in-house editing/scripting tools. For information about our team and products, please visit www.arena.net.
- Requirements:
- SSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following.
Other duties may be assigned.
• Give input on design issues
• Work with tool programmers to define tools for use in implementing systems
• System implementation
• Gameplay tuning
• Writing of quest and mission text including NPC dialogue
• Communicate with artists, programmers and other members of the design team
QUALIFICATIONS
• Understanding of how game play affects the end user experience
• Experience using game level and world building tools
• Experience with scripting languages
• Experience implementing and tuning character movement
• Experience implementing and tuning AI behavior
• Must work well in a creative team environment
• Must be a hard-core gamer with extensive experience playing games
• Passion for Guild Wars
• Strong communication skills
• Creativity and innovation
• Strong problem solving abilities
• Creative writing ability
• Familiarity with Word and Excel