Howdy! I’m Nathan!
I really love making games! I’ve been making games my whole life as projects for classes in school then graduating from Indiana University with a degree in Game Design. I spent 5 years after college living in Japan. I learned Japanese and had the opportunity to create educational table-top games for one of my companies. One of the big perks of learning Japanese has been playing Japanese-only games and seeing their unique designs.
Since moving back, I have worked at Lost Native Ltd. on their published game Wild Country. I spent about a year working as a game designer and associate producer to make Wild Country the best game that we could!
Check out Wild Country by visiting this Steam Page:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1515000/Wild_Country/
How I Design
Research
Anytime I get a design story, I immediately gather as many references as I can. I take notes, highlight the good, and give myself the best opportunity to create something amazing.
Create
Once I get all my research finished, I head over to my whiteboard or Miro and start brainstorming. I create mockups, write documentation, and chat with other teams to get the designs in-game.
Play
After the designs are in-game it’s time to play! I test and tweak my designs over and over again until they feel good enough to send to our daily playtest sessions. I gather feedback from those sessions and continue iterating.
Projects
Here are some glimpses into games that I have either helped make or made myself. The more descript pages are still in progress so please be patient.