Nicholas Yapp

Narrative Designer & Game Developer @ Foxie Games

About

Mid-level game developer with a key interest in narrative and progression systems, always trying to understand the player's perspective. Portfolio: https://nickyapp.carrd.co/

Country

Australia

City

Adelaide

Industry

Entertainment

Skill

Unity, Software Development, Programming, English, Writing, Game Design

Experience

Narrative Designer & Game Developer

Foxie Games

2022-8 - Present · 4 yrs 2 mos

Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

Designing quests, storylines, and tutorials. Also coordinate writers, while doing plenty writing myself. Develop game features with a primary focus on narrative systems.

Game Developer

Foxie Games

2019-1 - 2022-8 · 3 yrs 8 mos

Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

Virtual Sim Story (2020) Horse Riding Tales (2019) Relax Vistas (2019) I primarily work with, maintain, and expand quest, dialogue, and tutorial systems. I am also responsible for creating content using said systems and coordinating writers. Additionally I often work on progression systems as well as general player experience.

Game Developer

Savage Yeti Games

2017 - 2019 · 2 yrs

Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

PatchWord (2017) - Winner of InnovationACT (2017), Winner of ACT iAwards (2018) I was the programmer for PatchWord, implementing gameplay features, leaderboards, achievements, and more.