Alayna Wilson

My name is Alayna Wilson, and I am a Game Designer and Artist for serious games at CAPTRS. I am a UT Dallas alumnus, graduating summa cum laude from UT Dallas' game design program. I value working efficiently until I achieve my goals and strive to go beyond the basic requirements for each project to achieve a standard of higher quality work. I have been studying art and design for as long as I can remember and I hope to use the skills I have built up over my life to build enjoyable and memorable experiences for those who interact with my work.

Experience

Game Designer
CAPTRS

November 2023 - Present

I currently work as a Game Designer and lead Artist for CAPTRS, a non-profit that makes Serious Games for Preparedness. My responsibilities include taking our games from a Prototype to a Final Product, aiding the chief Game Designer in brainstorming, creating, playtesting, and implementing new games, and designing player experience

mock-ups for our digital games.

Graphic Artist Intern
IGT

June 2023 - August 2023

I worked as a Graphic Designer for Austin’s branch of IGT (Servicing the Texas Lottery) creating graphics for their mock C-store, execution guides for their monthly branding across the various convenience and grocery stores they work with and slides to be presented on their gaming machines servicing the Texas Lottery.

Level Design Intern
Tezcatek

March 2022 - July 2022

I worked as a Level designer and set-dresser for the Indie Company Tezcatek on their first game, Carpathian Nights, a Castlevania inspired action pixel platformer. My responsibilities were to build out the levels, set dress them, and create recolors of enemies as needed.

Skills

Programs:

Adobe Creative Cloud:
- Photoshop
- Illustrator
- InDesign
- After Effects
- Media Encoder
Adobe Substance Painter, Sampler
Figma Design
Autodesk Maya (Modeling)
Blender (Modeling, Rigging, 3D Animation)
Unity
Unreal Engine 4
Gamemaker Studio 2
Microsoft Office
Basic to Limited Coding background in JavaScript, Java, CSS, HTML5, Gamemaker Language, C#, and Unreal Engine Blueprints

Personal:

Flexible Personality
Works Well with Others
Good Time Management
Quick Learner with a 'Can-Do' Attitude
Fast Worker
Creative Mindset
Honest, a Good Communicator