CV

Nyx Cydot

nyxcydot@gmail.com

• Lead developer on Sacrisigil – an alien movement shooter game.
  • Scoped, planned and executed a 1-year game production.
  • Programmed technical art scripts in unreal blueprint that accelerated and optimised modular art workflows.
  • Designed and implemented gameplay flows to provide the product’s intended user experience.
  • Designed, programmed and produced post process effects to enhance visual cohesion and provide gameplay feedback, including user settings.
  • Designed levels that facilitated gameplay and supported AI.
  • Planned and produced efficient, modular art systems that supported game architecture styles.
  • Developed 3D art pipelines to model, texture and manage large multi-material assets.
  • Developed and documented audio and music styles to drive cohesive sound design.
  • Programmed variable-driven music mixing and sound triggering systems. I then applied these to improve feedback systems and add dynamics to physics SFX.
  • Implemented real-time digital signal processing chains for audio to enhance sense of space.
  • Designed and developed user interface including art, flows, interactions and feedback systems.
  • Composed, recorded, produced, mixed, mastered and implemented horizontal music, including ambient/battle states and transitional stems.
  • Organised and ran playtests to collect user feedback, driving user-centric design decisions.
• Organised and presented promotional collaborations with the Academy of Interactive Entertainment.
• Planned and produced key art, trailers and social media posts.
• Managed data and documentation to ensure quick development and consistent backup of working files.
• Designed, documented and produced logos for the studio, ensuring clear communication and memorable aesthetics.

• Planned business startup, including goals, finances, and production sprints.
• Provided internal training through seminars on game design, audio and tech art.
• Designed and documented levels and their gameplay goals, to assist others to create them.
• Ran playtesting and recorded user feedback to inform design decisions.

• Assisted in 2D motion graphics and audio production for advertising.

• Setup and packed up restaurant.
• Prepared and cooked food.
• Cleaned equipment and spaces.
• Served customers at point of sale.

• Created and planned reachable goals in Jira for a team of 5, including running standups and retrospectives.
• Self-taught web development to create a sustainable, affordable portfolio site.
• Researched and implemented plans for managing WHS.
• Analysed business plans to identify areas of weakness. Synthesised and implemented change management strategies to account for this.
• Surveyed team members to analyse trends in my leadership and improve areas of weakness.
• Researched Unreal Engine draw call optimisation and applied the results to increase level performance in the game Sacrisigil by 4x.

• Worked in a team of 6 to create Angel Cleaver – a top-down hack and slash game.
  • Co-designed gameplay to suite the target audience.
  • Designed tasks that upskilled employees in their desired roles while maintaining production KPI.
  • Created music and SFX to improve feedbacks systems and convey the mood of the game.
  • Collaboratively designed levels (block outs, playtest adjustments, technical requirements, objective locations).
  • Ran playtests and analysed feedback trends to identify key issues in gameplay, tutorials and aesthetic.
  • Concepted, developed and finalised logos for the game in collaboration with artists.
• Created project demos and breakdowns on YouTube, Itch.io, Bandcamp, Artstation.
• Designed and implemented systems in a VR arcade archery game concept. Created asset lists to game requirements and outsourced art.
• Designed and developed interactive app mock-ups in Figma to validate a pantry app’s flows and UI.
• Designed, developed and tested alternative level layouts for Counterstrike II maps, exploring the impact of foliage, verticality and darkness on gameplay visibility.

• Developed spline-based technical art tools in Unreal Engine to accelerate set dressing.
• Researched unreal engine lighting systems to create performant textured lighting in real time scenes and local renders.
• Created vertex painting blend textures and procedural graphs for organic cliff art.
• Designed and 3D printed rapid prototypes for mirrorless camera lens mounting, including support for macro focus and tilt-shift and additional apertures.

• Produced 3 multimedia interactive game prototypes (ЖArc Labs, Gravity, Chasseur).
• Developed data management pipelines for audio assets to enable production tracking, easy backup and consistent naming convention in team projects.
• Planned and managed 3 software prototyping projects.
• Developed Orbit – a puzzle game in a space station, with a team of 6.
  • Designed and produced space station levels to support puzzles.
  • Created a customisable sign system, enabling graphic representation of the player’s location on sign maps.
  • Developed animated and textured lighting to create interesting and readable environments.
  • Created background props and set dressed ship environment to enhance cosy ‘lived in’ aesthetic.
  • Created posters to enhance environmental storytelling.

• Gained a 10% scholarship based on previous graphic design work.
• Created product designs and visualisations for Momento Hospitality, enabling them to validate new gin concepts.
• Utilised Unreal Engine for rendered 3D animation. Developed animations using the sequencer, camera rigs and metahumans.
• Developed interactive game maps for Counter Strike: Global Offensive.
• Designed a font tuned for display in fused deposition moulding (3D printing) and used it to add legible text to 3D printed prototypes.
• Designed conditioner bottles to improve their user experience, and 3D printed prototypes to validate the designs.