About Me
Hello! My name is Dakota Williams (She/They), I'm a game designer from Mountainside New Jersey that specializes in systems design and 2D art! Throughout my life, I have had a very strong connection to games, whether it be playing console games with friends or going down to the Jersey shore and playing in arcades with my family. I believe that games are something that we can all create memories with and it is my goal as a designer to create something so that other people can share those memories with the ones they love.
Over the course of my 4 years of professional game development experience, I have gotten the opportunity to work on over a dozen projects that have allowed me to hone both my design and collaboration skills. My college years at Champlain gave me the opportunity to work interdisciplinary with other designers, producers, programmers and artists in a myriad of different contexts. The time spent working on professional independent projects has taught me the importance of scope, communication and has given me the ability to wear many hats and pitch in in all sorts of different areas of game dev.
My strongest skill would be my ability to solve creative problems with solutions that others might not think of. I have always been drawn to the obscure and the unique and I try to let that shine through in my designs and artwork. Theming and contextualizing mechanics within the world of a game as well as receiving and integrating feedback from peers and testers alike are all favorite parts of the process for me. I pride myself on creating and maintaining supportive and honest work culture where members of my team are free to speak their minds and are comfortable communicating.
Over the course of my 4 years of professional game development experience, I have gotten the opportunity to work on over a dozen projects that have allowed me to hone both my design and collaboration skills. My college years at Champlain gave me the opportunity to work interdisciplinary with other designers, producers, programmers and artists in a myriad of different contexts. The time spent working on professional independent projects has taught me the importance of scope, communication and has given me the ability to wear many hats and pitch in in all sorts of different areas of game dev.
My strongest skill would be my ability to solve creative problems with solutions that others might not think of. I have always been drawn to the obscure and the unique and I try to let that shine through in my designs and artwork. Theming and contextualizing mechanics within the world of a game as well as receiving and integrating feedback from peers and testers alike are all favorite parts of the process for me. I pride myself on creating and maintaining supportive and honest work culture where members of my team are free to speak their minds and are comfortable communicating.
