Karin Cederskoog Portfolio

Sr. Level/Encounter Designer

Hidden Path Entertainment – 3rd Person, D&D Open World RPG

• Greyboxed levels. Enemy placement, boss arenas, environmental challenges, puzzles.
• Led a cross-functional strike team. Presented findings to management.
• Developed standards for level design metrics, team documentation & in-engine asset organization.

Lead & Sr. Designer/Scripter

Synergy Blue – FPS Arcade-Style, Casino Games, Tower Defense, Match 3, etc.

• Promoted to Lead. Managed a team of designers.
• Coordinated multiple projects simultaneously.
• Championed creative direction & storytelling.
• Greyboxed levels for a FPS game, including scripted enemy & boss encounters, camera design, pickups. 

Quest Designer/Scripter

Eastshade Studios – Eastshade

Trailer: Link

• Championed creative direction & storytelling.
• Greyboxed levels for a FPS game, including scripted enemy & boss encounters, camera design, pickups. 

AI/Game Designer

Avalanche – theHunter: Call of the Wild

Trailer: Link

• Designed/scripted AI for a “Top 100 Best Selling Steam Game.”
• Drove AI implementation, ensuring vision alignment across disciplines.