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ABOUT JAMIE

Jamie is a Principal Video Game Designer with over seven years of experience in the industry, where he crafts engaging and meaningful narratives for gamers worldwide. His work includes but is not limited to outlining plots, writing dialogue, establishing pacing, characters and character relationships, and world-building.

A lifelong fan of fantasy in all its forms—films, novels, and especially video games—Jamie began writing stories about werewolves and dragons as a child. His deep love for immersive, emotionally resonant storytelling led him to game design, where players could live the stories he dreamed up. His debut novel, The King’s Bow, began during lockdown and draws inspiration from his passion for fantasy, British wildlife, and classics like The Lord of the Rings and Disney’s Robin Hood. The book features a world shaped by anthropomorphic cultures, evolving naturally from his love of animals and the landscapes of the British Isles.

Jamie’s writing process is guided by loosely structured plans and character instincts, allowing stories to grow organically on the page. He believes the best moments are often those that surprise even the author.

Originally from a seaside town in Dorset, Jamie now lives in West Sussex with his wife. When not writing or designing games, he’s likely hiking the South Downs, playing board games, or keeping tabs on the Denver Broncos.

GAMES JAMIE HAS WORKED ON

Age of Empires IV (Xbox)

2023
Senior Game Designer
- Narrative Design
- Tutorial Design
- Script Writing
- UI Design
- Data Managment

My first project as a Senior Game Designer, I had direct ownership of the Xbox exclusive tutorial, as well as many other features and mechanics that make the Xbox version so accessible to new and veteran RTS players alike.

Hogwarts Legacy

2023
Game Designer
- Narrative Design
- Mission Design
- Level Design
- AI Design
- Script Writing
- Scripting

I worked on the AAA Action RPG Hogwarts Legacy, in partnership with Warner Brothers Games. I was the designer in charge of all things beast/magical beast related, including behaviours, combat and other gameplay mechanics. I also had ownership of two major story missions. The work involved included level design, gameplay design, combat design and story design. As this project was based in an established universe, I frequently ensured that all areas of the game fit within the existing lore.

For Honor

2018
Game Designer
- AI Design
- Tutorial Design
- Scripting

I worked on The Marching Fire Expansion for Ubisoft's For Honor. It featured a training mode called Hero Tactics in which I desiged and implemented basic moves and advanced chains for several characters. The player would perform these moves against a specially designed AI and receive accurate feedback based on how well they performed the move. This included initial paper design and approval, syntax implementation, AI implementatin and move validation implementation. Once completed, I was placed in charge of all bug fixing for the feature until the official handover with Ubisoft Montreal.

The Inpatient

2018
Contract Level Designer
- Level Design
- Scripting

I worked on the Playstation VR exclusive horror game 'The Inpatient'. My tasks originally included importing new animation data into levels, generating audio for animation sequences and generating subtitles for animation sequences. However, because I completed each task assigned to me efficiently and to a very high standard, I was given drastically more creative and technical responsibilities. I moved onto ensuring the gameflow logic was efficient and tidy; AI control; level prop and character bug fixes and general upkeep of several levels. My team leader also assigned me the task of ensuring the entirety of Act 1 was up to a high standard (the project is split into 3 acts). As my contract progressed I became the localisation leader for the entire project; generating the subtitles for game and uploading them to the Sony database.

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GAMES JAMIE HAS WORKED ON