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Ryan Dunnison

Ryan Dunnison

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Indie Dev & Instructor

  • Education

    • Art Institute of Vancouver

      2011 - 2012
      Diploma Game Art and Design

    • Kitsilano Secondary

      2003 - 2008
      High School Diploma

      Activities and Societies: Link Crew Member

    • Prince of Wales Secondary

      2005 - 2006
      TREK Outdoor Education Program

      Activities and Societies: TREK - Attended the TREK Outdoor Education Program wherein, half the year was focused on intensive academics and the other half the year was focused on outdoor and environmental education such as: camping, hiking, kayaking, recycling, and volunteering.

    • Shaugnessy Elementary

      1995 - 2002
      K-7

    • Langara College

      2009 - 2010
      General Arts and Sciences

      Completed courses in Psychology and Philosophy as well as Color Theory.

    • Centre for Digital Media

      2024 - 2026
      Master's degree Digital Media

  • Experience

    • London Drugs

      Oct 2007 - Dec 2007
      Photo/Electronic Salesman

      - Sold digital cameras, mp3 players and phones

    • Rogers Retail

      Oct 2009 - Feb 2010
      Customer Service Representative

      - Sold and advised on rentals for movies and games

    • Teavana

      Oct 2010 - Feb 2011
      Teologist/Barista/Sales

      - Informed customers on tea; sold tea and tea related accessories

    • Electronic Arts

      May 2011 - Feb 2013
      Play tester

      - Play tested various games, UI, and website prototypes and provided feedback

    • Volt

      Feb 2013 - Apr 2013
      QA

      - Tested to ensure that bugs get found by the development team on Fuse

    • East Side Games

      May 2013 - Sept 2015

      - Worked on a medium size team on a live Facebook game with over 10 million installs and 1/4 million monthly active users- Designed features for a live Android game with over 1 million installs and 1/2 million MAU- Utilized our company's first party analytics tool to make informed decisions about design iterations and building new content- Pitched, built and shipped a game on Android in two weeks intended to be used as a testing ground for in-house tech and to prove the speed of production possible in Unity Show less

      • Game Designer

        Feb 2014 - Sept 2015

      • QA Tester

        May 2013 - Feb 2014

    • Playful Fox Games

      Sept 2015 - now

      - Production, design and management of a team of 6 on Animal Bar (in-progress) Cafe Simulation and Management game for consoles and PC- Designed, engineered, and published Animal Bar: Stockroom Scramble, a tie-in LCD throwback game for iOS and Android- Providing consulting and mentorship to several companies and indie teams in game development, design and project management - Prototyping and testing new technologies

      • Director/Designer

        Oct 2018 - now

      • Sole Proprietor

        Sept 2015 - Oct 2018

    • LaSalle College Vancouver

      Jan 2016 - Feb 2022
      Instructor

      (Previously the Art Institute of Vancouver)- Developed course material for Level Design, Game History, and student Portfolio courses- Emphasizing the usefulness of proper documentation practices and research- Educating students on design terminology, theory and practical training- Guiding and overseeing student Capstone projects

    • BANDAI NAMCO Studios Vancouver Inc.

      Aug 2016 - Jul 2018
      Game Designer

      - Lead the systems design on a squad-based cover shooter for mobile- Feature and systems design on My Tamagotchi Forever- Provided feedback and consultation on Tekken (Mobile)- Designed a tournament system for Tap My Katamari, and continued on Live Operations until sunset

    • Vancouver Acting School

      Jul 2019 - Sept 2019
      Instructor

      (School Creative - Institute of the Arts)- Built and taught a Multiplayer Game Design course in the school's last quarter of operation as SCIA

    • Emily Carr University of Art and Design

      Feb 2022 - now
      Instructor

      - Developed and taught the Game Design course as part of the Summer Camp for Teens- Developing and teaching multiple continuing studies courses in Game Design/Development

  • Licenses & Certifications

  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Ryan Dunnison
      Best of Show Art Institute Dec 2012 Awarded Best of Show at the graduation portfolio show in the game design field.