Daniel Martínez Murillo

GAME DESIGNER, ARTIST, STORYTELLER

SHORT SUMMARY

I am a 23-year-old game designer currently based in Dallas, Texas. I love video games and storytelling with all my heart and work hard to find new and interesting ways to challenge players mentally, and sometimes even emotionally, through unique mechanics and narrative.

I spend a good amount of my time working on creative projects, such as my webcomic Spin!, multiple TTRPG campaigns (two games of which I made from scratch), and writing short stories or poems. When I'm not being creative, I like to just play my guitar, work out, rock climb, or watch heartbreaking shows like New Amsterdam or This is Us. A lot of my thinking tends to be logical, too, and I strive in a goal-based environment.

Currently one of my most exciting projects is a collaboration with Riversports of Oklahoma at the VAST Lab in UT Dallas.

Resume

EDUCATION & SCHOOL EXPERIENCE

Degree: BA University of Texas at Dallas School of Arts, Technology, and Emerging Communications

Game Designer - V.A.S.T. Lab - Riversports OKC Roblox World - Summer 2023 to Present

Designed and developed mini-games, UI, and player experiences for OKC Riversports client, originally in UEFN/Verse, eventually switching to Roblox/LUA.
Communicated with and traveled to clients for feedback and inspiration.

Lead Designer - Tobor Uprising

Leading a team of 9 Game and Narrative Designers for an upcoming game Tobor Uprising for UTD's Game Lab (Fall 2022). Directing the team in designing interesting and balanced mechanics that work hand in hand with the narrative, and communicating with other departments effectively.

ArtSci Lab Game Developer and Content Creator

Edited and filmed multiple videos as part of a segment of the lab known as the Arts-Based Learning for Business course. Worked with multidisciplinary teams in industries such as sound, acting, rhetoric, and communication to create these videos, as well as smaller projects within the Lab that required a designer's touch, such as our newsletter website.

SKILLS

Advanced: Unity 3D, GameMaker, Premiere Pro
Proficient: Maya, Nuke, Photoshop, Unreal 5.1

Coding: C++, GML, Python

Languages

Fluent: English, Spanish

Conversational: French

Contact

LET'S DO THIS!

FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME FOR FUTURE WORK AND PARTNERSHIPS

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielmarmur/

Email: dani.marmur.business@gmail.com | daniel@sketchforge.com