Stefan Schmitz

I am currently working as a Senior Game Designer for Black Forest Games GmbH in Offenburg. With my broad spectrum of talents and professional knowledge I am involved in Level Design, Narrative Design and Game Design processes of various projects in different states of development. FTS: Level Design, Audio Direction, Audio Design & Narrative Design. GS - OE: Project Ownership, Lead Level Designer, writing, story lay-outing, outsourcing coordination TBA Project: Mission Design, Narrative Design.

I am Working at Black Forest Games as a game designer for various projects and a project owner for Giana Sisters IP. My work activities include checking and refining the vision of the project, designing game mechanics & level elements and to check & approve content. I was working as the Lead Level Designer during this Time on the game "Rouge Stormers" and on the prototype for "Fate to Silence". I was working as the Game Designer on the Minigames for the game Microminds.

I am Working at Black Forest Games company, as a level designer and project owner for level design on Giana Sisters - Twisted Dreams. My work activities include checking and refining the vision of the project, designing level elements and to check & approve content. Currently I am working on the first Add-on for Giana Sisters Twisted Dreams.

I am Working at Black Forest Games company, as a level designer and project owner for level design on Giana Sisters - Twisted Dreams. My work activities include checking and refining the vision of the project, designing level elements and to check & approve content. Between March and May 2013 I was in charge of directing the audio production of the Game "Route 666" (unreleased title). In parallel I worked on the 1st Add-on for GSTD.

I am Working at Black Forest Games company, as a level designer and project owner for level design on Giana Sisters - Twisted Dreams. My work activities include checking and refining the vision of the project, designing level elements and to check & approve content. From september on I utilized my expertise in Audio Design to manage audio production and implementation for Giana Sisters - Twisted Dreams.

I am Working at the freshly founded Black Forest Games company, as a level designer and project owner for level design on Project Giana. My work activities include checking and refining the vision of the project, designing level elements and to check & approve content.

I am part of Spellbound's level/game design department, working on Spellbound Entertainment's current project. Specifically concepting, prototyping and analysing virtual world content. In addition I support Audio and Story related content production. During this period of time I was assigned to "Project Twisted Dreams (Giana Sisters)" as Vision Keeper of Level Design. My work activities included, checking and refining the vision of the project, designing level elements and to check & approve content.

I am part of Spellbound's level/game design department, working on Spellbound Entertainment's current project. Specifically concepting, prototyping and analysing virtual world content. In addition I support Audio and Story related content production. During this period of time, I was assigned to a small pre-production team to setup new house intern IPs. This work involved research, core game design, combat design, setting and market / competitors analysis. Work resulted in set up of "Project Blessed!".

I am part of Spellbound's level/game design department, working on Spellbound Enterainment's current project. Specifically concepting, prototyping and analysing virtual world content. In addition I support Audio and Story related content production. During this period of time I was involved in a project contracted by Square Enix. My activities included research, setting definition and level design (world map design, exterior design and interior design).

I am responsible for the management of the resources, task planning and supervision of the Audio Department. Further I am responsible for the order, QA, implementation and tweeking of audio assets (music, sound, speech) into "Arcania - A Gothic Tale". In addition I am the Assistant to the Audio Director.

I am responsible for Conception, Creation and Implementation of quests and linked level details into "Arcania - Gothic Tale". Further I am responsible for the Order, QA, Implementation and Tweeking of audio assets (music, sound, speech) into "Arcania - A Gothic Tale"

I am responsible for the Order, QA, Implementation and Tweeking of audio assets (music, sound, speech) into "Arcania - A Gothic Tale"

Part of a small testing Team, collecting vital information to support the debugging of Gothic III and creating Gothic III Community Patch 1.6

Project Lead