Aidan Murphy
Melbourne,Australia
Summary
I am a positive, dedicated, and curious person who has worked in the Game Industry and is passionate about creating games. After playing games for most of my life thought why not start joining the process of creating them with like-minded people. Or In short; I just wanna make games.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Team Supervisor/Team Leader
Grill'd
Melbourne
12.2018 - Current
- Work with the restaurant manager to run the restaurant smoothly, assisting with everyday issues, staff, stock, customer service, and management.
- Supervise team members on shift.
- Open and close the restaurant.
- Teach and encourage co-workers.
- Maintain a high level of standards and set an example to follow.
Video Editor
NurseVO
04.2023 - 07.2025
- Transform live streams into captivating YouTube content and enhance viewer engagement for a 300k-subscriber channel.
- Highlight interesting moments and edit them in a comedic style that focuses on that moment.
- Look into the feedback received for the videos and adjust if needed to create better videos.
VR Game Developer
Vankrupt Games
06.2022 - 11.2022
- Another time with Upsurge Studios I assisted with another collaboration with Vankrupt Games to assist them in their VR game.
- Converting PC levels into a VR environment included designing a low poly version of existing models, world space, and lighting.
- Playtesting other levels for any bugs to report to or when possible fix myself.
Game Developer
Upsurge Studios
10.2021 - 09.2022
- Contracted Game Developer for Upsurge Studios.
- Worked on multiple projects with different clients for various PC and VR games with skill sets in Level Design, Level Art, Environmental Artist, Set Dressing, Lighting, Optimization, 3D Modeling, Texturing, QA, and Playtesting.
Level Design
Trepang Studios
04.2022 - 07.2022
- As a contractor with Upsurge Studios, one of our outsourcing jobs allowed me to collaborate with Trepang Studios as a level designer.
- I collaborated with the team to help design the visual look of the level and design points including; set dressing, testing, lighting, gameplay level design, and atmosphere.
- A workflow following design, feedback, and iteration until the level was completed.
Volunteer Game Ambassador
Fellow Traveler
09.2018
- I worked for Fellow Traveler on a volunteer basis at PAX AUS 2018. This involved me on the show floor showing/pitching and helping people play their games.
- Advocated for the Fellow Traveler games brand in a busy environment, Championed Fellow Traveler games at PAX AUS 2018, engaging attendees with hands-on demos and passionate pitches, fostering brand loyalty in a high-energy setting.
Volunteer Game Ambassador
Surprise Attack Games
09.2017
- I worked for Surprise Attack Games at PAX AUS 2017 on a volunteer basis, this involved me on the show floor showing/pitching and helping people to play their games while at PAX AUS.
- Engaged with convention attendees to demonstrate surprise attack games.
- Assisted and guided convention attendees in playing surprise attack games.
- Advocated for the Surprise Attack games brand in a busy environment.
Education
Bachelor of Design - Games
Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology
12-2020
Diploma - Advance Screen and Media
Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology
11-2018
Diploma - Screen and Media
Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology
09-2017
High School Certificate -
Byron Bay High School
09-2015
Skills
- Micheal Gate - Manager - 0430142520
- Jack Harris - Manager - 0404833554
- Benjiman Roach - Founder - https://mailgooglecom/mail/u/0/#search/benjaminben%40upsurgestudioscom?compose=new
Projects
Interior Level Designer, Skyblivion, skyblivion.com, Volunteered for the project as an interior level designer, designing an interior NPC home in the game., In a massive project team setting with a design lead to follow a design guide to match the rest of the project.
Timeline
Video Editor
NurseVO
04.2023 - 07.2025
VR Game Developer
Vankrupt Games
06.2022 - 11.2022
Level Design
Trepang Studios
04.2022 - 07.2022
Game Developer
Upsurge Studios
10.2021 - 09.2022
Team Supervisor/Team Leader
Grill'd
12.2018 - Current
Volunteer Game Ambassador
Fellow Traveler
09.2018
Volunteer Game Ambassador
Surprise Attack Games
09.2017
Bachelor of Design - Games
Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology
Diploma - Advance Screen and Media
Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology
Diploma - Screen and Media
Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology
High School Certificate -
Byron Bay High School