Christopher Speak

Lead Systems Designer at Gunzilla Games

Christopher Speak has a diverse work experience in the gaming industry. Christopher is currently working at Gunzilla Games as the Lead Systems Designer for their project "Off The Grid". In this role, they oversee the design and implementation of core character gameplay systems and collaborates with other teams to ensure the project's vision is met. Christopher also provides mentoring and guidance to other designers.

Prior to Gunzilla Games, Christopher worked at Cloud Imperium Games. Christopher started as a Senior QA, where they conducted functionality testing and coordinated with different offices and studios. Christopher then transitioned to the role of Junior Systems Designer, where they designed and implemented systems for Star Citizen's Persistent Universe. This included AI behavioral design, level markup, and social systems for player interaction. Later, they became a Systems Designer, focusing on AI behavioral design and implementation.

Before their time at Cloud Imperium Games, Christopher worked at Crytek. Christopher first served as an Editor QA Tester, where they conducted quality assurance for the CryENGINE Sandbox Editor and the "Cinebox" variant. This involved various testing tasks and cinematic development using virtual film camera and storytelling techniques. Christopher then became an Embedded Editor QA Tester for the Cinebox product, focusing on cinematic pipeline testing and communication with the development team.

Overall, Christopher Speak has demonstrated expertise in systems design, gameplay mechanics, quality assurance, and collaboration in the gaming industry.

Christopher Speak attended Leeds Beckett University from 2003 to 2006, where they earned a Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree in Computer Entertainment Technology.

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Timeline

  • Lead Systems Designer

    September, 2022 - present

  • Senior 3C Systems Designer

    October, 2021