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Animated character with white curly hair and earrings, driving a pink car with an outstretched hand against a futuristic cityscape at night, with glitch-style text 'NIGHT SKYS' above.
Four armored warriors walking on grass with a towering mechanical structure in the background under a blue sky, with the title 'TOWERBORNE' above.
Fantasy warrior with a skeletal and vibrant, multicolored anatomical body holding a sword, with tattered cape and leaves blowing from the head, text 'Avowed' overlaid.
Poster for Alan Wake II showing a large, shadowy man with long hair and beard above a small figure in an FBI jacket holding a flashlight in a red-lit forest.
Two soldiers in World War II combat gear advancing amidst explosions and debris, with the title Call of Duty in bold white letters at the bottom.
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Towerborne game cover showing four armored characters walking on a grassy field with a tall tower in the background under a blue sky.
Four armored characters running on grassy field towards a tall tower under a blue sky, with the title 'Towerborne' above them.
an upcoming anime-inspired narrative adventure game.
solodeveloper
innerspace
2025 -
"Night Sky Lights" is a cyberpunk adventure I'm designing and developing in Unreal Engine 5. The project is in early days of pre-production, but a prologue visual novel is coming soon.
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Three stylized logos with the words 'NIGHT SKY LIGHTS'; central design features a planet with rings and distorted text effects on black and white backgrounds.
Some of the branding work I've done for the game.
Four colorful quadrants featuring stylized logos with the text Quantum Deus; top left and bottom right quadrants show intertwined white letters Q and D, top right and bottom left quadrants show a geometric face with halo and atomic symbol on forehead.
White pixelated close button with an X shape in the top right corner on a black background.
side-scrolling action role-playing game
uxdesigner[contract]
stoic
2024
I worked on "Towerborne" as a UX Designer, tasked with auditing and improving the onboarding and overall user flow of the game.
Gradient background from orange to pink with text 'Towerborne UX Audit by Ray McKelvy' and an illustration of a tall windmill tower with attached buildings.
I crafted a comprehensive "UX Audit" for Stoic and presented my user research findings on the experiential pitfalls of "Towerborne" and suggested systemic improvements to the user flow and user interface.
UX audit summary of the game Facewright showing character customization feedback with sections titled The Good, The Bad, and Takeaways, alongside a screenshot of the character customization screen.
Some sample pages from the UX Audit, highlighting UX pitfalls and suggesting improvements to the flow and UI via new mockups.
UX audit slide showing Facewright character customization interface with hairstyle options and a highlighted Close & Save button.
Video game scene showing a character with a sword and shield in a grassy field, with a tutorial box for light attacks in the sky.
In-game scene showing a character named Wolfram in a detailed town square with quest interface and menu options visible.
White pixelated close button with an X shape in the top right corner on a black background.
cinematic, survival horror game
sruxdesigner
remedy
2020 - 2021
During my time as a Sr. UX Designer at Remedy, I supported the Alan Wake 2 UX team with design feedback and input on two of the game's biggest features.
Woman in a red sweater standing in a dimly lit room facing a table covered with papers and books, with a wall displaying pinned notes and two lit lamps.
I reviewed designs and provided feedback for the diegetic player interactions in the "Mind Place" and "Writer's Room".

The goal was to clarify and simplify how the player interacted in these meta-game spaces, and improve their understanding of the connection between actions taken here and the results in the larger game world.
Blackboard in a writer's room showing a storyboard with labeled photos and notes titled 'Initiation - Draft 1'.
At the same time, I also worked as the UX & UI designer for a (now cancelled) multiplayer 3rd-person shooter in Unreal Engine 5.

I designed and implemented the user-flows and all player HUDs and game menus. I also closely collaborated with the Remedy User Research team to playtest and collect real player feedback on game systems, to help the dev team define the experience and "find the fun" in early pre-production.
Video game HUD overlay with labeled elements including compass, splash message, offscreen location indicator, chat widget, damage directional indicator, aiming reticle, reload prompt, onscreen location indicator, item pickup message, squad and player vitals, subtitles, abilities, and weapon ammo widget.
Video game user interface flowchart showing progression from Start to Pre-Lobby, Loadout options, Party Lobby screens, and Match Loading.
White pixelated close button with an X shape in the top right corner on a black background.
fantasy, action roleplaying game
sruxdesigner
obsidian
2021 - 2022
I worked as the Sr. UX Designer on "Avowed", bringing to life the player HUD and key game menus.
First-person view of a video game HUD inside a room with a large statue, showing mission objectives, health bars, level up info, and weapon reticles.
I designed the player HUD to have many states, so that the player would see relevant feedback on the HUD in various contexts.
Video game HUD displaying mission objectives, enemy health bar, player stats, experience points, resource points, and character status with names Giatta and Eibo.
Video game HUD interface mockup with mission objectives on the left, HUD fanfare message in the center, and notifications with experience points and loot items on the right, framed by smoke effects.
White pixelated close button with an X shape in the top right corner on a black background.
first-person military shooter
iwengine
uxdesigner
sledgehammergames
2017 - 2020
While at Sledgehammer Games I wored as a UX Designer, designing and implementing screens and menus on five Call of Duty Titles, including:
Call of Duty WWII, Call of Duty Black Ops IV, Call of Duty Mobile, Call of Duty Modern Warfare, and Call of Duty Black Ops: Cold War.
Soldiers in World War II combat gear firing weapons and advancing through a battlefield with a cloudy sky and multiple warplanes flying above, with the title Call of Duty WWII at the top.
Here's a link detailing the design and engineering process of bringing to life the onboarding experience of Call of Duty WWII.
Call of Duty: WWII game screen showing Soldier tab with customization options and player stats including headshots, wins, losses, and time played.
Some sample screens of the UI I designed for Call of Duty WWII.
Video game screen showing 'Modify Infantry' loadout with a soldier in World War II uniform and gear, including M1941 primary weapon and P-08 secondary weapon, with Division level and stats displayed.
First-person shooter game scene with a soldier standing in a war-torn camp, HUD showing objectives to pick up orders, call in supply drop, or pick up payroll.
Call of Duty game screen showing Major Howard with available orders, highlighting the 'Boulevardier' daily order to get 25 headshots with LMGs, with progress and rewards displayed.
White pixelated close button with an X shape in the top right corner on a black background.
White pixelated close button with an X shape in the top right corner on a black background.
White pixelated close button with an X shape in the top right corner on a black background.