Portfolio

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Station

Fight your opponents in a close quarters elevated metro station. Featuring a 2v2 mod based on the gunfight game mode in Modern Warefare, you and another player must utilize random load-outs and equipment to win 6 rounds.

Infiltrate

“Mr. Bond, we have located Dr. Evil’s secret laboratory beneath Mt. Doom. In the Sector 7 lab, you will find the ingredients needed to synthesize the antidote to the Genophage. Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to infiltrate, get the antidote and escape in time."

Louisiana Bayou

Set in the grim swamps of the bayou, this map features three distinguishable compounds that provide different game play experiences. In between them are the deep water infested swamps that slow you down but provide rewards if you manage to survive. This map will surely keep you interested with intractable elements and some scares that will keep you on the edge of your seat!

Kips Bay

A campaign-like zombies experience for Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 set in a near future New York. As a JTF agent, you are set out to fix a power outage in a remote safe location in which an unknown force awakens, preventing you from leaving.

Sashimi Slammers

Fight your opponent fish off the chopping block by flopping and flipping each other into the deep fryer. Can be played with a keyboard or handmade physical fish controllers.

Hydro Remastered

Fight your enemies in the iconic hydro dam with additional areas and support for advanced movement. Made to learn about MP design, fast iteration, and level flow

Lumber

Fight in an old fashioned Lumber Mill with chaotic fights in the open middle area. Long range weapons excel the high traffic areas with alternate flanking routes for those who wish to rush or play stealthy.

Early Work

Studio

A level with scripted elements to change the flow of the level as you play it. Strong earthquakes cause the terrain to shift and rise up, blocking paths that force you to make a meaningful choice of where to move next.

Ski Resort

Winner of the UGX-Mods Summer mapping contest. Based on the map Summit from Black Ops 1, this is a re-themed and re-imagined level with hidden secrets and rewards exploration.

Horror

Explore an old underground maze-like subway with three unique areas and try to escape! This level is packed with tense atmosphere, dynamic audio, interactive elements and plenty of scares.

Car Crashing

In this game prototype, you are tasked to rack up as much score as you can by ramming your car into oncoming traffic. Randomized cameras, infinite score, and two levels provide a unique experience each play through.

Gas Station

The first custom level for CoD: World at War to incorporate a cinematic intro with a story. Includes two distinct points of interest that allow the player to know where they are at all times.

Docks

A level that helped me practice terrain, foliage, and theme within the editor. Distinct color themes allowed the player to tell which side was which.

Meet Nick

Nick Verducci

An early fascination with the inner workings of video games eventually led me to learn how to design and build game levels. After learning the basics, I set out to create some designs for my favorite game series — Call of Duty. Over the next few years, I designed and built three full-scale levels and garnered a couple of online forum awards along the way. From there, I continued using my design skills in other game engines such as Unreal Engine 4 and Unity 3D. My work can be viewed in the portfolio section above.

After years of practice, feedback and failure, my hard work and dedication has landed me a job at 343 Industries as a level designer before graduating college. There, I will expand my knowledge in a professional setting while showing off my design skills.

Skills

Radiant Level Editor

Unreal Engine

3DS Max

Substance Designer / Painter

Adobe Photoshop

Autodesk Maya

Unity

Valve Hammer Editor

Awards

UGX-Mods Summer Map Contest Winner 2014