Nick Bush
Designer
2021-08 — 2023-04
Technical Editor at Tributary Games:
King of the Castle is a Twitch-connected multiplayer narrative strategy game released on Steam in 2023.
Edited and integrated over 900,000 words of branching content
Developed narrative tools and Ink-specific functionality to increase content flexibility
Balanced strategic and narrative mechanics using player data
Conducted internal QA and processed user analytics
2019-06 — 2021
Narrative Support at Stave Studios:
Stave Studios released their debut game Over the Alps in 2019 on Apple Arcade, which won the Writers' Guild award for Best Writing in a Videogame.
Coordinated with external localization team for translation into 14 languages
Helped the narrative implementation using Ink & Unity
Worked on tools to automate tests and assist QA teams
2018-07 — 2021
Conversation Designer at [24]7.ai:
[24]7.ai is one of the largest customer experience providers with a focus on AI-powered chatbots and automated voice systems.
Designed, implemented and maintained chatbots and voice user interfaces for Fortune 500 clients
Owned the design of conversation flows and user intent guides
Created client-facing performance reports and provided tuning and optimization recommendations
Contributed to each step of project delivery: from data-driven natural language model creation to grammar writing
Delivered conversational systems in multiple interfaces (voice, chat, knowledge base) and multiple languages
2013-11 — 2017-12
Project Lead at Moonray Studios:
Moonray Studios specializes in digital media, from interactive productions for broadcasters (web/mobile) to original independent PC games.
Raised $1.7 in funding for Debris and several other projects
Wrote and designed Debris' narrative and managed voice recording and implementation into Unity
Collaborated with medical professionals and advisors to portray an empathetic representation of psychosis in Debris
Worked with top Canadian broadcasters like CBC and Teletoon to deliver co-productions on time and on budget
2008 — 2013
University of Waterloo
Bachelor: Rhetoric and Professional Writing - Digital Arts Communications specialization
Design
Narrative Design (Ink, Twine)
Conversation Design (Chat, Voice)
Natural Language (Grammars, Language Models)
Professional Writing
Editing
Long-form & Creative Writing
Technical Writing
Funding Proposal Development
Software Development
Unity
Web
CLI
- English
- Native speaker
- French
- Professional working