Harvey Hayman

Hello! I am an aspiring Game Designer currently studying the Games Design and Development MA at the National Film and Television School (NFTS). During my time at the school I have worked on the development of five video games and am currently working on an unannounced project. This includes: 

'Snowy Springs', a quest based adventure where you take on too much. The game was nominated for the Game Development World Championships (GDWC) 2022 Student Game Award and showcased at Game Development London Expo (GDLX) 2023.

'Shadows of them', a psychological horror story set in the London Underground, nominated as a finalist for the Develop Indie Showcase 2022.

'Who Gets Bruiser?', an interactive story following the break-up of a couple.

'SLUGDOUGH', a silly mobile game which asks the player to cut the SLUGDOUGH into pieces to fit into holes.

'Make it Snappy', a frenzied mix of Where's Wally and Pokémon Snap.

I was responsible for various roles across the projects:

• I worked in a range of roles on Snowy Springs including: Director, Game Design, Programming, Lighting, Camera Rigging, Systems Integration (including WWise and Dialogue System for Unity) and Unity implementation. 
• I worked as a Writer, Game Designer, 3D Artist, 2D Artist, Video Editor on 'Shadows of them'. 
  
• I was a solo developer on 'Make it Snappy', 'SLUGDOUGH' and 'Who Gets Bruiser?' so covered all game development tasks.

I am passionate about promoting the creative endeavours of students on the course. I recently organised a three day festival, National Games School Expo (NGSX) which allowed visitors to play all of the games students’ previous releases.

Over the last two years I worked as a Producer on the development of a short animated film, 'Water Being', which has been entered into Annecy Film Festival 2023.

I previously studied Mechanical Engineering, being awarded a first in MEng Mechanical Engineering from the University of Leicester. Over the last 10 years I have worked as a tax consultant and recently made the shift into games design and development starting at NFTS.