ABOUT ME
Hello! I'm Kyle Hanselman, a senior game designer and gaming enthusiast. Thanks to Source Engine modding, my primary background is in level design and environment art. However, as my career has evolved, I have found myself taking more and more steps into the technical side as a game designer. At this point in my career, I've spent a majority of my professional life buried in design documents and spreadsheets and I couldn't be happier. I have been a designer on half a dozen projects, three of which have shipped, and hope to be a designer on dozens more. The ultimate goal? Creative director.
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My gaming journey began in 2008 when I first gained access to countless games via Steam. This passion grew when I began making HL2 mods on ModDB.com in 2009 and I quickly established myself in that community. Wanting to improve my understanding of game design, I attended SCAD's Interactive Design and Game Development program in 2016. SCAD gave me an academic understanding of design which accompanied years of practical knowledge resulting in a BFA in 2019. From there, I spent some time in QA (who hasn't?) then moved into my professional design career in 2021 with Puny Human; the rest is history, as they say. I still have a long way to go in becoming the best game developer out there, and I'm always excited to improve and move forward.