Abinaya

Level Designer with experience in Unreal Engine and Unity, specializing in puzzle design, gameplay flow, environmental storytelling, and level prototyping. Passionate about creating engaging player experiences through thoughtful level layouts, iteration, and playtesting.

Level Designer at Ekalaivan Studio (2025-11 – Present)

• Designed and implemented gameplay levels for a puzzle-platformer.
• Created level blockouts, puzzle layouts, and player progression paths focused on teaching mechanics through gameplay.
• Developed and balanced environmental hazards, platforming challenges, and puzzle sequences to create a progressive difficulty curve.
• Iterated on level designs through playtesting and feedback, improving readability, pacing, and player experience.
• Collaborated with designers, artists, and programmers to integrate gameplay mechanics and level-specific interactions.
• Designed modular level sections to support efficient content creation and gameplay variation.
• Documented level layouts, puzzle flows, and gameplay requirements to ensure clear communication across the development team.

Technical Assistant (Contract) at Tamil Nadu Online Gaming Authority (2025-01 – Present)

• Conducted daily gameplay testing on multiple games to identify gambling elements, prohibited advertisements, and compliance violations
• Evaluated monetization design and reward systems to determine impact on player psychology
• Monitored global game design trends and emerging systems to support regulatory and compliance decisions.

Junior 3D Artist at Ingage Technologies Private Limited (2023-08 – 2025-01)

• Created 3D game-ready assets and environments for VR games, ensuring optimized performance and immersive player experience.
• Designed and modeled industry-specific 3D assets for VR safety training simulations, used by clients for real-world workplace training.
• Collaborated with designers and developers to translate concepts into interactive VR environments, maintaining consistency with project vision.
• Optimized assets for real-time rendering in Unity/Unreal, balancing detail with performance for smooth VR gameplay.

B.Sc in Game Art and Design – ICAT Design and Media College (2020 – 2023)