About me
I’m Dan Steinmetz, and I’m a 21-year-old game design student from Minnesota studying at Columbia College Chicago. I’m an ace trans man and I’m passionate about stories that examine emotion and relationships through different stylistic lenses. It’s my goal to create highly personal games that explore these themes through character and player reactions.
Education
Columbia College Chicago, Chicago, IL
​2017 - present
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Bachelor of Arts expected May 2020
Cumulative GPA: 3.2
Major: Game Design & Development
Century College, White Bear Lake, MN
​2015 - 2017
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Three semesters completed before transferring to Columbia College Chicago
Fall 2015 - Spring 2017
SOFTWARE
PHOTOSHOP
ILLUSTRATOR
UNITY
FUNGUS
GAMEMAKER
MACHINATIONS.IO
DRAW.IO
INVISION
INVISION STUDIO
CANVA
Skills
GAME DESIGN
LEVEL DESIGN
NARRATIVE DESIGN
CHARACTER DESIGN
iOS DESIGN
CHARACTER ART
DIGITAL ART
University of Wisconsin Stout
2016
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One semester completed before transferring to Century College
Fall 2016
EXTRACURRICULARS
EXTRACURRICULARS
AlphaLab president
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Game design and development workshopping club
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Elected spring 2019
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Leading workshops and game jams and organizing events from fall 2019 - spring 2020
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AlphaLab member
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Game design and development workshopping club
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Participation in three game jams as one of several leading designers from fall 2017 - present
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Cult Cinema Club member
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Cult or under-appreciated film viewing and discussion club
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Joins the rest of the club on Friday nights watching and discussing films from fall 2018 - present
Awards and Achievements
2010 - present
2010 - present
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Dean’s List at Century College Spring 2017
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Phi Theta Kappa member since Spring 2017