Damien Carlisle

Damien Carlisle · Belfast · Narrative Designer. Writer. Filmmaker. Emerging Game Developer.

I’m Damien Carlisle, a Belfast creative with a Master’s in Film and Visual Studies and years of experience writing, directing, and producing short films. Credits include the Irish folklore horror short Child of Lore (2011, writer/director) and the existential science fiction horror Infinity's Edge (2012, writer/director/cinematographer/editor) .

I recently completed Queen’s University Belfast’s PGCert in Introduction to Video Games Technology with Distinction (76.6%). My storytelling background translated directly into interactive work. I created a compelling 3D Unity scene using original characters and models I built in Blender to tell a suspenseful story . I also solo-developed Go Right, a complete 2D run-and-gun platformer in Unity/C# featuring multi-directional shooting while running/jumping/crouching, enemy AI (including mechs, flying bots and a boss), moving platforms, pickups, death zones, score systems, polished animation controllers, and integrated audio.

Primarily I see myself as an artist and storyteller. My film-honed eye for visual narrative, environmental storytelling, and emotional engagement, combined with growing technical skills in Unity, C#, and Blender, positions me to contribute meaningful narrative design and writing to games that reach large audiences.

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