I'm Tyler Nilsson
Game Designer & Developer
I am a game designer and developer. Since childhood, I have been interested in the process of making my own games. My strengths include designing and prototyping new mechanics. I have been working with Virtual Reality since 2014.
Check out my workIn 2015, I cofounded Coal Car Studio, a game studio focused on bringing multiplayer to virtual reality. Since then we’ve done several contracts and are approaching the launch of Fruit Golf. At Simon Fraser University, I developed a program in C# that unified all the UI’s for controlling the lecture theatres and classrooms and created tools to make it easy to modify. From my experience as an AV technician, to developer, to cofounder, I’ve learned a variety of skills from troubleshooting, to workflow management and optimisation, and best practices in VR design.
Here is a selection of some of my past work. It is a combination of personal projects, contract work, and work for the studio I cofounded in 2015. These projects have been primarily made within Unity. My role in the projects include designer, developer, and project manager. A common theme found in most of my work is trying to find creative ways to make Virtual Reality more of a social experience.
Simon Fraser University
BSc in Computer Science - 2015
Being recognized for doing good work feels great. I have earned a handful of accolades over the years. The work that I have done has been recognized internationally and I have been invited overseas to share my insight on designing social experiences for the then nascent Virtual Reality industry.
Please email Tyler.nilsson@outlook.com if you would like to get in touch.