Alexander (Sandy) Tarvet
About Me
Hi i’m Sandy, a Lecturer in Game Design and part-time PhD student researching applied biographical games based on lived experiences of health issues at Abertay University .
Co-founder of Somewhat Unsettling, an independent game studio based in Edinburgh, Scotland.
In 2015 I graduated from the Game Design & Production Management course at Abertay University with a First Class Honours Degree. I then spent 2 years building my gamedev portfolio at Stormcloud Games and Tag Games alongside independent works under the Yarn Spinner collective.
Employment
Abertay University
Lecturer in Game Design
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7414-0629
DES205 - Level Design & Scripting
DES311 - Game Design Practice
Honours Year Supervision
JUL 2019 - Present
Experience
Tag Games
Mortal Kombat X - Quality Assurance
Prison Architect - Quality Assurance & Additional Design
Ballarina - Quality Assurance
Unannounced Internal Project - Quality Assurance
Stormcloud Games
BRUT@L - Quality Assurance & Additional Design
The Story Mechanics
The 39 Steps - Quality Assurance
Education
Abertay University
PhD: Interactive Storytelling to Support Cancer Patients
OCT 2017 - Present
BA (Hons) Game Design & Production Management
SEPT 2011 - JUL 2015
Misc. Awards
SEGA Prize for Game Design Excellence
2015
David Carnegie Award for Best Overall Performance in Game Design