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|image=[[File:StephenMortimer.jpg|260px]]<br>Stephen Mortimer's LinkedIn profile picture | |image=[[File:StephenMortimer.jpg|260px]]<br>Stephen Mortimer's LinkedIn profile picture | ||
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'''Stephen Mortimer''' is a game designer | '''Stephen Mortimer''' is a senior game designer currently working at {{wp|Riot Games}} in {{wp|Los Angeles}}. During his higher education studies at the {{wp|DigiPen Institute of Technology}}, Mortimer started working as an intern at the [[Nintendo Software Technology Corporation]], where he continued to work for eleven years. In this time, he was promoted to lead game designer and eventually game director. His mission at the company involved designing game mechanics and levels for various [[Nintendo]] puzzle games, including ''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong (series)|Mario vs. Donkey Kong]]'' titles. For the latter, he specifically designed or assisted design of the games' integrated level editors, as well as mechanics such as [[Pink Block]]s and boss battle behaviors. He also created a large number of levels for each game, both shipped along with it or released subsequently as online stages. As he gained more prominent roles with each game in development, Mortimer eventually took over director duties for all games starting with ''[[Mario and Donkey Kong: Minis on the Move]]'', becoming the youngest director for a title shipped by Nintendo. | ||
[[File:MortMii.png|thumb|left|Stephen Mortimer's [[Mii]] avatar, "Mort", as seen on [[Miiverse]]]] | [[File:MortMii.png|thumb|left|Stephen Mortimer's [[Mii]] avatar, "Mort", as seen on [[Miiverse]]]] | ||
Mortimer is featured in a | Mortimer is featured in a YouTube video posted on Nintendo's channel, in which he offers tips for level creation in ''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars]]''.<ref>Nintendo (March 6, 2015). [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5SHshyYi2wo Nintendo eShop - Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars Level Creation]. ''YouTube.'' Retrieved July 10, 2018.</ref> He was known as "Mort" on [[Miiverse]], where he consistently updated the ''Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars'' community with posts regarding new official online levels, which he also produced.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20170721203741/https://miiverse.nintendo.net/titles/14866558073586666679/14866558073592804455 (retrieved November 8, 2017)</ref> After leaving Nintendo, he opened a YouTube channel, "First 30 of Game Design", where he played and discussed the game design of various video games,<ref>Doctor_Cupcakes (November 13, 2016). [https://twitter.com/Doctor_Cupcakes/status/797955286174605312 Stephen Mortimer (lead designer) left Nintendo recently. Now, he's doing a series about game design on YouTube!] ''Twitter.'' Retrieved July 10, 2018.</ref> including ''[[Paper Mario: Color Splash]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Run]]'', before the channel went inactive. | ||
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*''[[Mario and Donkey Kong: Minis on the Move]]'' – director | *''[[Mario and Donkey Kong: Minis on the Move]]'' – director | ||
*''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars]]'' – director (for both the [[Nintendo 3DS]] and the [[Wii U]] versions) | *''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars]]'' – director (for both the [[Nintendo 3DS]] and the [[Wii U]] versions) | ||
*''[[Mini Mario & Friends: amiibo Challenge]]'' – director | *''[[Mini Mario & Friends: amiibo Challenge]]'' – director | ||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
*[https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephen-mortimer-17303a1b/ LinkedIn profile] | |||
*[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC64EtSRf02-3NIHvxn1LpaQ/featured First 30 of Game Design] – YouTube channel | *[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC64EtSRf02-3NIHvxn1LpaQ/featured First 30 of Game Design] – YouTube channel | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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{{People}} | {{People}} | ||
[[Category:People]] | [[Category:People]] | ||
[[Category:Game | [[Category:Game Designers]] | ||
[[Category:Nintendo]] | [[Category:Nintendo]] | ||
