About Elyssa Marcelo

Game Designer

November 2019 -

​Magic Flying Machine LLC - Magical I Am: Sky Village

• Create in-game maps and activities in Unity using Adventure Creator for educational game geared towards children in K-5 with reading disabilities

• Create pixel art assets and animations

• Edit scripts as necessary for functionality of activities in Visual Studios in C#

3D Modeler/ Rigger/ Renderer

July 2019 - November 2019

SurgTalk

• Created 3D models, rigs, textures, lights for educational surgical videos

• Rendered in Unity

Game Developer

September - December 2018

Mt. San Antonio

• Developed VR game for cellphone devices for Mt SAC Game Fest

Assistant Language Teacher

Aug 2016 - Aug 2017

JET, Niigata prefecture, Japan

• Taught together with Japanese teachers or solo in English classes in Japanese High schools

• Created own English lessons

Teaching Assistant (Internship)

May - June 2014

Meiji Gakuin University

• Taught, created exercises and lesson plans for English Composition class

• Tutored college students in English writing and speaking

Volunteer

July - September 2012

Kaiser Permanente

• Attended to patients’ requests and escorted discharged patients in post cardiac surgery department

Education

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• B.S., Biology, University of California, Riverside, CA Sept 2010 – June 2014

  • Concentrations: Biology

• Meiji Gakuin University, Yokohama, Japan April – July 2014

  • Concentrations: Global and International Studies

• A.A., Mount San Antonio College, Walnut, CA Sept 2015 – June 2016, Sept 2017 – Aug 2019

  • Concentrations: Animation

Skills

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• Game Designer

  • Game designer in Magical I Am: Sky Village​​

• Character Artist

  • Developed characters for indie game

• Story Board Artist

  • Made story boards while attending Mt. San Antonio College

• Illustrator

  • Created illustration to display in Mt. SAC art gallery

• 2D

  • Worked in Toon Boom to make student projects

• 3D

  • Created 3D models in Maya and Zbrush based on existing artwork and personal artwork

  • Animated pre-existing 3D models in Maya for student projects

  • Rigged model created in 3D modeling class and pre-existing models

Proficiency

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• Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects

• Clip Studio Paint

• Unity

• Maya

• Toon Boom Harmony, Storyboard Pro