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Matthew Espinosa is a narrative designer specializing in immersive storytelling, branching structures, and worldbuilding. He has 6+ years crafting experiences across games and physical interactive media, blending strong narrative design with player-first engagement. As a collaborative creator, Matthew values unique voices and rewarding player experiences, leading story and design from concept through production. He has managed escape room narrative development and created game content through multiple jam projects, balancing creative ambition with real-world constraints.…Matthew Espinosa is a narrative designer specializing in immersive storytelling, branching structures, and worldbuilding. He has 6+ years crafting experiences across games and physical interactive media, blending strong narrative design with player-first engagement. As a collaborative creator, Matthew values unique voices and rewarding player experiences, leading story and design from concept through production. He has managed escape room narrative development and created game content through multiple jam projects, balancing creative ambition with real-world constraints.

Matthew Espinosa

Game Developer, Game Designer, Writer, +4

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Matthew Espinosa is a narrative designer specializing in immersive storytelling, branching structures, and worldbuilding. He has 6+ years crafting experiences across games and physical interactive media, blending strong narrative design with player-first engagement. As a collaborative creator, Matthew values unique voices and rewarding player experiences, leading story and design from concept through production. He has managed escape room narrative development and created game content through multiple jam projects, balancing creative ambition with real-world constraints.…Matthew Espinosa is a narrative designer specializing in immersive storytelling, branching structures, and worldbuilding. He has 6+ years crafting experiences across games and physical interactive media, blending strong narrative design with player-first engagement. As a collaborative creator, Matthew values unique voices and rewarding player experiences, leading story and design from concept through production. He has managed escape room narrative development and created game content through multiple jam projects, balancing creative ambition with real-world constraints.

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Matthew Espinosa is a narrative designer specializing in immersive storytelling, branching structures, and worldbuilding. He has 6+ years crafting experiences across games and physical interactive media, blending strong narrative design with player-first engagement.

As a collaborative creator, Matthew values unique voices and rewarding player experiences, leading story and design from concept through production. He has managed escape room narrative development and created game content through multiple jam projects, balancing creative ambition with real-world constraints.

Skills

Game Design

Unity

Narrative Illustration

Clip Studio Paint

Adobe Photoshop

Experience Level

Game Design

Expert

Unity

Expert

Narrative Illustration

Expert

Intermediate

Intermediate

Intermediate

Intermediate

Intermediate

Intermediate

Intermediate

Work Experience

Creative Technology Professional at The Hive

January 1, 2023 - Present

Guided local artists in a Makerspace environment to develop digital art aligned with their creative visions. Elevated concepts through customized 3D printing and laser engraving, supporting artistic experimentation and production-ready outputs.

Independent Creative Work / Freelance Designer

January 1, 2023 - Present

Led two game jam projects as artist and project lead, collaborating in Unity and Godot. Created animated sprites and storyboarded cinematic intro/outro sequences for two small-scope games (Pizza Tower and Donkey Kong Country inspired platformer) plus a whimsical tower “offense” game. Balanced storytelling with gameplay under tight time constraints.

Game Design Manager at EscapeWorks Denver

January 1, 2018 - January 1, 2023

Led development of immersive escape room storylines, scripting original narrative and designing thematic puzzles that increased player engagement. Re-imagined older experiences into seasonal favorites referenced in Google Reviews, including Outbreak ’95 and Haunting at the Speakeasy. Directed creative workshops to refine story concepts and maintain brand consistency across experiences.

Editor Internship at Border Crossing Literary Journal

January 1, 2017 - January 1, 2017

Collaborated with fellow editors to sort and review hundreds of short stories, comics, and poems for publication. Edited submissions and provided advice to authors. Submitted an SEO-optimized book review of House of Women by Sophie Goldstein.