I'm Rob Link, a creative technologist and game designer who thrives at the intersection of design, engineering, and immersive tech. I've designed and shipped augmented-reality and mixed-reality game experiences, authored gameplay scripts, story progression, a remote data-driven narrative system, and UI/UX for complex experiences. I'm comfortable across the full stack—from wireframes and UI/UX to tooling, hardware testing, and cross-disciplinary collaboration. I enjoy rapid prototyping, iterative development, and turning ambitious ideas into tangible, polished experiences.

Rob Link

I'm Rob Link, a creative technologist and game designer who thrives at the intersection of design, engineering, and immersive tech. I've designed and shipped augmented-reality and mixed-reality game experiences, authored gameplay scripts, story progression, a remote data-driven narrative system, and UI/UX for complex experiences. I'm comfortable across the full stack—from wireframes and UI/UX to tooling, hardware testing, and cross-disciplinary collaboration. I enjoy rapid prototyping, iterative development, and turning ambitious ideas into tangible, polished experiences.

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I’m Rob Link, a creative technologist and game designer who thrives at the intersection of design, engineering, and immersive tech. I’ve designed and shipped augmented-reality and mixed-reality game experiences, authored gameplay scripts, story progression, a remote data-driven narrative system, and UI/UX for complex experiences.

I’m comfortable across the full stack—from wireframes and UI/UX to tooling, hardware testing, and cross-disciplinary collaboration. I enjoy rapid prototyping, iterative development, and turning ambitious ideas into tangible, polished experiences.

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Language

English
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Work Experience

Design Engineer / AR/MR Game Designer at DB Creations
November 1, 2022 - March 1, 2025
Designed and developed novel augmented-reality and mixed-reality game experiences. Authored gameplay scripts, story progression, a remote data-driven narrative system, and UI/UX.
Platform Support Engineer at Niantic
April 1, 2022 - February 28, 2023
Supported Niantic's augmented-reality Lighthouse SDK developer community. Authored tutorials content and diagnosed issues from the developer community. Documented and tracked issues across releases.
Lead Peripheral Tester at Microsoft
October 1, 2018 - January 31, 2019
Tested hardware peripheral support for flagship Microsoft titles for Windows and Xbox.
Test Associate at Microsoft
June 1, 2016 - November 1, 2016
Tested and identified network issues in flagship Microsoft titles for Windows and Xbox.

Education

Master of Science at Rochester Institute of Technology
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2013
Bachelor of Science at Indiana University of Pennsylvania
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2011

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Industry Experience

Gaming, Software & Internet, Media & Entertainment