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2022 · game · technical sound designer / tools programmer

God of War Ragnarök

AAA action-adventure sequel by Santa Monica Studio. Worked on technical sound design and tools programming.

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About

God of War Ragnarök is the sequel to the 2018 Game of the Year, developed by Santa Monica Studio and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment. The game received a 94 on Metacritic and won over 235 awards across major ceremonies.

Role

As the first Technical Sound Designer on the team and later Tools Programmer, responsibilities included developing audio tools and pipelines to support the sound design, music and dialogue team, and implementing technical sound design systems within the game engine. I also established best practices for sound implementation, and later owned authoring tool development for our proprietary propagation system.

God of War Ragnarök — Kratos fighting a creature God of War Ragnarök — Kratos overlooking the realms
God of War Ragnarök — combat in the snow God of War Ragnarök — Kratos in a cave
God of War Ragnarök — Kratos and Freya God of War Ragnarök — Kratos and Atreus

Awards

The Game Awards 2022

  • Best Narrative
  • Best Score and Music
  • Best Audio Design
  • Best Performance (Christopher Judge as Kratos)
  • Best Action/Adventure
  • Innovation in Accessibility

BAFTA Games Awards 2023

  • EE Game of the Year
  • Audio Achievement
  • Music
  • Performer in a Leading Role (Christopher Judge)
  • Performer in a Supporting Role (Sunny Suljic)
  • Animation

D.I.C.E. Awards 2023

  • Adventure Game of the Year
  • Outstanding Achievement in Story
  • Outstanding Achievement in Audio Design
  • Outstanding Achievement in Character
  • Outstanding Achievement in Animation
  • Outstanding Technical Achievement
  • Outstanding Achievement in Game Direction

Awards Trailer

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