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About Me

Hey, I’m Kaelah! I’m a game producer with a love for designing and making games that people enjoy. I’ve had the chance to work on The Sims 4, helping bring every pack out since Greenhouse Haven Kit & Basement Treasures Kit to life.Before diving into production, I spent a lot of time modding for The Sims 4, where I created popular mods and started to learn about game design. That’s where I really developed my love for creating things that make players excited.I’m all about blending creativity with functionality. I enjoy finding new ways to improve gameplay, design mechanics that make sense, and just making the experience more enjoyable for everyone.When I’m not working on games, I’m probably playing something new, experimenting with my own projects, or thinking up the next big idea.

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Maxis @ Electronic Arts - The Sims 4

Assistant Producer II // Jun 2022 - Present

Overview

As an Assistant Producer II at The Sims 4, I specialized in managing the game’s catalog of clothing and object assets, ensuring their on-time delivery while maintaining high standards for functionality and quality. This role required balancing detailed technical tasks with cross-discipline collaboration to support multiple projects and deliver engaging content to players.

Key Responsibilities and Contributions

Asset Development & Delivery
◦ Collaborated with artists, designers, engineers, and QA teams to bring clothing and object assets to life.
◦ Hooked up assets for in-game usage, ensuring they met functionality requirements and player expectations.
◦ Organized the asset tagging process, overseeing its lifecycle from initial setup to final delivery.
◦ Utilized proprietary development tools to optimize asset production and integration.Team Collaboration & Leadership
◦ Worked closely with discipline leads to track and communicate asset status across multiple projects.
◦ Played a key role in transitioning the asset tagging process from a single-producer effort to a small team operation.
◦ Trained and delegated tasks to additional tagging producers, ensuring consistency and efficiency in workflows.
◦ Advocated for process improvements to enhance team productivity and asset quality.Workflow Optimization & Quality Assurance
◦ Maintained and updated workflow documentation to ensure clarity and alignment across teams.
◦ Prioritized asset tagging work to meet tight deadlines while upholding quality standards.
◦ Verified in-game functionality of tagged assets, addressing any technical issues or player concerns.Player-Centric Development
◦ Analyzed and incorporated player feedback to inform strategic decisions about asset creation and prioritization.
◦ Balanced creative vision with practical implementation to deliver assets that resonated with the community.

Key Achievements

◦ Process Expansion: Led the growth of the tagging production role from an individual effort to a collaborative team operation, training new producers and delegating tasks to streamline workflows.◦ Cross-Discipline Communication: Successfully managed asset tracking and status updates across art, engineering, QA, and production teams, ensuring alignment and on-time delivery.◦ Quality and Innovation: Identified and implemented process improvements that enhanced asset tagging efficiency and ensured high-quality game content.◦ Player Impact: Contributed to The Sims 4 catalog’s functionality and aesthetic appeal by leveraging player feedback to guide asset priorities and ensure satisfaction.

Skills & Tools

◦ Production Skills: Cross-discipline collaboration, task prioritization, milestone management, and documentation maintenance.◦ Technical Proficiency: Proprietary development tools for asset integration, tagging systems, and QA verification.◦ Leadership & Training: Onboarding and task delegation for new team members.◦ Player-Driven Design: Using player feedback to guide decisions and enhance the player experience.

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Active Daycare Career Mod for The Sims 4

Empowering Sims to nurture little ones through a dynamic daycare experience.

Vision

The Active Daycare Career Mod reintroduces and elevates the daycare profession from The Sims 3 into The Sims 4. Combining creativity, care, and dynamic gameplay, this mod bridges family gameplay with storytelling, offering a fulfilling and interactive career.

Vision Objectives

Revive a Fan-Favorite Career:
Bring back the beloved daycare profession with updated mechanics for modern gameplay.Encourage Family Gameplay:
Provide opportunities to nurture toddlers and children in active and meaningful ways.Enhance Flexibility and Creativity:
Empower players to create custom daycare venues or explore at-home childcare options.Deliver Progression and Rewarding Challenges:
Introduce a structured career path with increasing responsibilities and perks.

Scope

Core Features:◦ Fully active daycare career with professional and at-home options.
◦ Unique daycare venue type with versatile gameplay opportunities.
◦ Career progression system with distinct levels, responsibilities, and rewards.Limitations:
◦ Requires Get to Work for active career functionality.
◦ Dependent on Zerbu’s Venue List mod and ItsKatato’s Always Active Career mod for venue functionality and home-based daycare gameplay.Expansion Opportunities:
◦ Add unique toddler and child milestones tied to daycare interactions.
◦ Introduce daycare-themed events or parent-Sim interactions.
◦ Expand daycare activities, such as nap time routines or themed playdays.

Features

Active Daycare Career
Follow your Sim to work at a custom daycare venue, engaging in activities like:
◦ Caring for toddlers and children.
◦ Teaching basic skills and playing games.
◦ Managing daily tasks as a daycare provider.
◦ Career progression unlocks new opportunities, challenges, and rewards.Daycare Venue
◦ Brand-new "Daycare" venue type lets you build or download fully functional daycare centers.
◦ Versatile use: Bring your own toddlers to socialize or use the venue as part of the career.At-Home Daycare Career
◦ Modeled after The Sims 3’s profession, this career lets Sims run a daycare from home.
◦ Workdays from 9 AM to 7 PM, with toddlers and children dropped off daily.
◦ Progress through levels, caring for an increasing number of childrenOptional Add-Ons
◦ Pre-built daycare lot included for convenience, with packs such as City Living, Get Together, Get to Work, Parenthood, and Toddler Stuff.
◦ Browse the Gallery for detailed daycare lots from talented creators.

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First Crush Pack for The Sims 4

Exploring the innocence and excitement of a first crush.

Vision

The First Crush Pack enriches The Sims 4 by introducing a lighthearted, age-appropriate layer of relationship gameplay for preteens. It celebrates the sweet awkwardness of young infatuation, adding new dimensions to storytelling and family gameplay. This add-on respects the innocence of preteen relationships while enhancing player engagement with unique interactions.

Vision Objectives

Capture the Charm of a First Crush:
Provide preteens with playful and relatable interactions that emulate the emotions and excitement of a first crush.Enhance Storytelling:
Expand family gameplay with creative and immersive mechanics that deepen relationships.Maintain Age-Appropriate Boundaries:
Focus on innocent and fun interactions, ensuring content remains accessible and suitable for all players.Complement Preteen Gameplay:
Seamlessly integrate with the Preteen Mod for a cohesive and immersive experience.

Scope

Core Features:
◦ Introduces crush mechanics, allowing preteens to initiate and track crush relationships.
◦ Includes custom interactions, such as revealing a crush or writing about crushes in journals.
◦ Adds new preteen-friendly romantic gameplay through a "Crush" menu in the preteen pie menu.Limitations:
◦ Current date options are rabbit hole events; immersive date scenarios will be added in future updates.
◦ Expanded functionality for crush interactions (like deeper relationship progression) is planned for future iterations.
Expansion Opportunities:
◦ More journal prompts and creative ways to express crushes.
◦ Unique interactions tied to school events or social gatherings.
◦ Immersive group and chaperoned dates with interactive scenes.

Features

Crush Mechanics
◦ Preteens can initiate a crush through their phone’s social menu by selecting "Follow Crush on Simstagram."
◦ Players can choose any preteen in their save as the object of affection.
◦ The crush relationship is displayed in the Sim Profile for easy tracking.Interactive Gameplay
Preteens have a variety of crush-related actions, including:
◦ "Unfollow Crush on Simstagram" to remove a crush.
◦ "Stalk Crush on Simstagram" to learn traits.
◦ Invite their crush on group, chaperoned, or regular dates (currently rabbit hole events).Preteen-Friendly Romance
◦ Romantic interactions are tailored for preteens, with options like:
◦ "Ask to Be Sweetheart" instead of "Ask to Be Boyfriend/Girlfriend."
◦ Interactions categorized under a new "Crush" menu.
◦ "Reveal Crush" offers a playful, charming moment with potential for future expansions.Creative Additions
◦ Preteens can write about their crushes in their journals, adding depth and personality to gameplay.

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Preteen Mod for The Sims 4

Bringing realism and depth to the teenage transition.

Vision

The Preteen Mod aims to bridge the gap between childhood and adolescence in The Sims 4, providing players with a more realistic and immersive experience. It seeks to enhance gameplay by introducing a life stage that feels authentic, giving players the opportunity to guide their Sims through a nuanced transition. This mod fosters deeper player immersion while maintaining the balance and accessibility The Sims 4 is known for.

Vision Objectives

Introduce a Realistic Life Stage:
Add a preteen phase between childhood and teenhood that includes shorter height, mood swings, and other relatable changes, like voice cracks.Create Meaningful, Age-Appropriate Challenges:
Simulate real-life experiences such as hygiene routines and middle school challenges, offering more depth to preteens’ daily lives.Integrate with Existing Gameplay:
Seamlessly incorporate the new life stage with The Sims 4’s systems, ensuring smooth gameplay while enhancing immersion.Provide Flexibility for Future Expansion:
Set the stage for further updates, like expanding middle school gameplay and introducing more detailed age transitions in future updates.

Scope

Core Features:
◦ Introduces the preteen life stage with unique characteristics, such as mood phases, height changes, and voice cracks.
◦ Adds a simple hygiene system, including lotion, deodorant, and body spray, with realistic gameplay effects.
◦ Integrates a custom middle school system, providing homework and a distinct educational experience for preteens.Limitations:
◦ The mod currently focuses on visual and gameplay effects; deeper interactions (like romantic relationships) are intentionally restricted for realism.
◦ Expanding middle school gameplay will require future updates and is not yet fully implemented.Expansion Opportunities:
◦ Expanding middle school interactions and events, such as school dances or field trips.
◦ Adding deeper customization for preteen Sims, like more outfits or personality traits.
◦ Creating an expanded hygiene system with more products and effects.

Features

Preteen Life Stage
◦ When a child ages into a teen, they transition into the preteen stage automatically.
◦ Preteens are shorter than teens and are enrolled in a custom middle school.
◦ Includes mood phases, voice cracks, and more for realism.Simple Hygiene System
◦ Adds lotion, deodorant, and body spray to your preteens' daily routines.
◦ Effects include dry skin if lotion isn’t applied and dizziness from excessive body spray.
◦ Deodorant helps slow hygiene decay.Middle School Integration
◦ Preteens attend a custom middle school with tailored homework and activities.
◦ This system is expandable in future versions.

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