🎮 Game Designer & Creative Director | UEFN 🏢 Co-Founder & Former CEO @FN_Alliance #EpicParter
Indianapolis, IN
Joined September 2010
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What an absolutely insane ride. This past 4 years I have grown into a completely different person. I’ve gone through so many insane life experiences. I’ve struggled. I’ve really really struggled. But I made it through. And I know I made it through because of the people on my team and the community that Epic Games have given us with Fortnite.
I hope that with my story out there you will be inspired to believe in yourself and to make mistakes and learn. I hope it inspires you to be proud of yourself and love yourself, and give other people the opportunity to love you. Step out of your comfort zone and show the world who you are.
I’ve got so much more to share but for those reaching out, I appreciate the support and kindness! Alliance is just beginning and I’m so so so proud of how far we’ve already come! Watch our video now live!
#createdinfortnite
Creating, learning together, and having fun. That’s what Alliance Studios is all about.
Meet @fn_alliance - together they are making Fortnite their own with #UEFN and the Creative Toolset. Check out their story now: youtu.be/FyUO3vsWWqM
FCHQ FEATURE FRIDAY PLAYTESTS!
I’ll be LIVE tomorrow for another round of playtesting!
🎤 KPOP DEMON HUNTERS [RP] by @enderbite
📦 STORAGE NIGHT SHIFT [HORROR] by @faliin
👻 (RL) HORROR ESCAPE: HER by @reemo
🔔 I’ll tweet out a 10-minute warning before going live!
FCHQ Weekly! UEFN and Fortnite! xitter.cf/i/broadcasts/1XxygwAEb…
FCHQ FEATURE FRIDAY PLAYTESTS!
I’ll be LIVE sometime today for another round of @FCHQ Feature Friday playtesting! 👀
This week’s lineup:
HUSKBOUND: A Meat-Trading Action RPG by @graphicsurfer
Doomed Space Survivor by @giddybrom
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#UEFN #FortniteCreative #FeatureFriday
Hands down one of the most toxic parts of codex is that usage limits stop a task mid way. I wish it would just say beforehand you don’t have enough usage left to complete the task. Stopping halfway is sooooo frustrating.
FCHQ Weekly! UEFN and Fortnite! xitter.cf/i/broadcasts/1aKbdEvmy…
🎮 FCHQ FEATURE FRIDAY PLAYTESTS!
I’ll be LIVE tomorrow playtesting this week’s @FCHQ submissions! 👀
This week we’re jumping into:
🏃 Deathrun Reforged by @ grimnox
🐛 BUG SPRAY by @junglxcreates
Come hang out, play alongside me, and support some fellow UEFN creators! 💙
🔔 Turn on notifications! I’ll tweet out a 10-minute warning right before I go live.
#UEFN #FortniteCreative #FeatureFriday
This one means a lot!
I’ve spent years building in this industry, watching it evolve, betting on its potential, celebrating the incredible highs and learning from some very difficult lows. To have even a small part of that journey represented in this book is incredibly meaningful to me.
Uta took the time to listen to the people actually living this industry every day, not just the success stories, but the realities behind building something in a space that is still defining itself.
I’m incredibly grateful that he trusted me to share my perspective and even more excited to see these stories finally make their way into the world.
Thank you for giving our experiences a voice, Uta. I can’t wait to hold the finished book. 💜
Been cooking something very special for 1.5 years in complete silence.
I WROTE A BOOK.
A Million Players by Friday: An Insider's Guide to UGC Gaming for Creators, Brands, and Marketers
It started with a Secret Santa wishlist. I wanted a UGC gaming book for Christmas and discovered there are NONE. Not one. And I realised, who better to write it than me, who's been through the trenches since the dawn of Fortnite Creative 8 years ago.
The title says it all: somewhere right now, a fourteen-year-old with no studio, no publisher and no budget is building a game that a million people will play by Friday. This book is about the world that made that possible.
Inside: the opportunity hiding in plain sight for creators and brands, how discover(y) and retention actually work, the psychology of microtransactions, what separates the activations that explode from the ones that sink, building a studio in the fastest-moving space in gaming, plus the parts nobody talks about: the legal minefield, the black markets, the platform chaos. No theory. Lived it, wrote it down.
And one moment that still doesn't feel real: @TimSweeneyEpic personally shared with me the paper from the talk he gave 20 years ago at the Principles of Programming Languages conference, the ideas that formed the base for what Verse is now. Full analysis in the book!
Out now on Amazon in ebook, paperback and hardcover available from Saturday, September 26. Link below. Tell me what you think, nothing beats that.
FCHQ Weekly! UEFN and Fortnite! xitter.cf/i/broadcasts/1rGmqpnLL…
FCHQ FEATURE FRIDAY PLAYTESTS!
Catch me LIVE tomorrow for another round of @FNCreativeHQ Feature Friday playtesting! 👀
This week I’m jumping into:
🥩 HUSKBOUND: A Meat-Trading Action RPG by graphicsurfer
⚔️ BATTLEVERSE by converge
Come hang out, play along, and see what these creators have been cooking! 🔥
🔔 Turn on notifications! I’ll post a 10-minute warning right before I go live.
#UEFN #FortniteCreative #FeatureFriday
Helped my grandma buy some custom canvas prints for her house and now take a guess what EVERY single ad I’m getting is. 🙃
Dumb.
I cannot recommend Apollo enough! Having worked closely with him at Alliance Studios, I’ve seen firsthand just how talented, creative, and dedicated he is.
What sets Apollo apart is that his value extends far beyond his own responsibilities. He has an incredible understanding of the audience, provides thoughtful and constructive feedback, and consistently brings ideas to the table that elevate the work of everyone around him.
He’s not just a talented designer. He’s a creative thinker, a fantastic collaborator, and someone who genuinely cares about the success of the projects he works on.
I’m incredibly proud of him, and I wholeheartedly recommend him to anyone looking to add exceptional creative talent to their team. 💜
I’m looking for a part-time/full-time role as a Graphic Designer or Social Media Manager!
Experienced in professional UI design in Photoshop for UEFN, managing social media campaigns for maps, and more.
➡️ Portfolio ApolloFNC.com
📩 DM me for inquiries
Curious.. are people paying for Pro?
I'm just testing things and hit limits so fast.
It's incredibly frustrating that it stops working mid-task versus finishing the task and then saying it's out of credits.
MackJack | Mackenzie Jackson retweeted
How many times is this going to happen? Why does the community have to police this for you? When will the alarms bells sound for you all to actual do something more drastic? How many developers have to leave the ecosystem? How many likes do I need to get on a tweet?
FCHQ Weekly! UEFN and Fortnite! xitter.cf/i/broadcasts/1RKZzBnMn…
Going live in 10 minutes!
FCHQ FEATURE FRIDAY PLAYTESTS!
I'll be LIVE tomorrow, September 17th, checking out this week's submissions!
🧩 CARTOON TRIVIA RUN by @rj_mugga1
⚔️ HUSKBOUND: A Meat-Trading Action RPG by graphic surfer
🏥 HOSPITAL HORDE [ROGUELIKE] by @pixelnest
Turn on notifications! 🔔 I'll tweet out a 10-minute warning right before going live.
Come hang out, play along, and support your fellow creators! 💙
#FortniteCreative #UEFN #FeatureFriday