https://grantsnyder.com/about daily 0.75 2026-03-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb98fa7122cea533e206e88/5467f6c4-b809-408e-bc88-44464daf5cda/MSBadgePhoto.jpg About - Hello, I’m Grant! Originally hailing from the Midwest, I’ve spent the better part of the past decade as a game development professional, living and working in the greater Pacific Northwest. After receiving my Bachelor’s degree in Game Design from Columbia College Chicago, I moved cross-country to the Greater Seattle area and took a seasonal position teaching game design courses to aspiring game developers through iD Tech Camp at the University of Washington. Shortly thereafter, I received my first industry job offer. Since then I have had the privilege of working at a number of renowned game development studios alongside world-class talent to build and deliver multiple incredible titles spanning a variety of genres, from free-to-play Mobile RPGs to award-winning AAA multi-platform Racing titles. Outside of my career in game development, I enjoy spending time with my family, tinkering with computer hardware, and going on inspirational adventures just down the street, as well as around the world. https://grantsnyder.com/games daily 1.0 2026-01-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb98fa7122cea533e206e88/1644173105105-P69KZC5P2JYL7MRS4O45/FM7_2.jpg Games https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb98fa7122cea533e206e88/1644173122772-BH4PRFE5MHHRKOJ722XG/Nicki1.png Games https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb98fa7122cea533e206e88/1644173237574-D6J1XCSTUTHWIVJQ7OHM/American_Dream.jpg Games https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb98fa7122cea533e206e88/1655429827097-CXBTOOCY5JS4F7XBP0L0/ForzaMotorsportShowcase_HERO-722b198d2c6afe64338b.jpg Games https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb98fa7122cea533e206e88/1644182584892-NMSQQFMC73GYQAHAZNQP/MER_FINAL_IM32.png Games https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb98fa7122cea533e206e88/69620464-a8dc-4e70-8300-ceee909bace9/Unknown_Black.png Games https://grantsnyder.com/forza-motorsport daily 0.75 2026-02-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb98fa7122cea533e206e88/f9321be2-dfe1-428e-ad93-d9ac563a915e/20240309111725_1.jpg Forza Motorsport https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb98fa7122cea533e206e88/4091db9c-c27e-48b8-942f-8a73c6564261/FM_ChallengeHub.jpg Forza Motorsport https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb98fa7122cea533e206e88/ec120cf5-6fbc-49d3-9923-63828a9ef94f/Forza+Motorsport+6_29_2025+1_40_53+PM.png Forza Motorsport https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb98fa7122cea533e206e88/dc52094d-5028-4b89-9b14-530ab598d39c/Forza+Motorsport+6_29_2025+1_40_35+PM.png Forza Motorsport https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb98fa7122cea533e206e88/84439d39-cca2-40f5-a86f-b19c77ae42c2/Forza+Motorsport+7_5_2025+3_23_40+PM.png Forza Motorsport https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb98fa7122cea533e206e88/b3d42bc0-fa5a-4672-85d2-99fdf3f4de31/Forza+Motorsport+6_29_2025+1_41_14+PM.png Forza Motorsport https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb98fa7122cea533e206e88/8a8349f6-f363-4ea0-bdde-79a8ce15e0c1/20251222153800_1.jpg Forza Motorsport https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb98fa7122cea533e206e88/c254f05d-28f4-4a37-967f-49571e0fccdf/FMLogo_White.png Forza Motorsport - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb98fa7122cea533e206e88/a343459a-9d3c-47f9-bebc-1a177b574af2/FM_InGame_Proto-H.webp Forza Motorsport - Gameplay Systems & Feature Design Designed, prototyped, and iterated upon key competitive multiplayer features and systems, driving the core moment-to-moment player experience Led dozens of key features and tools requests through the end-to-end design process, authoring documentation, running reviews, and adapting each based on internal and external feedback, budget constraints, and development milestones Crafted a variety of highly engaging PvP and PvE modes and activities with a focus on authenticity, competition, quality, and player delight Mentored and trained up other designers, engineers, and teams on tooling and best practices for building and optimizing live content Collaborated with an external co-development studio, regularly communicating feature requirements, giving design direction, and driving build reviews with a global team spread across multiple time zones. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb98fa7122cea533e206e88/b555515d-1185-40ac-ae0b-9a40bfb903da/FM_SeasonalContent06.webp Forza Motorsport - Seasonal Content Design & Implementation Championed the design and implementation of seasonal content experiences across a variety of features and game modes in a live service title with 100k+ DAUs, successfully driving player engagement, acquisition, and retention across all platforms § Designed, tuned, and shipped multiple new features and modes, including Challenge Hub and Meetups, in addition to implementing 50+ monthly in-game activities, such as seasonal events, challenges, and high-profile partnerships. Established seasonal content guidelines, templates, and processes for designing, playtesting, and releasing live updates, which improved cross-team efficiencies and ensured quality, consistency, and visibility across the studio. Balanced and iterated on multiple gameplay, economy, and reward systems, leveraging telemetry and player insights to address community feedback, contributing to a +24% (PC) / +13% (Console) increase to customer review scores. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb98fa7122cea533e206e88/8863c358-de55-43fa-8bd1-5960794f1c61/FM_Pitlane.webp Forza Motorsport - Streamlining of Live Design Tools Oversaw the inclusion and adaptation of custom design tools into our workflow, creating training materials, and enabling our design team to build, tune, and rapidly test new content and features, while also reducing overhead and improving iteration time by 30% Served as the go-to implementor for discussion and implementation of complex CMS content, stretching the capability of existing systems and tools across a variety of single-player and multiplayer features and modes Streamlined proprietary design tools and workflows through automation and scripting, collaborating with engineers to reduce design implementation time by 150%, even while seasonal content tripled in scale over a 2-year period. 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