About Aviva
Aviva Schecterson is currently a combat designer at Respawn Entertainment. She also dedicates her time to running the Jewish in Gaming discord community and serves as Chair of the IGDA Jewish Game Developers SIG.
Her career encompasses various game design roles between Stoic Studio on Towerborne, Amazon Game Studios on Crucible and New World, and Lone Shark Games on countless projects, the most popular being Pathfinder Adventure Card Game and Betrayal at House on the Hill: Widow’s Walk.
She graduated from DigiPen Institute of Technology with a Bachelor of Arts in Game Design in 2016 and also holds an Associate of Arts in Digital Gaming from Bellevue College (2012). During her time in college, she gained valuable experience through internships at Paizo and Signal Studios.
Outside of her work in the games industry, Aviva cherishes the company of her two cats, Asher and Pepita, indulges in baking, and practices classical ballet.
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Featured Games
Towerborne
The Belfry stands as a beacon of hope and safety amongst the ruins of humanity and the City of Numbers, with monsters lurking right outside the tower’s walls. You are an Ace, born anew from the spirit realm with the skills, the grit, and the determination to protect the people of the Belfry. With spirit companions fighting by your side, you are destined for battle.
New World
In New World, explore a thrilling, open-world MMO filled with danger and opportunity where you’ll forge a new destiny for yourself as an adventurer shipwrecked on the supernatural island of Aeternum.
Crucible
Crucible is a team-based action shooter driven by the choices you make. Pick a hunter and join a match: you’ll need to coordinate with your teammates, take advantage of new upgrades as you level up, and adapt to ever-changing battle conditions to emerge victorious.
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