Tyler Hayes

Game Design Senior – 2026

Tyler Hayes is a Senior Game Design major from Chicago, IL, with a minor in Computer Science Game Technology. He loves programming new systems and experimenting with code, oftentimes creating projects just to create a niche game mechanic to prove that he can. He also tries to participate in Game Jams whenever he can. In his free time he enjoys making new Magic: the Gathering decks and playing other games with his friends. He hopes to end up making games for a living and hopes to keep solving problems!

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