ABOUT

I am a game designer with more than 5 years of experience in making games.
I turned influencers into virtual pets as design lead on My Tubi. I've participated in the development of the successful game Youtubers Life. Now I’m trying my luck in the Social Casino genre with Mundo Slot.
Working at Social Games Online
PROJECTS
Youtubers Life (2016)
What I did: Lead the design for new features in YL OMG Edition. Solved usability and design issues for console inputs. Designed and balanced the Cooking Channel DLC. Designed some of the major systems, wrote dialogues, and worked closely with all the teams.
Studio: U-Play Online
Platforms: Steam | PS4 | XONE | SWITCH | iOS | Android
Project length: 3 years
Engine and tools: Unity, Adobe Suit, Google Suite
My Tubi (2017)
What I did: Lead the design for a new type of game for iOS and Android. Defined metagame tools for game progression and monetization system. Lead weekly team meetings, tasks and schedules. Collaborated with Analytics consultants.
Studio: U-Play Online
Platforms: iOS | Android
Project length: 9 months
Engine and tools: Unity, Adobe Suit, Google Suite
Space Invasion KO (2013)
What I did: Built a game prototype in 6 months for my Final Degree Project, where I wanted to examine how to develop a game taking advantage of touchscreen's limitation, i.e. how to offer a playful experience with one operative action - press the touch screen - that triggers various resultant actions - kill enemies, active objects, make an enemy kill dozens, etc.
Platforms: iOS | Android
Project length: 6 months
Engine and tools: Unity, Adobe Suit, 3D Max
OTHER PROJECTS
These projects chronicle my journey from User Assistant to Game Designer.
Since I started to work in U-Play Online, I have performed multiple roles, worked in different stages of development and with several departments (Design, Production, Marketing, QA, etc)
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