Freelancer profile translated to English.

Description

Hi!

My name is Jason, a Game Designer and Developer specializing in system design, narrative design, and balancing.

With a Master's degree in Game Design from ArtFX and a Bachelor's in Computer Science, I've been practicing game design and software development for 6 years (specializing in software and database design).

Each situation is treated on a case-by-case basis, and I always strive to find what will best serve your projects.

My areas of expertise:

Video game design, system design, gameloop, game pillars
Gamification
Prototyping on Unreal, Unity, or Godot

Gameplay programming in Blueprints, C++, C#, GDScript (other languages possible)
Narrative design, pacing, world building
Project documentation
Game balancing
Tool development
Interface mockups

If you need:

Support for the ideation of your game project
Help with system design, setting up gameloops, gameplay pillars
Advice for developing your universe (world building)
To bridge the gap between your game's story and gameplay
Help creating a prototype or implementing mechanics
To organize your project information (knowledge base, Notion)
Help writing game design documents or project presentations
To create a useful reference and inspiration base for your project's gameplay, universe, or theme
Advice or assistance with game balancing (audit, planning tools)
Help creating game interfaces (Figma)
To add a more engaging aspect to your non-video game projects (gamification)

Then I can help!

Feel free to contact me, I'm always open to discussion!

If you want to see my work, it's here: Have a great day!

Industry field of expertise

Languages

French
Native or bilingual
English
Fluent

Workplace preferences

Can work on-site

Montpellier (up to 50km)

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