Freelancer profile translated to English.
Back to original languageAbout Lothario Areski
Multicultural background, I grew up in Mexico and completed my higher education at ICAN Paris and KADK in Copenhagen. I specialize in systemic design and interactive physical installations, and I also have advanced skills in level design, balancing, UX design, ergonomics, and narrative design, among others.
I speak and write English, French, and Spanish fluently.
I had the opportunity to work as a Game Designer at Darjeeling, a studio that combines video games and art. I participated in the creation of "Californium," a first-person narrative adventure game for PC based on the life and works of Philip K. Dick.
I also worked on "Homo Machina," a puzzle game for smartphones and tablets that features the illustrations of Fritz Kahn, a German doctor and pioneer of modern infographics.
In my personal projects, I lead a collective called "Bof Guys" where we develop installation games. Our first installation, "Gaze," was part of the official selection for Indicade Europe 2018.
I was also involved with a f2p mobile game studio called PlayTouch.
In my spare time, I read and play extensively while trying to stay updated with technological and design news.
French
Native or bilingual
Spanish
Native or bilingual
English
Fluent
Remote only
Primarily works remotely
Experience
- Alliance Française de XalapaCultural Attaché, Digital PoleCULTUREApril 2018 - Today (8 years and 2 months)Xalapa, MexicoI worked with the cultural attaché to promote French culture through exhibitions and residencies in the field of video games and digital art in Mexico.
- DarjeelingGame DesignerVIDEO GAMES AND ANIMATIONAugust 2015 - September 2017 (2 years and 1 month)Paris, FranceGame design & DocumentationNarrative designLevel designPuzzle creationQA TestingUnity 3D integrationAgile and ScrumI worked at Darjeeling as a Game Designer on two games they co-produced with the channels Arte France and Germany.For Californium, a narrative adventure game based on the life and works of American writer Philip K. Dick, I worked on the final stages of production. My main role was to rework and polish all the game's puzzles with the Game Director.Secondly, I worked on the studio's new project, Homo Machina, a puzzle game for smartphones and tablets based on the drawings of Fritz Kahn, a German doctor and pioneer of modern infographics. For this game, I was involved in all aspects of creation, from pre-production to production.
- PlaytouchGame DesignerVIDEO GAMES AND ANIMATIONJanuary 2014 - May 2015 (1 year and 5 months)Paris, FranceGame conceptionGame design & DocumentationLevel designQA TestingPublishing games on various app storesPlaytouch is a f2p HTML5 game development studio that specializes in the wide distribution of a large number of games across various platforms, including smartphones, tablets, web, and televisions.My job was to create mini-games and improve existing ones, then create and populate their pages on various game stores.
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Education
- Bachelor in Game DesignICAN - Institute of Digital Creation and Animation2016Formation intensive en Game Design et tous les aspects du développement de jeux vidéo : rédaction de documents, level design, narrative design, ergonomie, balancing, graphisme 2D et 3D, programmation, sound design et gestion de projet.
- Master in Experimental Game DesignICAN - Institute of Digital Creation and Animation2017Mastère avec une approche sur la recherche et le développement pour la création de jeux et installations expérimentales utilisant différentes technologies : AR, VR, géolocalisation, jeux hybrides, détection d'images et custom contrôleurs entre autres.