James Montagna Email & Phone Number

Thanks for reading my LinkedIn page! Video games have been a lifelong obsession of mine. I don't use "lifelong" lightly; it all started from the first moment I held a controller at the age of three years old. (Really. Soon after playing Super Mario Bros. in pre-school, I hurried over to my crayon box and started scrawling out how MY game was gonna look.)Later, my parents bought me my first computer, a Macintosh Performa, on which I obsessively taught myself how to make my own games.Fast forward a good thirty years or so, and I've managed to make the dream work out so far. With several dozen game titles under my belt, I've had the honor of working at WayForward as a Designer / Director for over a decade. It's here that I've been responsible for contributing to projects with companies like Konami, Bandai Namco, Sega, Ubisoft, Warner Bros., Disney, Nickelodeon, Cartoon Network, Atari, and Nintendo. Outside of this… I've designed and released numerous experimental solo projects, toured internationally with video game art installations, acted as a game design consultant, and have recently become involved in accessibility projects for physically / intellectually disabled players. It's all about creating fun for everyone!Please reach out with any opportunities! I'm eager to collaborate with other passionate folks to help realize big dreams, so let's make something awesome together.

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  College Of The Canyons

  Video Game Animation Program