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As one of few designers in a growing team, I work with all aspects of game design from high-level vision documents to technical game design and narrative. I'm responsible for taking gameplay systems from research, to concept, to finalized design ready to be implemented by the team's programmers. When features are implemented I work closely with the rest of the development team on the systems I've designed, iterating over the design and making changes as necessary for the system to build towards the product's pillars.

Please Knock on My Door is a game that lets you explore what it's like to live with depression and social anxiety. The game aims to help the player understand what it can be like to suffer from these conditions, and is in part based on personal experiences. The game is made in Unity.I created most of the games art, all of its design (mechanical and narrative) and did all of its programming. I led the projects creative direction and voice coached the project's narrator to get the best performance fitting the theme and scenes. I worked closely with the game's sound designer to find the game's audio profile in both music and ambiance.Please Knock on My Door received 10/10 from Gamereactor NO.The game was released on Steam and Origin, for more information please visit the store page: http://store.steampowered.com/app/613450

I was responsible for overseeing the production and creative execution of the company's first title Epigenesis, from early concept to finished product. I prepared and performed several business and media pitches, as well as presented my experiences and tips for building a team at Blekinge Institute of Technology and the Swedish Game Awards Conference.Aside from being responsible for the scheduling and prioritizing of the work at DS3P as the Project Lead, I also performed the majority of the technical UI scripting using Scaleform, Flash CS6, ActionScript 2 and UnrealScript. I led the design work in our team and made crusial decisions regarding the game's gameplay direction in conjunction with the other designers.