I’m a game and UX designer, currently Chief Creative Officer at Second Quest. Alongside that I take on a small number of audits, prototype sprints and ongoing design work.
Twenty years of it, across game design, UX and creative technology. I can build with you, not only advise.
If this sounds familiar, I can help
Résumé & full history Bio Games, tools & prototypes LinkedIn
A recurring part of my work has been entering projects early, when the product, system or experience is not fully clear yet, and staying long enough to see it built.
Four things I get asked for most. If what you need isn’t one of them, say so and we’ll work it out.
A structured review of a build, prototype, onboarding flow, feature, tool or player journey. You get a clear read on what is working, what is confusing, and what to fix first.
It also runs as a pitch or demo review, ahead of a publisher meeting, investor update, grant application, milestone or public showcase.
Turn an early mechanic, tool, learning loop or interaction model into something playable and testable, before the team commits production time to it.
Useful when an idea has been argued about in documents for longer than it would take to build.
Senior design direction on a monthly retainer, sometimes called a fractional design lead. For teams that need critique, prioritisation and momentum without hiring full-time.
This is the closest thing to having me on the team. It works best when someone internal owns the day-to-day and needs a second senior head on the hard calls.
Live sessions and custom learning formats for studios, colleges, accelerators and industry programs: game design and prototyping, playtesting and critique, game UX and systems. I also work with partners on curriculum, recorded courses and self-paced material.
I have been teaching design in classrooms and studios for over a decade, and still do.
I work across design, prototyping, technology, visual direction and education. That lets me move between strategy and implementation, and helps teams make decisions they can actually build from.
Core loops, systems, onboarding, progression, economy, UX flows, player motivation and product clarity.
Unity, Godot, GameMaker, JavaScript and creative code. I can talk to your engineers without a translator.
Visual direction, interaction feel, storytelling through play, world-building and making systems legible.
Testing assumptions quickly through playable sketches, tools, flows, paper exercises and small interactive builds.
Design for children, learning goals, feedback loops, progression, curriculum constraints and classroom-friendly formats.
Critique, documentation, workshops, team alignment and making design decisions easier to discuss.
The parts most relevant to teams hiring for design, UX, prototyping, teaching or advisory work. The full résumé has everything else.
Lead and senior roles across mobile games, children’s learning games, indie games, interactive installations and PC/console sandbox work.
Long-running work as educator, mentor, organiser, speaker and curriculum builder across Indian and international game development spaces.
Author of Developing Turn-Based Multiplayer Games with GameMaker Studio 2 and NodeJS (Apress), plus long-time writer, speaker and explainer of design, UX and creative technology.
Independent games, tools, utilities, prototypes and web-playable work that show how ideas become testable artifacts.
Bring whatever you have: a build, a deck, some notes, or just the thing that has been nagging at you. We’ll figure out what’s going on and what to do about it.