I am a passionate Producer and Game Designer currently living and working in the San Francisco Bay area. I have had the pleasure of working with many brilliant teams on some of the most popular, and successful, F2P social games and casino titles in recent years. Most recently this has included leading development teams for online for-wager titles as well as bringing the latest in Virtual Reality Entertainment to casino floors.
Professional Goals:
- To work with a highly motivated team who have a strong passion for what they are creating.
- To create games dedicated to both player enjoyment and market success.
- To create games that I would love to invest my time in playing.
Design Strengths:
Agile Development, Casino Games, Content Design, Gameplay Balance, Design Documentation, Feature Design, Math, Mission/Quest Design, Non-Digital Games, Narrative Content, Social Game Design, Systems (Combat, Controls, Economy, and Real Money Games)
Software:
Adobe Photoshop, Google Documents, JIRA, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Visio, Open Office, Trello, Unity Engine
Other Skills:
18th Century Weapons Training, Analysis of Feature Performance, Game Design Trainer, Experienced Game Master, Non-Digital Game Design, Project Management, Team Management, Twitch/Live Streaming & Wide Variety of Other Software
Please feel free to contact me through LinkedIn or via e-mail at JohnThompson@JohnThompsonDesign.com
My Interests Outside of Game Design
- Live Streaming & New Media
- Cooking & Culinary Science
- Military History & Reenactments
- Science Fiction & Fantasy Literature
- Sequential Art
- Cinema