{"id":2513,"date":"2026-01-23T18:46:39","date_gmt":"2026-01-23T17:46:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tungill.com\/portfolio\/?page_id=2513"},"modified":"2026-04-13T11:07:35","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T09:07:35","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.tungill.com\/portfolio\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-4f5136d9 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">My contribution to:<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tungill.com\/portfolio\/#About\" >About<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tungill.com\/portfolio\/#Games\" >Games<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tungill.com\/portfolio\/#More_coming_soon%E2%80%A6\" >More coming soon&#8230;<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tungill.com\/portfolio\/#Resources\" >Resources<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tungill.com\/portfolio\/#QA_Tester_Playtester_experience\" >QA Tester &amp; Playtester experience<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"About\"><\/span>About<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;m a game designer working on <strong>mechanics <\/strong>&amp; <strong>system design<\/strong>. I aim to <strong>develop game systems <\/strong>that serve as foundations for the experience and facilitate iteration, and to <strong>conceptualise coherent mechanics <\/strong>that enhance the targeted experience. Likewise, I have a keen interest to improve game tutorials to better <strong>teach the mechanics <\/strong>we want players to use.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;m also passionate about contributing to education on game design and development &#8211; through: <a href=\"#game-dynamics-articles\" title=\"\"><strong>articles<\/strong><\/a>, <strong>conference <\/strong>(IIM Student Game Conference) and <strong>discussions <\/strong>at game dev events (Game Camp France, GameConf, Tokyo Indies).<\/p>\n\n\n<div data-spectra-id=\"spectra-mkvetdyr-gxif4n\"\n\tclass=\"wp-block-spectra-accordion\"\tdata-wp-interactive=\"spectra\/accordion\"\n\tdata-wp-context='spectra\/accordion::{\"activeItem\":\"\"}'>\n\t\n<div data-spectra-id=\"spectra-ml5629zc-w66qam\" class=\"wp-block-spectra-accordion-child-item\" 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Excel<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--15\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-ast-global-color-3-color has-ast-global-color-5-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\">PowerPoint<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--16\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-ast-global-color-3-color has-ast-global-color-5-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\">Draw.io<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--17\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-ast-global-color-3-color has-ast-global-color-5-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\">Miro<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--18\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-ast-global-color-3-color has-ast-global-color-5-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\">Git<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--19\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-ast-global-color-3-color has-ast-global-color-5-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\">Jira<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--20\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-ast-global-color-3-color has-ast-global-color-5-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\">Notion<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Games\"><\/span>Games<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-grid wp-container-core-group-is-layout-d42893f2 wp-block-group-is-layout-grid\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-ast-global-color-4-border-color wp-container-content-9df8e368 is-layout-grid wp-container-core-group-is-layout-3b8a9535 wp-block-group-is-layout-grid\" style=\"border-width:1px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:20px;padding-top:10px;padding-right:10px;padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:10px\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-container-content-00206bb4\">2023<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio wp-container-content-f61c1ea0\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Riff Riot (Trailer 2023)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EKRqr1Hjz5w?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group wp-container-content-00206bb4 is-vertical is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-f41ecf2e wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\">\n<p><strong>RIFF RIOT<\/strong><br><strong>Genre: <\/strong>Turn-based tactics, Multiplayer, Co-Op PVP<br><strong>Team Size: <\/strong>15<br><strong>Engine: <\/strong>Unity<br><strong>Role: Game Designer<\/strong><br><strong>Project Duration: <\/strong>7 months<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-horizontal is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/isart-digital.itch.io\/riffriot\" style=\"background-color:#fa5c5c\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Itch.io<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-vivid-cyan-blue-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tungill.com\/portfolio\/riff-riot\/\" style=\"background-color:#fa5c5c\">View Detailed Breakdown<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-ast-global-color-4-border-color is-layout-grid wp-container-core-group-is-layout-3b8a9535 wp-block-group-is-layout-grid\" style=\"border-width:1px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:20px;padding-top:10px;padding-right:10px;padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:10px\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-container-content-00206bb4\">2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio wp-container-content-f61c1ea0\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Valpalio   Trailer\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lLXQomSSpzA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group wp-container-content-00206bb4 is-vertical is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-f41ecf2e wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\">\n<p><strong>VALPALIO<\/strong><br><strong>Genre: <\/strong>Small RPG, Singleplayer, Turn-based combat<br><strong>Team Size: <\/strong>18 core team + 6 audio contributors<br><strong>Engine: <\/strong>Unreal Engine 4<br><strong>Role: Game Designer<\/strong> &amp; Narrative Designer<br><strong>Project Duration: <\/strong>1 month and a half<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-horizontal is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/falkynn.itch.io\/valpalio\" style=\"background-color:#fa5c5c\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Itch.io<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-ast-global-color-4-border-color is-vertical is-content-justification-center is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-7bc52a27 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-width:1px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"More_coming_soon%E2%80%A6\"><\/span>More coming soon&#8230;<span 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style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;padding-top:10px;padding-right:10px;padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:10px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover is-light wp-duotone-unset-22\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-2875 size-large\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tungill.com\/portfolio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/dynamics-home_page_01-1024x576.jpg\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tungill.com\/portfolio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/dynamics-home_page_01-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.tungill.com\/portfolio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/dynamics-home_page_01-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tungill.com\/portfolio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/dynamics-home_page_01-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.tungill.com\/portfolio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/dynamics-home_page_01-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.tungill.com\/portfolio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/dynamics-home_page_01.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-0 has-background-dim\" style=\"background-color:#d3d1d0\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-large-font-size\"><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group wp-container-content-00206bb4 is-vertical is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-b21d21b4 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p><strong>GAME DYNAMICS<\/strong><br><strong>Type: <\/strong>Game Design Blog (Newsletter)<br><strong>Tags: <\/strong>Game Design, Tutorials, UX, Game AI, Narration, &#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Site description:<\/strong> <em>Game Dynamics<\/em> is my personal blog where I provide deep <strong>analyses of games, systems and features <\/strong>\u2013 as well as sharing my thoughts and summaries about international conferences \u2013 for French-speaking readers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-horizontal is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gamedynamics.fr\/\" style=\"background-color:#ff6719\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Read articles<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80)\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"QA_Tester_Playtester_experience\"><\/span>QA Tester &amp; Playtester experience<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-grid wp-container-core-group-is-layout-361b1229 wp-block-group-is-layout-grid\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-ast-global-color-4-border-color wp-container-content-d2eb3c98 is-layout-grid wp-container-core-group-is-layout-3b8a9535 wp-block-group-is-layout-grid\" style=\"border-width:1px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:20px;padding-top:10px;padding-right:10px;padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:10px\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">2022-2023<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure data-spectra-id=\"spectra-mlapezgs-wklab8\" class=\"wp-block-image size-full\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.virtuosgames.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" 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wp-container-core-group-is-layout-994fc1a2 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"min-height:0px\">\n<p><strong>Studio: <\/strong>Virtuos France (co-development studio)<br><strong>Role: <\/strong>Quality Assurance Tester<br><strong>Genres:<\/strong> Open-world RPG \/ Action-adventure<br><strong>Duration: <\/strong>11 months<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-ast-global-color-4-border-color wp-container-content-d2eb3c98 is-layout-grid wp-container-core-group-is-layout-19196546 wp-block-group-is-layout-grid\" style=\"border-width:1px;margin-bottom:20px;padding-top:10px;padding-right:10px;padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:10px\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-container-content-00206bb4\">2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure data-spectra-id=\"spectra-mlapjyst-gx44co\" class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/firesquid.games\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"216\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tungill.com\/portfolio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/FIRESQUID_BANNER.png\" alt=\"Firesquid Games logo\" class=\"wp-image-2923\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tungill.com\/portfolio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/FIRESQUID_BANNER.png 800w, https:\/\/www.tungill.com\/portfolio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/FIRESQUID_BANNER-300x81.png 300w, https:\/\/www.tungill.com\/portfolio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/FIRESQUID_BANNER-768x207.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group wp-container-content-00206bb4 is-vertical is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-d95acf8e wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"min-height:200px;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\">\n<p><strong>Studio: <\/strong>Firesquid (publisher)<br><strong>Role: <\/strong>Internal Playtester<br><strong>Missions:<\/strong> <strong>Onboarding and FTUE testing <\/strong>of the game 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