Tis I, Mickio!
Game designer by love, human by design
Real name, Michaël Gagnon, born in October 1998, living in Abitibis Témiscamingue, Quebec, Canada.
Graduated from the Cegep de L'Abitibi Témiscamingue in social work in 2021 with a passion for games and making them since childhood
VR CCG For All
Role: Lead Designer
Time of Employment: 2021-2024
My tasks were:
-Design core mechanics
-Create the cards in a cohesive set
-Design the base lore and each faction/color as well as their identity and unique rules
What I Achieved:
-Designed two sets for the game (base and expansion)
-Created the base world of the game and its vibes which was expanded upon later by other team members
-Made multiple design documents for features such as a limited draft, monetization options and spin-offs
Yearly Gamejams
For three years and counting, a gamejam is done with the same team in order to refine skills and learn new skills in game engine of choice (usually Godot)
My tasks Were:
-Making several design documents for different game ideas from the team
-Establishing scope, tasks that needed to be done and their priorities
-Gathering assets and sounds for the game or creating new ones when needed
-Level design and testing
What I Achieved: Grand prize of the 2024 Rouyn-Noranda Art Museum Game Jam
-Learned to work in a team under strict deadlines and keeping morale and organisation of the team
Tabletop Games
From abstract board games to tabletop RPGs, anything that gets people to sit around a table is a joy to play and to make and I have done much over the years from a self-published board game to TTRPG modules (link below)My tasks were:-Creating the game-Finding art and assets or comissioning them-Publishing and advertising-Anything else sans playtestingWhat I achieved:-One abstract board game published (The Machiaveli)-Three TTRPG game modules made including an OSR adventure module
Other Works
My first concrete game design project was a Magic: The Gathering custom set and since then many projects were done such as:
Brawl and Bones, a board game inspired by heroquest
The Dwarves archetype for Collective, a (canceled) CCG where anyone can get their cards voted in