José Rafael Striedinger
Game designer and engineer from Colombia focused on systems and storytelling. Founder of award-winning www.arkde.com. Currently in LA pursuing a Master’s at USC Games.
Crafting Gameplay and Stories under multiple challenges
Sorelle – Gameplay Engineer
3D action adventure game on Unreal Engine 5 with character swapping. Developed a Ground Pound mechanic and a robust dialogue subsystem in C++ & Blueprints.
Deep World – co-creator
2D Procedural animated suspense game on Unity. I designed and developed gameplay and systems like AI, checkpoints, cinematics, and game feel (vfx, lighting, postprocessing, etc).
A Pigeon’s Tale – Engineer & Designer
3D point-and-click narrative Unity game. 2023 IndieCade’s Hidden Heroes Jam “Aesthetic” category winner. Build all the systems, mechanics and level design.
Early years developing the game industry in Latin America
ARKDE – Founder, developer, designer
In 2022 I designed and developed an eLearning platform, backed by EPIC Games MegaGrant, teaching 1.3k+ Hispanics about game programming and digital art by producing and directing 120+ hours of content with multiple instructors.
Community Builder
From 2015 to 2021, I advanced Colombia’s game industry by building a vibrant community. I founded the country’s first game development bootcamp, featuring guests like Kellee Santiago from ThatGameCompany. Through my company, I offered workshops, courses, and scholarships. Additionally, I taught game programming at top-tier universities in the country.
Experimenting with technology and narrative
ChatGPT Interrogation
Detective interrogation using ChatGPT + Oculus VoiceSDK
A paper examining how game mechanics can be designed to drive, and enhanced emotions
A Twine story based on Gary Alan Ruse short story of the same name.