Biography

My greatest strength is my unending curiosity and versatility which grants excellent cross-disciplinary communication skills. As a designer I value a strong player fantasy, a smooth user experience and a coherence of mechanics, theming and narrative. I currently have seven years of game development experience and a Master’s in Game Design and Development from Aalto University, Espoo, Finland. I've developed single- and multiplayer games, one of the worlds first blind-accessible VR games and worked in 2d and 3d.

I am fluent in the Unity engine and an intermediate C# coder. With over a decade of experience working on visual narratives from fiction, to documentary to high-budget entertainment- and reality-TV in over 30 television projects - I have learned teamwork, communication skills and how to deliver high-quality creative content on a schedule.

I've worked as a team leader and manager while having designed, taught and executed several technical and artistic workflow solutions in major live television productions as well worked on several game projects in international teams across time zones. I work well under pressure and can problem solve with collaborators quickly and precisely.

Currently @ Savukivi Entertainment

GAME DESIGN

— System design & Implementation
— Running Playtests
— Documentation & System Architecture
— Prototyping
— Concept / Mechanic design
— Multiplayer / Single-player
— Tutorials / Onboarding
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NARRATIVE DESIGN

— Story Structure
— Scene Blocking
— Direction Actors & Voice-talent
— Cinematography

ENGINES AND SOFTWARE

— Unity C#
— Adobe suit
— Da Vinci Resolve
—Construct 3

OTHER SKILLS

— Team Leader
— Project Management
— Playable Ad development
— Fluent English

Testimonials

"I really enjoy working with Iiro, whatever the task. If you're looking for someone who's diligent, detail-orientated and passionate - I'd definitely recommend him to you. He cares a lot about the why of getting something done, which in turn makes him excellent at the what as well. On top of all of that, he's a really nice guy, too!" 


— James Burgess, Founder of Curious Chicken Games

“I highly recommend Iiro for any project. He has an excellentand diverse skill set that makes every project so much easierand more enjoyable. Also, Iiro has very strong problem-solvingskills and approaches challenges with a positive attitude.Above all, his passion for code and game design isexceptional.”

— Linda Loukonen, Technical Art Lead @Reworks - Playtika Studio