Beginning of 2009

I thought I should mention my activities of late...

I'm still looking for a job, but I am also working on some own projects. These projects are part for fun and part to provide something to show in future job applications.

Apart from that, I have become a member of quite a few game related communities over the years. The lastest addition to my expanding list of bookmarks is the
Mezmer Games
community. I have also become a member of a Swedish gamer community called GamePlayer.

EDIT: I do not wish for this to blow up in anyone's face - opinions are opinions, we all have them. But, I was banned from MezmerGames for questioning the opinion of their executive vice president. For my own defense and to clarify, I post the discussion in its entirety here. I don't think I did anything wrong, and to my knowledge didn't break any rules and my intention was not to "troll" - I was discussing, keeping anyone's person out of the debate as usual, completely non-anonymously. Banned without any spoken reason. Not even a warning? Just "I feel offended, lets ip-ban".

Honestly, though, I actually doubt he even actually read what I wrote other than the first few lines, and then lashed at me afterwards because the world economy is as it is. He is responsible for marketing. I don't know. But I feel that if he were to actually have read what I was saying, he wouldn't have misunderstood my point of view as he apparently did, and just left it at "agree to disagree" and not compared piracy with arson (or, gathering friends and burning down my house). It was an unprofessional move by him to turn the debate personal. Even though things are crap with the economy, you have to keep it focused.

Hey, I'm unemployed - next month I will literally be out on the street if I or my mate can't find a job - I know how it feels to have an economic crisis. But for me, that just means I need to focus more.

I wish MezmerGames, the users and the team behind it, good luck. I wished I could have been part of it and been there to see something unique grow, but after this I sort of have mixed feelings. I want Mezmer to succeed (or rather, their clients) but I'm not sure I have that confidence in Mezmer after that treatment.

EDIT in 2010: Mezmer fell flat a short while later.

Links to my community profiles of interest:

• Mezmer Games (Indie game community)
• GamePlayer (Swedish gamer community)
• YoYo Games (Game Maker community)
• LinkedIn
  

I am currently looking for work!

I will be uploading my CV here when it is finished, but until then you can find more information about what I have done so far, my studies and my work experience, by visiting my LinkedIn profile.

I was hired at LockPick until recently to complete a project, which was to create a lot of design for everything from GUI to story to quests and missions, items, descriptions, tutorials, etc, before the game's release - and now that the game (Dreamlords - The Reawakening) is released and able to stand on its own four paws, my work is done. I also did some community relations, involving moderating forums, and answering questions both in the forums and in the in-game chat, as well as on our support.


What I liked to work with the most must have been interface design, as well as the times I got to write text, descriptions and names for various game and interface elements and story. An interface that is as transparent and familiar as possible, and at the same time tailored for Dreamlord's complexity and bound by many restrictions. Descriptions, tooltips, item names, dialog and so on that must both convey a consistent image of the crazy shattered world of Elysion and still explain thoroughly exactly what something is so that players understands what he/she needs in order to play successfully and enjoy the game, all with as few lines of text as possible.

Quality above quantity, consistency above new-and-unproven-for-the-sake-of-new, and aimed for an audience that may know nothing before they get to that perticular piece of interface or dialog.

My primary goal now is to find something in the Stockholm or Gothenburg regions. Both me and my mate are a little tired of living in a small town like Skövde, and are itching to get away to a city where there actually are things to do - new things to explore, more life.

And again, if you want to see a list of my education and experience, then please visit my LinkedIn profile. Thanks!