Gerardo Basurto

As a Product Director:

Contributed with Release Strategy, defining goals and milestones

Responsible for Store & Monetization strategy for launch 

As a senior game developer some of the things I worked with:

As part of the core team, I contributed with creative direction, defining core pillars and setting up the project plan

Designed and developed core game mechanics, i.e: blocks movement system

Worked closely with different teams designing game mechanics, narrative and envelope features

As Game Director, I was in charge of: 

Establishing a creative vision and project scope

Defining experience pillars

Conceptualizing universe, narrative background and core aesthetics

Prototyping core combat mechanics 

Working with freelance concept artist to sketch core visual elements

Project Overview:

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1CH5r3Ln6VwXYRiY_QNfsox64Ja_WJnkc_YP2nTcseqs/edit?usp=sharing

Main Character Concept:

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/17tb7vDAfCts8ittHgnbHmMsBU7IZqNH3AM3wkCxzdhU/edit?usp=sharing

Prototype Video:

In 2012, I co-founded Elevator Games, a small independent studio based in Mexico City with the purpose of creating high quality games. Celleste was our first original game.

Game Design:

Established creative vision and project goals

Conceptualized the universe

Designed core game mechanics and game loop

Designed enemies behaviors and powerups

Level Design:

Prototyped game grid sizes

Created level layouts 

Created basic level editor to iterate rapidly on grid configurations

Defined level experience, explored constrains and limitations

Designed 45 levels, gathered feedback and performed iterations

Programming:

Implemented core gameplay systems

Designed and implemented grid system

Designed and implemented grid movement system

Designed and implemented game architecture 

Gametrailer:

Overview: 

The documentary follows “Kikin” and his journey to the desert in search for redemption and peace of mind. 

Teaser:

Here are some of the changes I have made:

Refactored store dialogs and integrated a hard currency system into the purchase flow

Simplified the purchase process

Proposed and implemented improvements for the new component-based dialog system

BugFixing in critical client code, such as save data and network connectivity

Collaborated in the Facebook migration from Graph API 1.0 to 2.0

Integrated A/B Tests

Website:

Some of my responsibilities where:

Establish project goals, scope and creative vision

Define core game loop, challenge and reward

Design recipe variations and configurations with 27 different ingredients

Design game space, touch areas and interactions 

I worked closely with a small 6 people team where I was in charge of the project definition, conceptualization, pitch and game design throughout production. 

Some of my responsibilities where:

Establish project goals, scope and creative vision

Define core game loop, challenge and reward

Design game space, touch areas and interactions 

Design and balance 35 Recipes and 20 different ingredients.

Level Design 64 levels, map pacing and unlockables.  

Gametrailer: 

As a game architect I was involved since the conceptualization phase. I worked closely with the external development team (Efecto Studios), and contributed in different areas: 

Setting up the creative vision and project goals

Evaluated production plan, timeline and deliverables

Evaluated technology and team capabilities

Performed milestone reviews

Supervised I.P. authenticity and coherence

Identified several design problems and proposed solutions

AAA Héroes del Ring (Nintendo Wii)

AAA Héroes del Ring (2010) is a lucha libre wrestling game developed on Torque4Wii. 

I was involved late in the project, however I was able to contribute in the following areas:

Animation system bugs.

A.I. system bugs.

Gameplay bugs and improvements. 

Integrated the localization system.

Atrévete a Soñar (Nintendo Wii)

Atrévete a Soñar (2010) is karaoke and dancing game developed on Torque4Wii.

Designed and implemented core profile and auto-saving functionality.

Developed unlockables system.

Designed and implemented story-mode system.

Resolved several lotcheck issues related to Torque4Wii CodeBase.

Horizon Riders (Nintendo Wiiware)