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Hi, I'm Michael Jusman, a passionate game designer and UI specialist based in Sydney, Australia. I love creating engaging rogue-like pixel games and puzzle platformers, with hands-on experience in game design, programming, UI design, and gameplay mechanics. Besides game development, I also enjoy writing and illustrating comics that expand the stories from my games. I have a background in creative arts focused on game design and business management, which helps me approach projects not only creatively but strategically as well. I'm always excited to collaborate on innovative gaming projects or creative comic art that combine storytelling and design.…Hi, I'm Michael Jusman, a passionate game designer and UI specialist based in Sydney, Australia. I love creating engaging rogue-like pixel games and puzzle platformers, with hands-on experience in game design, programming, UI design, and gameplay mechanics. Besides game development, I also enjoy writing and illustrating comics that expand the stories from my games. I have a background in creative arts focused on game design and business management, which helps me approach projects not only creatively but strategically as well. I'm always excited to collaborate on innovative gaming projects or creative comic art that combine storytelling and design.

Michael Jusman

Game Designer, UI Designer, Programmer, +2

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Hi, I'm Michael Jusman, a passionate game designer and UI specialist based in Sydney, Australia. I love creating engaging rogue-like pixel games and puzzle platformers, with hands-on experience in game design, programming, UI design, and gameplay mechanics. Besides game development, I also enjoy writing and illustrating comics that expand the stories from my games. I have a background in creative arts focused on game design and business management, which helps me approach projects not only creatively but strategically as well. I'm always excited to collaborate on innovative gaming projects or creative comic art that combine storytelling and design.…Hi, I'm Michael Jusman, a passionate game designer and UI specialist based in Sydney, Australia. I love creating engaging rogue-like pixel games and puzzle platformers, with hands-on experience in game design, programming, UI design, and gameplay mechanics. Besides game development, I also enjoy writing and illustrating comics that expand the stories from my games. I have a background in creative arts focused on game design and business management, which helps me approach projects not only creatively but strategically as well. I'm always excited to collaborate on innovative gaming projects or creative comic art that combine storytelling and design.

Available to hire

Hi, I’m Michael Jusman, a passionate game designer and UI specialist based in Sydney, Australia. I love creating engaging rogue-like pixel games and puzzle platformers, with hands-on experience in game design, programming, UI design, and gameplay mechanics. Besides game development, I also enjoy writing and illustrating comics that expand the stories from my games.

I have a background in creative arts focused on game design and business management, which helps me approach projects not only creatively but strategically as well. I’m always excited to collaborate on innovative gaming projects or creative comic art that combine storytelling and design.

Skills

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Intermediate

Intermediate

Intermediate

Intermediate

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Intermediate

Intermediate

Intermediate

Intermediate

Language

English

Advanced

Indonesian

Fluent

Work Experience

Solo Game Project at Valley Of Horrors

October 31, 2024 - July 20, 2025

Designed and developed a rogue-like pixel game featuring RPG stats and weapon juggling. Responsibilities included game design, art, UI design and implementation, programming, and creating particle effects & shaders.

Comic Artist & Writer at Valley Of Unimaginable Horror

March 1, 2025 - Present

Creating a comic spinoff based on the game, handling writing, art, paneling & layout, character design, and cover illustration.

UI & Game Designer at Turntable Takedown

February 28, 2025 - July 20, 2025

Worked on a boss rush platformer game jam project; Duties involved UI design, UI programming, level design, gameplay design, and designing UI particle effects & shaders.

UI & Game Designer at Turntable Takedown

March 31, 2025 - July 20, 2025

Contributed to a puzzle platformer game jam; Worked as UI designer and programmer, level designer and gameplay designer.

UI Designer at Paraglock

February 28, 2025 - July 20, 2025

UI design and programming for an FPS game with parallel realities for each weapon, including typography and miscellaneous 2D asset creation.