Iuri Ferreira Helou

Game Designer at Intercept Games

Supervised and optimized game parts, addressing issues such as imbalanced statistics and inconsistent gameplay experiences. Ensured seamless integration of new features by collaborating with cross-functional teams and departments. Implemented meticulous balancing of mass, thrust, and fuel consumption rates, resulting in enhanced gameplay dynamics and improved player retention.

Associate Game Designer at Heavy Iron Studios

Designed core gameplay levels and mechanics, and created engaging missions, challenges, and puzzles. Addressed challenges in gameplay prototyping, documentation, and communication with development teams. Developed gameplay prototypes, comprehensively documented game design aspects, and facilitated design discussions.

Intern Game Designer at Refactor Games

Collaborated with developers to program games in Unity 3D and Unreal Engine 4. Faced challenges in creating core gameplay mechanics for an FPS multiplayer game in UE4, including weapon balancing, testing, and bug fixing. Developed and balanced weapon damage, implemented new features to improve gameplay, conducted thorough testing, and resolved bugs to ensure smooth gameplay experience.

Intern Game Designer and Engineer at YouRokApps

Led redevelopment efforts for a mobile game to address performance and gameplay issues. Identified the need for enhanced fluidity, physics, and level designs to maintain player interest. Introduced advanced mechanics and progressive difficulty systems, resulting in a more engaging and immersive player experience.

Game Designer Intern at Your okApps

Designed core gameplay levels and mechanics, created engaging missions, challenges, and puzzles. Addressed challenges in gameplay prototyping, documentation, and communication with development teams by developing gameplay prototypes, comprehensively documenting game design aspects, and facilitating design discussions.

Associate Game Designer Intern at Refactor Games

Supervised and optimized game parts addressing issues such as imbalanced statistics and inconsistent gameplay experiences. Ensured seamless integration of new features by collaborating with cross-functional teams and departments. Implemented meticulous balancing of mass, thrust, and fuel consumption rates, enhancing gameplay dynamics and improving player retention.

Game Designer and Engineer at Intercept Games

Collaborated with developers to program games in Unity 3D and Unreal Engine 4. Developed and balanced weapon damage for an FPS multiplayer game, tested and fixed bugs, and implemented new features to improve gameplay, ensuring smooth gameplay experience.

Game Designer at Heavy Iron Studios

Led redevelopment efforts for a mobile game to address performance and gameplay issues. Introduced advanced mechanics and progressive difficulty systems, resulting in a more engaging and immersive player experience.

Game Designer Intern at Heavy Iron Studios

Contributed to core gameplay design, balancing, and testing; defined weapon balance and gameplay mechanics; collaborated across design, art, and engineering teams to deliver a cohesive player experience.

Game Designer / Gamification Specialist at Refactor Games

Implemented gamification to standard organizations with the intention of increasing productivity and revenue. Turn mundane tasks from multiple industries into a system where workers are rewarded upon task completion. Used insights from psychology to apply game-like mechanics into daily routines, resulting in improved engagement and outcomes.

Game Developer at Refactor Games

Collaborated with developers to program games in Unity 3D and Unreal Engine 4. Faced challenges creating core gameplay mechanics for an FPS multiplayer game in UE4, including weapon balancing, testing, and bug fixing. Developed and balanced weapon damage, implemented new features to improve gameplay, conducted thorough testing, and resolved bugs to ensure smooth gameplay experience.

Gamification Specialist at Game4

Implemented gamification to standard organizations with the intention of increasing productivity and thus revenue. Turned mundane tasks from multiple industries into a system where workers feel rewarded for completing tasks. Used human psychology and game-like mechanics in daily routines. Employed Agile methodologies and tools (Google Sheets, Excel, Confluence, Jira) and leveraged Unreal Engine for gamification aspects and analytics.

Game Designer / Gamification Specialist at Refactor Games

Implemented gamification to increase productivity in organizations; collaborating with cross-functional teams to design core gameplay mechanics and balance mass, thrust, and fuel consumption for enhanced gameplay dynamics and player retention.

Game Designer / Developer at Refactor Games

Collaborated with developers to program games in Unity 3D and Unreal Engine 4; developed core gameplay mechanics for FPS multiplayer; weapon balancing, testing, and bug fixes; improved gameplay and player retention.