Jonathan Ascaño

Game Developer
Writer

MISSING ALICE
FEBRUARY 2024Missing Alice is a narrative-driven 2D detective game developed by Senshi Labs - Dramatic Interactive Entertainment.PROJECT ROLES: Lead Designer, Lead Writer, Programmer❖ Designed overall game flow and game mechanics
❖ Gameplay and UI programming
❖ Level design and puzzle design
❖ Wrote the game's 4-chapter story
❖ Level and character setup
❖ QA and bug fixesRECOGNITION:
❖ Indie Game Stars - PGDX 2024
❖ Best Mixed Capstone Project (2nd Term A.Y. 2022-2023)Gameplay Trailer: Missing Alice Trailer
Download for FREE here: Missing Alice

WE WERE HERE FIRST
AUGUST 2023We Were Here First is a stealth puzzle adventure about indigenous peoples developed by Exotic Pencil Entertainment as a Capstone 3 project.PROJECT ROLES: Project Manager, Designer, Writer❖ Managed the game's production
❖ Designed overall game flow and game mechanics
❖ Level design and puzzle design
❖ Wrote the game's story and dialogue
❖ QA and bug fixesRECOGNITION:
❖ Indie Game Stars - PGDX 2024
❖ Top 22 Finalist in Game Development - Young Creatives Challenge (YC2) 2024
❖ Featured in the 30 Lives exhibition at The Museum of Contemporary Art and Design (MCAD) Manila 2024
❖ 1st Runner Up for Best Capstone Project (3rd Term A.Y. 2022-2023)Gameplay Trailer: We Were Here First Trailer
Download for FREE here: We Were Here First

A NEW HOME
DECEMBER 2022A New Home is a 2D puzzle adventure about pet abandonment developed by Kennel Krew as a Capstone 1 project.PROJECT ROLES: Lead Designer, Lead Programmer, Lead Writer❖ Designed overall game flow and game mechanics
❖ Gameplay and UI programming
❖ Level design and puzzle design
❖ Wrote the game's story and dialogue
❖ QA and bug fixesRECOGNITION:
❖ Best Capstone 1 Project (1st Term A.Y. 2022-2023)Download for FREE here: A New Home

HELLO!My name is Jonathan. I'm 26. I studied in De La Salle - College of Saint Benilde under the Interactive Entertainment and Multimedia Computing (IEMC) course. Besides programming, I spent most of my time in college studying game design and narrative design.People often wonder why I chose a game development degree if my true passion is writing. It's not at all that complicated - I love to craft imaginative and compelling stories, but then I decided I wanted to elevate it further and bring it to life through an interactive medium.Besides that, I also like to paint. I originally took up architecture where I learned to do watercolor painting, and despite the change in my career path, I still enjoy making art from time to time.I love the rain, vanilla-scented candles, daisies, Rilke, and anything coffee-flavored.If you wanna get to know me better, here are other stuff that you might be interested to know about me:MBTI: INTJ
Enneagram Type: 8w9
Music Genre: Indie
Favorite Book: All the Light We Cannot See
Favorite Film: Atomic Blonde
Favorite Show: Game of Thrones
Favorite Game: Life Is Strange

For anything work-related, you can contact me here:Email: [email protected]
LinkedIn: Kim Jonathan AscañoFor my socials, you can connect with me here:Instagram: kjonathan_a
Spotify: jonathan

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