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GAME DESIGN & PRODUCTION

JAMES FINKEL

I'm a Pittsburgh based digital and tabletop game designer

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Latest

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MY PORTFOLIO

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Educational Game

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CO-PRODUCER,

GAME DESIGNER,

& PROGRAMMER

Power Core Values is a web based roleplaying game with a goal of helping initiate conversations for 8th grade students about identifying and overcoming racial bias.

02

Transformational Game

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GAME DESIGNER & PROGRAMMER

TERRA THRIFT, created by our team, ECHO, is a Games for Change project focused on creating a game that transforms players through environmental awareness and care. We aim to accomplish this by focusing on building community between players through gameplay, narrative, and visuals supported by research.

03

Tabletop Game

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DESIGNER

Players each take on the role of naka-oroshi or intermediate wholesaler, where they work to acquire different fish to sell to their customers, who are restaurants and other businesses. The naka-oroshi who satisfies the most customers will come out ahead in this Fish eat Fish world.

VIRTUAL WORLDS

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