Anup Yadav Krishnoji
Lead Game Designer
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Berlin, Germany
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mr.anupyadav
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Hello! I'm Anup
I work full-time as a Staff Systems Designer at Niantic, Inc. in Berlin.
Previously I worked at Crazylabs, Huuuge Games, Electronic Arts (EA) & Ubisoft. In the past, I've worked on games such as Bejeweled Blitz, Tetris Blitz, Prince of Persia & Assassin's Creed on portables. Currently, I'm working on Pokémon GO.
EDUCATION
EXPERIENCE
2022-Present
Staff Systems Designer
NIANTIC, INC.
Systems and feature designer focusing on building new features and working on improving existing systems for Live Ops cadence. Driven by data analysis and economy design, I work closely with the leadership team on the overall product and monetization strategy.
2019-2022
Lead Game Designer
CRAZYLABS / HUUUGE GAMES
Design team lead focusing on building the next Puzzle RPG in the Miraculous IP brand portfolio. Highly ambitious DreamWorks Trolls project in collaboration with Universal Studios Interactive. Mainly focusing on systems, economy & level design. The Best Casual Game 2020 – Pick up and Play Category.
2015-2018
Game Designer I
ELECTRONIC ARTS (EA)
Initiated and enhanced studio projects by deeply understanding the project goal and establishing the game vision • Directed and performed all aspect of game design including documentation, prototyping, UI/UX and balance • Coordinated cross functionally with producers and product managers to address KPIs of live game
2010-2014
Junior Game Designer
Game Economy Designer
UBISOFT
Premium & Economy design experience building tutorials, levels, missions & quests. Also focused on UI/UX & combat systems.
2015
Online Course
OPEN 2 STUDY
An online course on User Experience Design for Web
2014
Online Course
DUKE UNIVERSITY| COURSERA
Psychology and behavioural economics online course - A beginners guide to irrational behaviour.
2006-2010
Bachelor's Degree
VISVESVARAYA TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY
Bachelor of Technology, Information Science & Engineering
SYSTEM DESIGN
Conceptualize end-to-end game systems, map out game progression & meta game features. Design game rules and underlying mathematical patterns with clear feature documentation & wire-frames with keen understanding of player motivation.
ECONOMY DESIGN
Research, design, develop and validate economic models to explain player behavior. Design experiments to validate hypotheses for in-game economies.
Improve the performance of existing pricing strategies and incentives for the players.
UX DESIGN
Participate in the creation of game conception with the content team, create concise design documentation of game vision with interactive menus & flowcharts acknowledging usability and accessibility.
GAMES
SKILLS
Proficient in F2P Games
Rational Game Design, Economy Design
UX Design - Menus, Flow, Wireframes
Systems, Feature, Meta Game Design
Product Design & Monetization Strategy
Documentation - G suite, Office, Notion
EXPERTISE
DreamWorks
Trolls Pop
Miraculous Puzzle Hero
DreamWorks
Trolls Pop
Bejeweled Blitz
Tetris Blitz
2016 Edition
Prince of Persia
The Shadow & The Flame
Prince of Persia
Classic
Moto Heroz
Rabbids Big Bang
