Hi, I am Alex
I am a digital humanities specialist and game developer
Hi, I am Alex and I am a professional historian and developer in the fields of digital humanities and game design.
My professional interests revolve around translating emotions from textual sources into digital experience. I worked on contextualization of the digital humanities projects in the historical background, gamification of the UI/UX and building various platforms for running the digital humanities applications in the web. Here you can find information about my work in gaming and academic fields.
My competences
I work in a multi-tasking and interdisciplinary mindset
  • Gameplay design and programming
    Unreal Engine and Godot for meaningful and exciting experience
  • Data Analysis
    R for creating models and visualisation in shiny
  • Narrative
    Being a historian, I create moving and emotional narratives
  • Academic
    Open to learn new technologies and approaches
  • Artistic
    Expert in traditional and digital art
  • Active Communication
    Easy to talk and discuss tasks, technologies and other matters
Projects
Unreal Engine in Blueprints and C++
Godot
R, Python, JavaScript for historical data analysis and visualization
Games
Academic
Game projects
Design documents and Code samples in Unreal Engine and Godot
Unreal Engine 5 VFX
Effects in Niagara and Houdini
Unreal Engine 5 Soulslike
Design Document for the UE5 Soulslike game (Blueprints)
Godot Roguelike
Design Document for Roguelike made in Godot
Unreal Engine 4 Shooter C++
Design Document of the UE4 Third Person Shooter (C++)
Academic projects
Documentation and code samples in R and JavaScript made for digital humanities needs
Mapping Rebellions
Development and Deployment (R, JavaScript) of the RESISTANCE – Rebellion and Resistance in the Iberian Empires, 16th-19th centuries. EU Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Programme, Marie Skłodowska-Curie Grant Agreement n. 778076
Blog
Reports and essays about games and digital humanities
Never Alone MDA
MDA analysis of the magic fairy tale in gameplay experience
Medieval Homo Ludens and Dark Souls
How Dark Souls repeats medieval expressions of uncomfortable emotions
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