Ashton Mcallan
Game Director at Avalanche Studios Group
Stockholm, Sweden
Summary
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Top SchoolAshton Mcallan is a Game Director based in Stockholm with 13 years crafting gameplay and narrative across AAA and indie projects through queer, punk, and ethical lenses. Currently leading design at Avalanche Studios Group after progressing from Lead Game Designer, they specialize in building professional-quality systems that produce emergent narrative and player-driven experiences. Their background spans narrative shaping for new IPs, story-focused idle games, and consultancy on queer representation, blending systems design with strong character and setting work. Ashton pairs technical foundations in information technology with hands-on leadership—frequently moving between directing teams and writing/design craft. They are notable for turning high-level founder visions into concrete core narratives and for treating ethics and representation as central design constraints rather than afterthoughts.
12 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
SACE, Classical Studies; Information Technology Studies; Drama; English Communications, SACE, Classical Studies; Information Technology Studies; Drama; English Communications at Aberfoyle Park High SchoolBachelor's degree, Information Technology, Bachelor's degree, Information Technology at Flinders University
Github Skills (54)
minecraft10
open-source10
azerothcore10
fishing10
game-development10
csharp10
vtt10
game-engine9
wordpress9
character-sheet9
indieweb9
addon8
media-services8
gdscript8
godot8
Programming languages (10)
Github contributions (5)
acegiak/quuglyeyes
Jun 2019 - Dec 2019
Contributions:15 commits, 10 pushes, 1 branch in 6 months
acegiak/qudPuzzlingInstruments
Jul 2019 - Sep 2020
Contributions:56 commits, 2 PRs, 40 pushes in 1 year 2 months
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