Daniel Riissanen
Senior Game Developer at Fennica Gaming
Helsinki, Finland
Summary
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Top SchoolDaniel Riissanen is a Senior Game Developer based in Helsinki with over a decade of experience and a focused 5+ years in the professional games industry. He blends a strong technical foundation from studying Computer Science at the University of Helsinki with hands-on experience building 2D games and interactive projects for seven years prior. Currently helping transition Veikkaus Game Studio into Fennica Gaming, he emphasizes clear communication, iterative improvement, and shipping polished player experiences. Daniel is self-driven and comfortable across the development stack, translating design goals into reliable game systems and tools. Colleagues value his steady mentorship and pragmatic problem-solving in fast-moving production environments. He brings an unusual mix of academic grounding and long-term indie-style game tinkering that keeps both creativity and engineering sharp.
12 years of coding experience
Bachelor's degree, Computer Science, Bachelor's degree, Computer Science at University of Helsinki
Swedish, Finnish, English, German
Github Skills (9)
pharmacy9
junction6
finnish5
pong5
discord-bot4
discord3
game-development2
mod-manager2
defense2
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
doc97/Neon-Domination
Oct 2019 - Dec 2019
Contributions:120 commits, 66 pushes, 1 branch in 1 month
doc97/Gwent
Oct 2016 - Oct 2017
Contributions:1 release, 110 commits, 40 pushes in 11 months
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