Rami Ismail
Games Industry Studio & Project Advisor at Dutch Games Association
North Holland, Netherlands
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Top SchoolRami Ismail is a Dutch-Egyptian games industry advisor, co-founder of the influential indie studio Vlambeer, and a developer with over 20 published titles across PC, console, web, and mobile. With 12+ years of experience and roles ranging from studio advisor to executive director of gamedev.world, he blends hands-on development, tool creation (notably dopresskit.com), and large-scale community building to help tens of thousands of indie developers find sustainable paths. Rami advises on strategy, risk mitigation, and government relations—serving on the IGDA board and as the Dutch Games Association’s first Government Relations member—bringing rare expertise at the intersection of policy, funding, and creative practice. He also runs gamedev.world and globalgames.fund to expand access for creators in emergent territories, and hosts the newsletter Levelling The Playing Field and the Arab dev podcast The Habibis. Recognized with awards like the GDC Ambassador and IndieCade Gamechanger, he pairs practical studio experience with advocacy for a fairer, more global games ecosystem.
12 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Arts & Technology (BAT) Game Design & Development, Bachelor of Arts & Technology (BAT) Game Design & Development at HKU (Hogeschool voor de Kunsten Utrecht)
English, Dutch, Arabic
Github Skills (2)
react3
javascript2
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
ramiismail/dopresskit
Nov 2013 - Dec 2014
presskit() - spend time making games, not press.
Contributions:16 commits, 1 push in 1 year 1 month
presskitpressgames
ramiismail/beaker
Oct 2017 - Oct 2017
Contributions:1 push in 1 day
social-networkreactbeakerdecentralizeddat
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