Valentine Wanamaker
Game Designer at ArenaNet LLC
New York, New York, United States
Summary
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SeniorValentine Wanamaker is a game designer at ArenaNet with nine years of industry experience specializing in combat, systems, and quest design across indie and AAA projects. They’ve shipped five titles and contributed to 14 projects for studios including AdHoc Studio, Disney, Riot Games, and Google Stadia, often serving as lead designer or consultant. Trained at the NYU Game Center with a BFA in game design, Valentine created over 40 physical and digital games during their undergrad, blending indie creativity with AAA discipline. Comfortable both leading small teams and integrating into larger design groups, they focus on delivering engaging player experiences and robust mechanical systems. Known for a playful Github bio as “Game Designer & Air Breather,” they bring a curious, human-centered approach to design that values iteration and player feedback. Based in New York, they combine practical shipping experience with a studio-savvy understanding of production pipelines.
9 years of coding experience
Github Skills (10)
game-center3
intermediate3
game-dev2
xbmc2
spring2
composite1
replay1
screeps1
dmx5121
artnet1
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
JohnWubdub/PrototypingKit
May 2020 - Oct 2022
just some helpful stuff
Contributions:15 commits, 3 PRs, 14 pushes in 2 years 4 months
helpful
JohnWubdub/Final_Project
Mar 2018 - May 2018
Contributions:59 PRs, 95 pushes, 6 branches in 1 month
chaospop
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