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Danny Godin
Montréal, Canada
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Game designer and cross-functional collaborator with commercial game development experience, studio operations leadership, and expertise in role-playing game design. Demonstrated ability to create structured design documentation, develop narrative-oriented systems, and manage content flow from concept through review. Independent tabletop RPG design work further evidences narrative structure, quest progression, reactivity, and player choice.
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Education
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Ph.D. DesignUniversité de Montréal2012 - 2018This study explores how the premise of persuasive design can be applied to game design and, specifically, to help guide player behaviour. It is informed by Richard Buchanan's design research and the Treaty of Argumentation by Perelman and Olbrechts-Tyteca. My methods apply research through design, where I aim to develop and test a pen-and-paper role-playing game based on persuasive design.
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Masters of Applied Science DesignUniversité de Montréal2010 - 2012This thesis explored how educational models can inform instructional design in video games. It showed that classic teaching models including Bloom's taxonomy of educational objectives can be a promising framework in game design.
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D.E.S.S. Game DesignUniversité de Montréal2007 - 2008I hold a DESS (Graduate professional diploma) in game design. This program included training in game design fundamentals, game development, the systemic approach to game design, game experiences, game studies, and project management.
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B.A. Film studies and productionUniversité de Montréal2000 - 2003I majored in film studies and production with a focus on scriptwriting. I also minored in psychology.
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D.E.C. Creative Arts: television & electronic filmsChamplain Regional College - Campus St-Lambert1997 - 2000This training focused mainly on video production, both for single camera and studio/multi-camera productions. I also learned video editing and film studies.
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Experience
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Studio Manager _ Producer & DesignerBorealys Games Inc.Montreal, CanadaJul 2024 - Present (2 years)+ Own day-to-day studio operational structure, including documentation systems and information management.
+ Operationalize team needs into clear workflows, templates, and practical coordination practices across functions.
+ Maintain procurement, budgeting follow-up, vendor relations, and contract review support.
+ Strengthen operational visibility by improving how tools, resources, and documentation are organized and maintained.
+ Contribute to studio stability through consistent administrative routines and structured follow-through across projects.
Key contribution: Strengthened organizational clarity by improving documentation systems, administrative consistency, and financial tracking visibility. -
Professor of game designMontréal, CanadaMay 2012 - Jun 2024 (12 years 1 month)My responsibilities as professor of game design are as follows:
- Teaching: I teach game design (theory and workshops) as well as game development classes
- Research: My research is closely linked to my graduate studies (persuasive design and instructional design), but I also contributed to projects exploring the gender(ed) perceptions of the game design career and the experiences of women working in the field.
- Academic administration: I was program director for the Video Game Creation and 3D Creation bachelor programs for two years. I was also in charge of coordinating the basic operations of UQAT's Montreal training centre. This included overseeing a move and an expansion.
- Scientific community: I have coordinated and organized two discussion groups on games - one about video games and the other about role-playing games. Each took place monthly over several years, with up to 40 participants each time.
The goal of each discussion group was to open the discussion between researchers, industry professionals and hobbyists through thematic presentations and conversations. -
Chief of Operations and Operationalization + Design consultantMontreal, CanadaJun 2022 - May 2023 (11 months)[While on 1-year leave from UQAT]
Responsible for maintaining good game development processes and keeping projects on track.
Operationalisation of project pipelines within the Indie Asylum Ecosystem, namely Manavoid Entertainment, Affordance Studio, and Unreliable Narrators.
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LecturerMontréal, CanadaJan 2012 - Jun 2012 (5 months)I taught a game development class and supervised an end-of-studies project. These were part of the DESS in Game Design program.
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TeacherMontréal, CanadaJan 2012 - May 2012 (4 months)I taught a video game design class to industry professionals and CEGEP students.
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LecturerMontréal, CanadaAug 2011 - Dec 2011 (4 months)I taught a video game history class to 3D creation undergraduate students (before beginning my role as professor at UQAT).
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Teaching assistantMontréal, CanadaSep 2010 - Dec 2011 (1 year 3 months)I was in charge of corrections and in-class support for two game development classes (board games and videogames).
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Game designerMontreal, CanadaMay 2008 - Aug 2010 (2 years 3 months)I was a game designer, lead game designer and producer on various projects:
- TV Show King II (lead game designer [also, but non credited: producer])
- Gangstar: Miami Vindication (game designer [also, but not credited: cinematic designer and substitute lead designer])
- Paris Nights (game designer)
- Asphalt 6 and 7 (additionnal design ; non credited: lead game designer on Asphalt 6 at project's initiation)
- Modern Combat, multiplayer patch (producer)
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