Rafael Vazquez is an experienced game designer with a background in both project management and engineering, having graduated with honours as a Mechatronical Engineer from Mexico's ITESM. At ITESM he spent time researching and developing human-computer interfaces and went on to work as a lead game designer for Xibalba Studios. Rafael has helped publish games for Facebook and PC and has experience leading multi-disciplinary and multi-cultural teams in the creation of digital media. He has spoken at several conferences and workshops on game design and development and written articles that have been featured in news sites such as Gamasutra. While studying at the CDM, Rafael has been working with clients such as Ayogo and eatART in developing digital solutions and products. Currently he is working on a personal student-pitch project called "Pix: to the nth dimension" for his studio, Unclickable Studios, in the role of lead game designer and gameplay programmer.
Dec 2013 (Cohort 7)