My position	Game Designer
Time frame	Since April 2024
Genre	Relaxing mystery merge-2 game
Platforms	Android and iOS
Target group	Middle-aged women
Other direct team members	2 Content Designers, 2 Narrative Designers, 1 Programmer, 2 QA, multiple Artists, 2 Producer, 1 Product Manager
Software	Unity, Notion, Miro, Config tool, Internal unity tooling, GitHub and git, Localisation tool
Company	Metacore Games Oy – Helsinki, Finland
My tasks	Config setup Area Planning Game Design and balancing Bug fixing Communication with the entire team Developing the new pipeline which is in use since mid 2025 Working on the experimental pipeline Working with multiple outsource partners

Merge Mansion is a mystery puzzle game where you'll join Maddie Boulton on her quest to uncover Grandma's secrets by renovating the Boulton family estate.

As a designer who had always worked in small teams and companies, it was a big adjustment for me to suddenly be part of such a large game team and work on a live game.
But I quickly became a valued team member and was responsible for the design tools and the transition from the old to the new pipeline. I specified new tools to reduce the time needed to create an area and worked closely with multiple developers.

And we succeeded: We managed to reduce production time by about 40%. We also changed the workflow so that area-creation is design-driven and we have more control, which concludes in a better user experience.
I am now part of a small team that is exploring ways to reuse more assets, further reduce production time, and still deliver high-quality areas for our players.

The first area I worked on was the Music Studio, an area that has some interesting hidden details that required clear communication and documentation in order to function well in production.
One of my most recent areas are in the Tin Can Factory location. My favourite area is not yet live, so stay tuned! But my favourite item chain is the one in the Boulton Boulevard: it's the first time we introduced animated producers on the merge board!

My position	Junior Game Designer
Time frame	July 2022 - December 2022
Genre	RPG on a shared screen, using multiple platforms and hybrid game loops
Platforms	Nvidia shield + TV, iPadOS, android
Target group	children from 7 to 12
Other team members	1 Lead Game Designer, 2 artists, 5 programmers, 1 QA manager, 1 product owner
Software	Docs, Sheets, Notion, Miro, Unity, Asana
Company	Wondershop Oy – Helsinki, Finland
My tasks	Game Design Updating the config Documentation UX Communication with Developers & Artists

The unique part of the game was that the in-game and physical worlds were intertwined. Real-world activities help you progress in the game. As I first studied digital installation design and have experience with physical games, I designed how these connections work and when the players should end their digital session to continue in the real world.

However, my primary responsibility in the project was the Player Console. The player handles everything personal here. The first version felt more like a tool than a part of the game, as it was less playful. Additionally, accessing all the features the player was supposed to find easily here took a lot of effort.
I proposed a new start page that had a different layout. I suggested that based on multiple personas I made with the team's help at our test hub. I've constantly exchanged with the developers and artists implementing the changes.

My other big responsibility was balancing the mini games, their resources and all the recipes and items. Additionally, both of us Designers wrote quests, missions, dialogues and descriptions.

My position	Game Development Intern
Time frame	April - July 2022
Genre	Deduction game
Platform	board game
Target group	families with children older then 10
Company	Ravensburger – Ravensburg, Germany
Software	Proprietary text setting tool, Word
Other team members	2 Game Development Managers, 1 Art Director, 1 Art Department intern + working with multiple other departments in the end for the final product
Published	2022
My tasks	Testing Game Design Editorial

When I joined the project, the two Editors working on this project already developed the new character abilities for Holmes' Team. In the old version, one person played Mister X and could only win by escaping. Now, this player plays Moriarty and can also win by committing crimes.

But with the new player abilities, we realised during one of the many test sessions that Moriarty needs an escape strategy. These Moriarty abilities were my main tasks during the development. I chose the locations where Moriarty could land with his air balloon and helped figure out the crime scene areas on the board.
In the end, we decided to use Moriarty's start number tokens also for the landing possibilities, always having two options on one token. This way, we didn't need to set up a new layout for printing and could lower production costs.

In the end, I was even in charge of correcting the rules, coordinating with the art director for this project, checking the final print files, and writing instructions on setting up the rule book's explanation pictures.

My position	Game Designer Intern
Time frame	May - July 2019
Genre	AR learning game
Platforms	android and iOS
Target group	families with children from 8
Other team members	Supervising Lead Game Designer, 1 programmer, 1 artist
Software	Omnigraffle, Spine, Unity
Company	the Good Evil GmbH – Cologne, Germany
My tasks	Game Design Content Design Mockups/ UX

After a few weeks, I was in charge of this project. The Lead Game Designer reviewed my process with me weekly and advised on how to proceed. Besides that, I had absolute freedom and worked alone on the Game Design.

I knew which specific forest areas I needed to include in the game and which animals the visitors could find at these. My task was to figure out the possibilities with AR and what the player could do at these sites.

The interactions in the game are small: for example, the player searches with their phone on the trees around them for a place on which bugs could be so the woodpecker can find and eat them.
A short informational text informs the player about the specifics of the animal. Then, they can continue with the following small task. This way, the player learns much about the connections between the forest and the animals living there.

The game is supposed to be played while walking through the forest, and the stations are not directly next to each other. The main focus is still experiencing nature, and the players are encouraged to search for all the details revealing the animal's activities.

My position	Team Lead and UX/UI Designer
Time frame	September – November 2023
Genre	gamified music learning support app
Platforms	mobile and tablets
Target group	children learning an instrument with a teacher and music teachers
Other team members	Founders, Lead Developer, 6 part-time Developer interns
Software	Figma, Affinity Designer, Affinity Photo, Notion, Miro
Company	Bravori Oy – Helsinki, Finland
My tasks	Design vision and deciding on features for the first prototype Designing the Core loop Clickable prototype in Figma (UX & UI) Project documentation and management Organising and conducting user tests Building personas and user stories

I orginally joined the team as a Game Designer, as the founders were planning on not only gamifying their app, but making it a serious game!
Unfortunately the project was not in that state yet and the core functionalities and user's needs not validated. The core functionality is the exchange between teachers and students about the lessons they are supposed to practice at home.

Problem statement:

Often teachers don't know what the students are really practicing at home. Do they practice at all? Is it fun? Too easy or too hard maybe? What is frustrating for the student?
The teacher will only know next time when they meet!
And for the student it's similar: they can't get help when they are stuck, it's not that motivating to just repeat the same piece over and over without any positive confirmation.
The Bravori Music App is planning to fill this gap with providing gamification and positive feedback for lesson completion and just for practising the instrument overall. And the teacher get's valuable feedback and can help way better.

So, I made it my task to ensure the core functionality is what the target group actually needs. Or let's say target groups. It's mainly the children, but the teachers will be the ones introducing the app to their students.
To test this core functionality I broke down all the ideas that were roaming around, figured out what we really need for the first prototype and started to build flow charts and wireframes.
At the same time I tried to get every team member on the same page, as we refactored the entire project. Thanks a lot to my colleague MJ for doing such a great job in helping all these young developers while refactoring.
Last but not least I was also organising and conducting user tests to understand, why students practice - or do not practice - currently, what other apps they use, what is fun for them, and so much more.

To sum it up:

It was a packed learning experience for me. I jumped into the project to do Game Design and, in the end, built a clickable prototype in Figma to test with our target group and make sure the team has a clear goal towards which they are heading.

My position	Game Designer
Time frame	May - July 2019
Genre	Casual Mobile Strategy Game
Platforms	android and iOS
Software	twine, Docs, Sheets, Affinity Designer, Affinity Publisher, Adobe InDesign, draw.io
Target group	teenagers from 13 to 18
Other team members	1 Content Designer, 1 Artist/ UI Designer, 1 supporting professor
Company	Harz University of Applied Sciences + Saxony-Anhalt state parliament
My tasks	Research and Analysis Game Design Concept presentations Contact person for the state parliament

Our team consisted of three students and our Professor, who consulted us. One was in charge of illustration and UI, one was doing Content Design and Research, and I was doing the Game Design and client communication on this project. Our main inspiration was Reigns/ Tinder. Our goal was to develop a game with a short time frame for each play session, continuous learning and some silliness in the gameplay. We wanted our players to make decisions, see the consequences and get another chance quickly.

The biggest hurdle was the communication with the client, as we had different vocabularies and didn’t even know about minor differences in some specific political terms. But for them, it was unclear what exactly we struggled to understand.
After multiple phone calls and iterations, we had learned a lot, and our client was satisfied with the result.

My position	Game Designer
Time frame	May - July 2019
Genre	Casual Mobile Strategy Game
Platform	board game + tiptoi
Software	Prototype in Table Top Simulator, Affinity Designer, tiptoi tool, Sheets, Docs, draw.io
Target group	children from 6 to 10
Project background	Masters' degree: thesis project
Other team members	Consulting Game Development Manager
Company Cooperation	Ravensburger – Ravensburg, Germany
My tasks	Content Research Competitive Analyse Game Design Prototype building Visual Design

The tiptoi transforms analogue media into an audio-supported experience. Basically you take the tiptoi, tap on a surface that has a fine point grid printed on it and the device reads a number from it. This defines, which audio to play. The device can handle actual logic and therefore you can program states, conditions etc and which text to play afterwards.

I went through multiple iterations within the project time and tried to keep the gameplay as simple as possible. My biggest problem was that I couldn’t test with more then one friend due to Covid. I built several prototypes and illustrated the last version a bit, so I could import the assets to Table Top Simulator for a final round with 4 testers. I had to prepare all the logic connections and needed texts. Which the tiptoi then would play, to simulate the gameplay.

My position	Designer, Programmer and artist
Time frame	October 2016 – February 2018
Genre	interactive installation
Platform	windows + Kinect
Software	Processing, Adobe Photoshop
Target group	by-passers in the city
Other team members	1 helper to set up the installation
Project Background	Trier University of Applied Sciences: Main project
My tasks	Concept and organisation Graphics Brand design for the whole exhibition Implementation in processing Promotion and networking to exhibit Setup

This project was my main bachelor's degree project and I developed it on my own. I had enrolled in a course called Installation laboratory and I found it extremely fascinating. In the course we developed our own tiny digital installations and augmented reality projects in processing, a library based on java.

My idea was to have people realise more what happens around them and therefore to pay more attention to their surroundings. Fianna starts to appear as soon as the Kinect tracks a person walking by. Lines appear on the screen and there is movement. When the person then stands still, she fully appears and imitates your movement. The longer you stand there, the more nature around her appears until at one point everything disappears again.

My biggest achievements were finding 3 possibilities to exhibit my installation within the city of Trier, having all my stickers been distributed and staying within my time schedule.
Overall it was shown over a time of nearly 3 months. The actual idea was to lent it to property owners, who's shop area was currently not in use. Instead of having dark empty or covered windows, I would have liked to see my installation in there. Moving from one window within the city to another, switching weekly.
Unfortunately the acquisition was not that easy, but in the end I was allowed to show it in one of the biggest shopping malls in the city.
I used a small box with stickers for a rough indication on how many people have actually seen it. Fun fact: "Schau mal!" means "Take a look!" in German.

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My position	Experience Designer
Time frame	March – September 2017
Genre	interactive installation
Platform	Physical installation with multiple digital games and infographic stations
Software	SketchUp, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe InDesign
Other tools	Loads of Styorofoam, wood and acrylic glass for the models
Target group	visitors of the church, young adults
Other team members	40 Students from the degrees architecture, informatics, and intermedia design
Project Background	Trier University of Applied Sciences: Installation Design
My tasks	Exhibition design Exhibition model prototype construction Conception and implementation of survey station Communication between individual project groups Lettering

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This game was developed during the Health Game Jam in 2022. It was organised under the sign of mental health by gamesAHEAD in cooperation with the Goethe-Institut and the ThaiHealth Foundation. The intended goal was to show, that even small decisions make a difference for the own point of view. A person that might have a mental difficulty might not be aware of the other possibilities. This way it's very hard to understand, that there might be a way out.
We hope that the little fish in this game show that a helping hand or a gesture might bring some more colour or brightness to someone elses life.