Hello!
My name is Youcef. I am a level design student at The Game Assembly. Coming from a family with an extensive background and experience in business and entrepreneurship, I bring a practical, structured and analytical approach to all of my designs. My teammates and friends appreciate me for being easy to talk to, taking initiative, and being a driving force behind every project I'm a part of.
I believe the best approach to problem-solving is an optimistic mindset! (...and maybe some good debugging skills)
Background
In my first year of high school in economics, I realized I was not where I wanted to be. During the summer break I was enamored with game development as a creative field after realizing how feasible making games actually turned out to be.
With an education in economics to finish, and a potential career in business, I decided to take a leap in the complete opposite direction by taking my first step into game development.
I embarked on my plan to learn coding, drawing, writing, composing, with the future goal of releasing it as a kickstarter project. All in favor of making my dream game! (guess how that turned out...)
Though the process was humbling, it was also incredibly fun!
In class I found it hard to not think of the game I was making. Maybe this is where I wanted to be?
High school was nearing its end, yet the game wasn't nearing completion.
As a result, I knew I had to switch gear. I got wind of The Game Assembly and immediately knew what the next step would be.
Thank you for reading my portfolio, I look forward to hearing from you!
/Youcef Lounes