About Me:

Hello! My name is Julian Benchimol and I am a narrative and level designer from Eastern Connecticut. Along with many others, video games helped shape my life in ways that would be too many to list here, but can be distilled into one idea: Story.

Throughout my college career, I always saw myself as a programmer; getting into the technical side of game development, working late hours in Visual Studio trying to squash bugs, but very quickly I realized that’s not the kind of designer I wanted to be. After learning about the intricacies of narrative design and the power that a story has over a player, I knew that’s where I wanted to focus as a designer. While narrative design was always my go to, I knew that I wanted to go beyond that, which is why I also wanted to become a level designer. I believe both go hand in hand, and using the environment to tell a story that words could never come close to is a passion of mine.

Since I graduated, I’ve worked on numerous solo projects, mostly as prototypes, but I’ve also taken up creative writing to keep my narrative brain scratched. Outside of game development, I also am very into photography, Dungeons & Dragons, and my pets: Peach, Jax, & Barney!

Contact Info:

If you need to get in contact with me:

Phone Number- (860)463-6924
Email- jbenchimol1999@gmail.com
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