Sim Graveline - I design systems, build 2D levels, teach juniors and manage teams.
Game and level designer; ex-Ubisoft Montreal and ex-Tribute Games. I build game systems, enemy AI and levels that hold up at team scale — and I prototype them myself using Unity and GameMaker. Throughout my career, I got to work on pretty much every living room console and handheld system since the Nintendo 64 and Nintendo Game Boy Advance, as well as VR, Mobile and PC.
As a designer, I see the whole of a project, its domino effects, and I know how to structure something from nothing. As a lead, I strive to grasp the stakes of a project, balancing the company's goals with team motivation.
I co-founded Isart Digital Montreal, where I created the game design curriculum and taught design, prototyping, and game production — on top of managing the team of teachers, which forced me to understand my craft on a deeper level, as well as to clarify my thinking and share it.
I'm looking for a remote or hybrid game design role, focused on mobile development, at human-scale projects with studios that have a proven track record of shipping games.
I'm using Grave Games as a platform to develop my own mobile games. Currently working on Dice Royal, set to be published on iOS, Android and possibly Netflix.
- Designed levels for an 8-bit platformer
- Designed levels for an 2.5D platformer
- Designed and prototyped enemies for an action game
- Designed and documented systems for a battle royale-type game
- Benchmarked reference and competing games for a triple-A action game
- Consulted on video game design and pipeline
- Met with potential clients
- Conceived VR and immersive experiences
- Wrote project documentation
- Designed UX / UI wireframes
- Designed 2D levels for platformers and beat'em ups
- Collaborated with project leads
- Coordinated with creative and narrative team
- Established the creative vision for the projects
- Managed the team and project pipeline
- Coordinated PR, localization, testing, events and social platforms
- Additional game and level design, programming
- Managed the game and level design team
- Established document and approval pipelines
- Collaborated with project leads
- Designed game mechanics and systems
- Managed the design and narrative team
- Established game design company standards
- Collaborated with project leads and clients
- Designed game mechanics and systems
Throughout my career as a designer, I've had the privilege of teaching my trade to aspiring game designers and coaching juniors, as well as introducing game development to elementary and high school kids through workshops given in schools and various organizations. Sharing my passion for game creation with younglings eager to learn is probably one of the most rewarding things I've had the opportunity to do. As an added bonus, teaching your trade really challenges what you take for granted, forcing you to think more deeply about all the subtleties of your craft.
- Taught Enemy AI design
- Developed partnerships with studios
- Organized roundtables and conferences
- Taught career preparation
- Worked on teaching material
- Trained and managed the team of teachers
- Gave Intro to Game Development workshops to kids ages 6 to 16
- Met clients for B2B mandates
- Created and maintained the design program
- Taught game design and prototyping
- Hired and managed the teaching team
- Helped the school grow from 8 → 175 students, 1 → 6 programs, to over 20 teachers
Learn the fundamentals of both native and multiplatform app and web development, using JavaScript, React, Native, Vite, Expo, Node, Kotlin, SwiftUI, Xcode, SQL and NoSQL. Currently in progress, with a diploma expected in November 2026.
I am always looking to improve myself by taking classes on various topics, mostly related to game development.
- Unity Mobile Development - Create Your First Mobile Game! — SkillShare
- Learn to Create Apps & Vibe Code with Lovable AI — SkillShare
- Monetize Your Mobile Game or App - Part 2 — SkillShare
- Screenplay Writing - Basic — Udemy
- How to use the free software STORYBOARDER — Udemy
- Writing With Flair: How To Become An Exceptional Writer — Udemy
- Learn to Create Pixel Art for your Games — Udemy
Learn the ins and outs of managing teams in a creative environment.
Learn the basics of software and web development using C/C++, VB, Access and HTML.
- C/C++ Lab Assistant - Internship at Demers Institute
- Web Integrator - Internship at AT&T Canada
