• Developed by: Wizama Studio
• Platform: Wizama SquareOne
• Release date: 2026 ?
• Role: Game Designer (2020-2023)

Wizama is a company based in Châteaugiron (France) creating an hybrid console between board games and video games: the SquareOne. The system allows physical material (pawns, dice, cards...) to interact with the software part in various ways.
As the main Game Designer for a few years, I have worked on about twenty projects including almost all of the console launch lineup, a few post-launch titles and several unannounced original concepts.

• In charge of the design, prototyping, documentation and user experience of every internal project from Wizama Studio.
• Writing and maintenance of every project's documentation.
• Partial/complete design, prototyping and supervision of several original concepts for the SquareOne.
• Design and integration of effective and interactive tutorials for each project, taking into account the console's unique characteristics.
• Design and supervision of several board game ports in order to facilitate partnerships between Wizama and other companies (Asmodee, Ravensburger...).
• Design of several concepts to try to establish new partnerships for Wizama (Brave Alice, Unidice, Plug-In Digital...).
• Collaboration with external partners for them to provide the best experience possible on the console (Roberto Fraga, Thomas Russier, Mellow Mission...).
• Management, supervision and data analysis of playtest sessions, either private (Kickstarter backers, hospitals...) or public (FLIP festival, media libraries...).

Anecdotes:

• Aside from the games, I have also worked on several console's accessories concepts, and on a Companion App used to connect smartphones to the SquareOne.
• In 2019, while I was roaming the Gamescom halls as a private visitor, I have met and discussed with the Brave Alice team. It led to a collaboration with Wizama soon after.