I am Thanasis, a human, just like you! Like every other human, I have a unique personality and array of interests and logic function sets.
My likes and hobbies revolve around technology, so I'm not much of a world traveler, but I've seen a good amount of digital worlds that games and websites have to offer!
I've been passionate about gaming since I was 7, and inclined towards programming from the age of 13, at which I made my first website and my first game.
Lately, I've been investing my time into creating some of those worlds for me and other people to immerse into, as a game developer.
As far as work slang goes, I self-identify as a self-taught game developer with expertise in programming (Unity and .NET), and a wide range of skills including design, art, and sound.
Background
My journey as a game-dev started from me being as a gamer and an anime fan. These played a major part in expanding my imagination and passion for complex worlds and mechanics.
In addition, my passion for nature made me pursue a study in physics at AUTH, which earned me valuable math and logic knowledge, as well as tips & tricks on optimizing my workflow.
Amidst my studies, I found the need to put my creativity into use, and design some worlds and games. This led me to spend almost all of my free time learning about Game Development and Game Design.
After taking parts in numerous game jams and learning the basics, I've worked in various positions as a Game Developer, and took on projects from start to finish, or focusing on polishing them together with brilliant teams.
On July 2023, after 6+ long years of full-time work, I resigned from my position as 'Squad Leader at Eco', and took a leap of faith to try my hand on the startup path. Funnily, this means I've just reached square one!
My next step
Immediate next step is to work on getting a game out on steam asap! I've observed and analyzed the journey of a number of games, and feel ready to be in charge of one, as a captain!
But first things first.. Right now my focus is to join forces with like-minded individuals and collaborate to create a game that will captivate and inspire players around the globe.
This can be any game, but not just any game.. it'll be OUR game! As long as there's good will and effort poured with care in it, I'm sure it'll be successful, giving us the breathing space we need to expand.
Once a game or two hit off, there's no stopping the tides! I've a variety of game ideas stacked up, each requiring an exponentially increasing budget, and equally expodential revenue estimates!
That said, I am actively seeking talented partners who share my passion for innovative gameplay and are driven to create a game hit to start with. If you think you're one of them, please get in touch!
My vision
I'm a visionary, so this section deserves its own page, as there's a variety of areas I'd like my contributions to extend to, but I'll give a short high-level overview.
- Education: Gamified education has not been properly utilized. I plan on contributing to it by creating educational games for people to learn from, and tools that allow like-minded people to create similar games.
- Science: I dream big when it comes to helping physics and biology advance in unison. Hopefully there'll be some research centers with my name on them sometime!
- Nature: Free energy? Yes please! Let's put our efforts in developing energy sources that won't damage the environment, and potentially optimizing efficiency of our devices.
- Last but not least, I plan on establishing communities in which people get educated, being part of like-minded teams of people, and getting paid, all-in-one!
There's no particular order in which I envision unleashing this vision into reality, but I'm set on starting by releasing a self-published game!