Designer,

Writer

Speaker

interested in humans

MISSION

Thirty years in the Games Biz tends to result in plenty of stories to tell. Sometimes, it leaves behind a bit of wisdom as well.

Jason VandenBerghe has been a Creative Director & Lead Designer (Ubisoft, Activision, EA), a VP of Game Design (ArenaNet, HBO, Level Ex), and a celebrated speaker at game development conferences worldwide (GDC, GamesCom, ECGC, GDC China, etc).

His model of player motivation (The Engines of Play) has inspired a generation of designers and thinkers to dig deeper in our understanding of people and why we play.

Also, he writes books. And yes, he will totally come to your business or gathering and attempt to say smart stuff to you. Just say the word.

CONTACT

vandenberghe.jd@gmail.com

SPECIALITIES

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  • Movtivation is a complicated beast. The human mind doesn’t give up its secrets easily. But we do know way more about how people make choices than you might imagine. Engines of Play is about that.

  • Started as an innocent Hyperbole Studios indie dev. Quickly sucked into the EA / Activision / Ubisoft vortex. War stories abound, and every one is a fable that illuminates the weird workings of the tech & entertainment businesses.

  • Learned to write both in the trenches of making games and in the long, painful path of the indie author attempting to master their trade. Did he do it? You be the judge!