Hello!

Welcome to the portfolio for Mitchell Alfaro! Canadian-born video game enthusiast, tabletop gamer, programmer, artist, and one of the rare users of the Oxford Comma. I hope you enjoy your visit, and if you're here for something specific, you can find my Résumé and Contact Info at their respective links.

Both as a Hobby and Professionally; Game Design and Development has been a great passion of mine, one which I’ve loved expressing through GameJams whenever possible.

For the last year professionally I have been working at PocketPinata as a Game Systems Designer; having been involved in the creation and support of a Social “Farmville” style Mobile game (CannaFarms), a traditional MMORPG, and as well as a currently unreleased AAA Racing Game.

The prior 6 years, I have been working at Wicked Interactive Ltd. as Project Manager and Primary Designer in Toronto, where I managed a team of people over a variety of game-centric jobs such as Artists, designers, GM’s, and backend programmers; all of which has been greatly eased on by my having a very personable personality, as I get along well with everybody; which I believe is not a skill that can be learned.

I am always open to chat in regards to business opportunities or with potential partners. Hope you have a great day!

Moment

A Gamejam Entry made in Unity.

Moment was a game created for the "Extra Credits" Holiday Gamejam in late 2018. Developed in 3 days by myself and 2 friends, Moment was featured live on stream, and is set to be featured again in upcoming videos recapping the Gamejam.
Although Moment was created as a demo, we intend for it to be further fleshed out and launched as a mobile game.

Development: Built in Unity 2018.3 in 3 days. Handled majority of the programming work, dealt with and solved all bugs encountered within our timeframe.
Commitment: Despite the compact time-frame, we did not cut corners, and Moment stands above many others that would have taken the same amount of time due to this.

D.O.M.O.

MMORPG Asset Creation

D.O.M.O. is a classic MMORPG created by SOFTSTAR Entertainment in China and is currently published in North America by SubaGames. For the 6 years that I have worked at SubaGames, DOMO was a primary project of mine, with a focus on region-exclusive content to keep a relatively old game fresh for its loyal fanbase.

3D Models: Custom designed and built 3D Models in the vague theme of Amaterasu or Okami. In an MMORPG that does not see many updates from their developer; this bit of added creativity reinvigorated the game for many months, and this idea of creating new content has continued moving forward.

Jones Soda

MMORPG Cross Promotion

During the production of Global Adventures for several years; it was up to me to reach out to partners on a professional level. While not all partners aligned with our views, we managed to match with the world-famous soda company JONES Soda; and featured not only ads within the game, but also customized bottles for limited events.

Promotional Work: A Cross Promotional marketing campaign for Jones Soda and the -unfortunately- unpopular game Global Adventures. In addition to the creation of the assets, It was also my responsibility to work directly with Jones Soda during this partnership.

Extopia

BR-FPS Promotional Work

Extopia was a new and upcoming Battle Royale created during the rise of PUBG and its competitors. By the end of production, i had organized events at popular e-sports cafes around Toronto to allow people to play the game.

Promotional Work: During the e-sports campaigns, a variety of promotional work was created by me in advance, handling all the steps of working with partner companies and ensuring quality on the finished goods.

Website Design

Landing Sites & More

Among my duties at previous jobs, website design has always been a focus. Examples of my work can be found primarily at SubaGames, where nearly every website used had either been made by me or modified and optimized by me. A prime example includes MARS, a Sci-Fi FPS whose website was built from scratch with optimization as a highlight; even being able to play a large video with minimal load times or bandwidth use.