Mathieu Montreuil

I’m a Senior Gameplay Game Designer with an intense focus on Controls, Cameras, Game Feel and learning curves.

I have a strong technical background, allowing me to collaborate deeply with Programmers to do amazing things.

I'm very comfortable doing some Rapid Prototyping to quickly flesh out and test gameplay mechanics both in Unity and in Unreal, as well as designing large experiences that have to address intense technical constraints and provide high-spectacle moments.

I strive to be at the intersection of tech, art and psychology.

COMPANIES I WORKED WITH:

PLATFORMS I WORKED ON:

SPECIALTIES:

‣ Gameplay design, programming and integration: 3C, vehicles, navigation, physics, combat, AI, Signs & Feedback.

‣ Camera expert, hands-on experience of Game Feel in different game genres, and high technical skills.

‣ Leadership of gameplay teams across disciplines: Programmers, Designers, Animators, Audio & VFX Artists, etc.

‣ Highly competent with Cinemachine, Unity's state-of-the-art procedural & dynamic camera system.

‣ Exceptional ability to guide Programmers to push the quality of their implementation even in highly complex code.

‣ Rapid Prototyping, gameplay programming in C# or in Blueprints, 10+ years of experience with Unity.

‣ 5+ years of experience with Ubisoft’s Voyager, an in-house engine with many similarities with Unreal.

‣ Gameplay balancing, bottom-up design of game mechanics, learning curves and cognitive load.

‣ Implementation-ready Game Design Documentations with in-game previews, game flows, tutorials.

‣ Excellent capacity to adapt to different team sizes, from small indie teams to AAA.

GENERAL SKILLS:

‣ Software and tools: Unity expert, Voyager engine, Miro, Photoshop, PowerPoint, Jira, Confluence, used to Perforce, Git and SVN.

‣ PS5 and Xbox development with platform-specific design conventions.

‣ Nintendo Switch development: design conventions for the Switch and Joy-Cons, LotCheck limitations.

‣ PlayStation VR, HTC Vive, SteamVR development: VR-specific design conventions, spatial limitations.

‣ PC and Mac development: Steam specific features including Steam Controller.

‣ iOS development: Apple HIG and App Store Review Guidelines.

‣ Excellent knowledge of video game history and of current trends.

‣ Fluent in French and English (spoken and written).

ACADEMIC TRAINING:

‣ DESS degree in Game Design from the Université de Montréal

‣ Bachelor degree in Video Game Development from UQAC

‣ Starting a Business short training from SAJE Montréal