Christopher Michiels
Game Designer
EXPERIENCE
BEYOND GOOD & EVIL 2 | UBISOFT MONTPELLIER
2022 - NOW | Technical Game Designer
"Beyond Good and Evil 2" is an upcoming action-adventure space pirate video game developed by Ubisoft Montpellier and published by Ubisoft. It is a prequel to Beyond Good & Evil, released in 2003.
Design & Technical documents, prototyping, data, balancing, visual scripting, AI behaviour, 3C
THE CREW MOTORFEST | UBISOFT IVORY TOWER
2020 - 2022 | Game Designer Nominated at the 2023 Game Awards - Won 2024 Pégases "Best GaaS"
"The Crew Motorfest" is the latest entry in The Crew franchise developped by Ivory Tower and edited by Ubisoft. It takes the "The Crew" formula to the shores of the island of O'ahu in the Hawai'ian archipelago.
Design & Technical documents, prototyping, data, balancing, PvE/PvP systems design, AI balancing
THE CREW 2 | UBISOFT IVORY TOWER
2018 - 2020 | Live Game Designer
"The Crew 2" is an arcade racing game developped by Ivory Tower and edited by Ubisoft. The game let the player drive a large variety of vehicles including cars, bikes, boats and planes across all the USA.
Design documents, prototyping, data, balancing, PvE/PvP systems design, 3C
PROFILE & SKILLS
Strong Game Design experience
More than 6 years of professional experience + 4 years of game design study
6+ Years of experience on AAA games
2 released AAA games + currently working on an upcoming one
Experienced all stages of game development
Worked on pre-production, production & live "game as a service" titles
Passionate by Game Design
Designing tabletop RPG systems & universes in my spare time
French & English
Native french speaker with professional skill (C1) level in english
Specialized but still versatile
Developed advanced skills in some domains without losing my versatility
Game Design
Writing clear game design documents & game systems
Technical Design
Strong experience working inside game engines & with visual scripting
3C
Love working on vehicles 3C (camera, character, controls)
AI behavior
Responsible for AI behaviour & difficulty balancing on several titles
SOFTWARES & ENGINES
