Benjamin Paquette

Background

About Benjamin Paquette

Over 25 years in the gaming industry, working all the way back from tabletop RPGs, to mobile and PC.[ROOM 8 STUDIO/SOLID BASH]: Spearheading the creative unit and a 40+designers strong team it to even more successful grounds while strategizing our studio's next moves![NVIZZIO]- Creative director for Monopoly Tycoon mobile now in liveops for 2 years with a team of 30 and design team leadership for the entire studio.[GAMELOFT] Helped Gameloft structure the internal pitch processes and streamline GD practices and communications across all teams.[HIBERNUM] Lead the pitch team, followed by game direction on Magic Puzzle Quest for the 150 people strong studio- Over 30 pitches delivered in the first year, 8 of them successful - Magic the Gathering Puzzle Quest shipped and currently live after SEVEN years - 15 game designers mentored weekly [ODD1] 6 Years working in a small studio, where finding, and executing, on the critical path are crucial to survival. Leadership & mentoring role for multiple other game designers along the way- Over 70 titles shipped across multiple media, managing a team of 40.[STEAM LOGIC] Uncompromising world building where coherence and creativity are the focus. alongside starting your own company. Complete world building experience (universe, world, races, cultures, visuals, combat system - and so much more)- Over 5 years working on authoring Mechanical Dream, a tabletop RPG. A single, dedicated project, managing a team of 5.