games, stories, education
My name is Artur Ganszyniec and I’ve been working in the game development industry since 2006, as a game designer, narrative designer, and writer. I focus on interactive narratives, system rhetorics, and communicating emotions in games.
This page gathers info about some of my game-related projects.
I work on design and narration, looking for ways of harnessing words and systems to tell captivating stories that will make a lasting impression on the players.
I had the opportunity to work on big AAA titles for CD Project Red and Techland, mobile freemium games for ATGames, I directed the making of a prototype for one of the upcoming games by 11 bit studios, and in Different Tales I co-designed and wrote artistic and journalistic literary games. I also worked on new game prototypes in Anshar Studios and BLANK.
I use this wide range of experiences to find a unique understanding of the ways games communicate with the players.
“I need to slow down.”
That thought has been coming to me, over and over, for the last few years. I was tired, always running, overworked, and overstressed. I needed to stop and examine where I was in life, think less and feel more, to rebuild relations I neglected always focused on the next release date.
Stopping was not an option, but slowing down… slowing down was doable.
Does your story feel a bit off? Is your gameplay fighting with the narrative? Is a character confused about their motivation? Do you wish that people read the dialogues rather than skipping them? Consider contacting me for consultation.
I can support your team in every step of the process, from finding the best way to describe a newly born idea, through breaking down the plot and designing characters, to the final edits of your in-game texts. Both one-time consultations and long-term cooperation are a possibility.
What is the average salary of a programmer, a designer, an artist, or a producer in a Polish gamedev company? How to make sure, that the offer we are getting is fair? How to budget your employment plan?
Please, take a look at the Salary Report based on a community survey conducted among Polish gamedev employees in May 2024.
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