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Dor Ben Dor

Ludologist
Game Designer
Game Developer
Educator

Dor Ben Dor

Game Developer

My first real experience with games as a developer was at the age of 5 when due to the warranted prohibition of the family’s computer I had to port my favorite game back then, “Heroes of Might and Magic: A Strategic Quest”, unto the floor tiles of our house (solid KPI’s btw). Game Design is not only my profession, it is my hobby, my passion, and my mindset. I cast myself into any design, I direct others to match my vision and improve upon it, and I breathe the gameplay and the core values which make games truly interesting.

Toolbox

C#

C# is a second language to me, and I believe it to be the most elegant programming language out there. I used it extensively in WPF and Console applciations, but now serves me regularly with the unity game engine.

c++

c++

I love c++ for game development because I’m not constrained by anything. Most of my expreince comes from writing c++ in unreal engine.

git

git

Fluent with git workflows and various interfaces (sourcetree, gitbash, gitkraken etc.).

unreal engine

unreal engine

Use Unreal for high end projects and level design.

unity

unity

More than 5 years on the engine, and like all unity developers I bear both love and hate for it. Critical tools I worked with within the framework: WWISE, Photon PUN, PlayFab, Tobii Eye Tracking.

math

math

I always say that if I wasn’t a game developer I would be a mathematician. If that doesn’t prove how much I love math, then perhaps a quick chat with my wife about my latest obessive approach in solving the prime numbers pattern would help.

Misc.

Misc.

Proficient with various tools which help me do my work better - office suite, google suite (docs, sheets etc.), photoshop, miro…

Projects

Warriors: Rise to Glory

Warriors: Rise to Glory

Unity Developer April 2020 - October 2020

A rouguelite strategy game for PC, taking inspiration from the original Swords & Sandals.

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Phanton Beasts

Phanton Beasts

Lead Developer October 2020 - Februar 2022

A 2.5D shooter set in a mysterious city where phantoms roam…

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Summoners Royale

Summoners Royale

Consulting Economy Designer Febuary 2022 - July 2022

A Real time PvP strategy game for android (web3), empowering players with strategic decisions in intense tactical battles.

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Midbaryom

Leading Technical Designer April 2022 - August 2022

A series of inetractive experiences and games set against the backdrop of the Israeli Negev

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My First Animal

My First Animal

Game Designer | Game Dev March 2021

Toddler oriented game I designed for my kids and uploaded to the play store

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Party Cat

Party Cat

Level Designer September 2018

A cute hypercasual game where you must direct your cat to clean the house

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Color Maze

Color Maze

Level Designer August 2018

hyper casual puzzle game for IOS & Android Devices

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Yeti Getaway

Yeti Getaway

Game Designer July 2017 - October 2017

Migrated “Yeti Sensation” to Facebook Instant Games.

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GaW - Heroes of Might & Magic

Heroes of Might & Magic III is one of my all time favourite games. It proposes 4 core systesms (heroes, castles, exploration and combat) each feeding each other to create a hollistic and compelling gameplay. Trying to imitate it in one week was both challenging and incredibly fun. .button-link { background-color: #008CBA; color: white; padding: 10px 20px; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; display: inline-block; font-size: 16px; border-radius: 5px; } .button-link:hover { background-color: #005f6b; } Play the Prototype Tech Stack Unity 6.

November 3, 2024 Read

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Game a Week Challenge - Rules

What is the “Game In A Week” Challenge? 🕹️ Game in a Week (GaW) is a self-imposed challenge to build a bitching prototype for an existing game (preferably a genre-defining one). It’s an undertaking in which I show that quick prototyping is easy,fun, and can yield great results. I hope both you and I will learn a lot along the way. Structure 🛠️ We will start by reverse-designing the game. We’ll understand what systems comprise gameplay and what needs to be done in terms of code, tech art, and assets.

October 14, 2024 Read

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Scriptable Holders

Preface Scriptable Objects (SOs) are awesome. It’s been said before, it will be said in the future and currently, many Unity devs use them to architect their code and write great games. But (you knew this was coming), they are still a tight coupling to the unity engine - Scriptable Objects only make sense inside the unity framework. I noticed most Unity devs don’t give a f*** about this, but I do give plenty.

September 18, 2024 Read