Damien Royer

Hi! I'm Damien Royer, and I'm a producer and game developer. I've lead cross-disciplinary teams ranging from 5 to 15 members. Together, we've worked to bring experiences and games to life through many stages of development.

With every team I've lead, I work hard to create a team environment that is passionate, welcoming and empathetic. I do my best to foster a positive and creative atmosphere, and remove any potential barriers so my team can approach development with an open mind.

I've worked on a number of games and projects, which you can check out!

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Take on the form of a blundering spud in That Potato Game, a physics-based puzzle adventure! Roll through the mystical home of the questionable and eccentric alchemist, Hilbert, and gain new abilities by exploring the rooms around you. Solve puzzles to unlock new rooms and discover hidden secrets and stories left behind by Hilbert as you make your way closer to the big finale of your journey, an ascent into the great beyond of space.

For development of That Potato Game, I served as the
Lead Producer and Product Owner. My responsibilities were to:

- Schedule and facilitate weekly meetings to track our team's progress, and plan future development.

- Develop a QA plan for weekly testing and gather specific feedback on elements of the project.

- Create a roadmap that outlined necessary milestones, weekly goals, and timelines for art, mechanics and systems.

- Identify potential risks, then work with projects leads to create mitigation strategies that could be implemented.

- Create and lead progress and velocity update presentations and pitches to stakeholders.

- Be the deciding voice for development decisions, and guide the overall vision, direction and velocity of the project.

- Create in-game cinematics using Cinemachine in Unity.

Spud Studios Team

Production

Damien Royer - Lead Producer / Product Owner / QA Manager
Kat Townsend - Co-Producer / Scrum Master

Art

Ella Countess - Lead / 3D Environment Artist
Orion Tether - 3D Props / UI Artist
Spencer McKeown - Character / VFX / Concept Artist
Alisha Bernadin - Animator and Rigging Artist

Design

Maggie Pono - Lead / Narrative / Level Designer
Alex Lanthier - Systems Designer

Engineering

Robert Christensen - Lead / Systems / UI Programmer
Shakeem Brown - Physics / Gameplay Programmer
Justin Marko - Gameplay / Generalist Programmer

Sound Design

Primrose Kirk - Sound Designer / Composer

Spud Studios is a student-run game development team we assembled during our senior year at Champlain College. We're a like-minded group of developers who share a sense of humor and a drive to create something outside the norm of our peers. We approached That Potato Game with a goofy, and passionate attitude because we wanted to that prove we could make something fun and silly, but still viable and approachable.

That Potato Game

Spud Studios: 12 person team

Lead Producer and Product Owner

8 month development cycle

Explore life as a potato and roll your way through the cozy, mystical home of Hilbert. Complete puzzles, gain abilities, and find hidden secrets within!

Live on Steam!

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In Mini Infinity, players take the role of Mini, a star-mage in training, tasked with defending themselves against many hordes of crystalline enemies. Mini is unable to directly damage enemies with their star magic, instead players must enchant enemies and other objects around the arena to throw. Occasionally, powerful relics will appear, each with a different effect, that will allow Mini to change the tide of battle. Different events may also occur, such as low-gravity zones or lava pits, that will constantly keep the player on their toes.

For development of Mini Infinity, I served as the Lead Producer and Scrum Master. My responsibilities were to:

- Schedule and facilitate weekly meetings to track our team's progress, and plan future development.

- Create and lead progress and velocity update presentations and pitches to stakeholders.

- Work with co-producers to create a roadmap that outlined our desired milestones and deadlines.

- Identify potential risks, then work with the team to create mitigation strategies that could be implemented.

Mini Infinity

Homefries and Associates:
9 person team

Lead Producer

5 month development cycle

Mini-Infinity is a 3rd person wave-based shooter that puts the player into the shoes of Mini, a prodigal star mage in training. Face waves of Fractalline hoards and prove your skills!