Hello there!
Hi, I'm Gio, a software developer and game designer
with a strong interest in systems design as well as ludic storytelling.
I also have a passion for writing, language and media studies. I'm co-founder of secret industries where I do game design, writing and programming for the mystery game Fey: Distant Daydream. Click our cute logo on the side to learn more.
Academia
I hold a MA Degree in Digital Games with a focus on Game Design from the Cologne University of Applied Sciences.
My research interests include games, culture and spaces and their intersections.
Select Publications
Akihabara - A Proto-Metaverse
Gaming the Metaverse, Transcript Publishing, 2025. Open Access
The Mechanical Witch: Playing the Witch
Recasting the Bygone Witch, Vernon Press, 2026. Book Now Available
Intersecting Media - Utilizing Game Systems as Narrative Tools in Linear Fiction in Kumo desu ga, nani ka?
Exploring Isekai, Bloomsbury Publishing, 2026. Book Now Available
Isekai: Tracing Interactive Control in Non-Interactive Media Open Access
Paratextualizing Games: Investigations of the Paraphernalia and Peripheries of Play, Transcript Publishing, 2021.
About me
I'm Giovanni, a passionate developer from Germany!
I have very broad interests beyond games, including writing, travelling, history and translation. I love learning about new ideas and concepts. As a result, I've developed a pretty broad skillset:
- Writing and JP-EN Translation
- Programming be it Java or C#
- Unity and Unreal Engine
I can also speak German, English, Russian and Japanese!
