My writings

December 19th, 2011 Comments Off

Since October 2010, I have the French status of Multimedia Author, “Auteur Multimédia”, which means I can work on my own for the writing part. I wrote for various media:

  • Websites (Bordeau Chesnel for Délice de St Agaune product, Max Havelaar …)
  • Video game screeplays (FunForge Digital)
  • Running Magazine (Zatopek)
  • Communication brochures
  • Press releases
  • Minutes of meetings
  • Game manuals
  • Tutorials games
  • Legal documents ( NDA, Contracts)
  • Media Briefs

And I often do proofreading.

I have a real passion for words and I love writing, whatever may be the subject or the activity around.

My games : Isla Dorada, Episod 1

June 29th, 2011 Comments Off

Isla Dorada, the board game published by Funforge and created by the prestigious authors Bruno Faidutti (Citadels), Alan R. Moon (Ticket to Ride), Andrea Angiolino and Pier Giorgio Paglia (Wings of War) is being adapted to a video game, available in four episodes, that accurately recreates the board game’s rich and colorful world.

The first episode was created in early 2011. I wrote the whole screenplay and was associate producer on this tittle.It is now released on Big Fish !

Currently, FunForge Digital is working hard on Isla Dorada episode 2 and a totally new game.

I finished the screenplays for both and I’m now following the production as a producer for this new game. I also started writting the screenplay for Isla Dorada episode 3.

Isla Dorada episod 1 is a family game. Simple, funny and colorfull. The next new game should be darker and more adult oriented. Isla dorada’s next episods should remain the same way.


My current job@FunForge Digital: Associate Producer&Screenwriter

November 2nd, 2010 Comments Off

Identity: FunForge is a cards and board games publisher adapting their products in video games, via FunForge Digital company

Position: Scenarist and Producer

Mission: From October 2010 to now

Job Desk:

  • Writing of screenplays for the adaptation of Isla Dorada board game in video games. The game will be cut in 4 exclusive episods: the 1st one will be soon released on Big Fish. [I am currently following the production of a new game which will be released in 2012.]
  • Develop a time line in the pre-production stage of development and continues to work with others throughout the project to ensure that the development team’s vision remains sound and realistic ( Teams in France and Eastern Europe) and perfectly fit with the screeplays
  • Developing and maintaining schedules and budgets
  • Ensuring timely delivery of deliverables
  • Modifications of screenplays regards to development constraints
  • Order graphics, prepare editing requests to fit with the screenplays
  • Use technological tools to research and gather graphics& music data corresponding to the screenplays
  • Negotiating contracts, including licensing deals
  • Acting as a liaison between the development staff and the CEO
  • Overseeing creative  and technical development of the game
  • Scheduling timely quality assurance
  • Arranging for focus groups
  • Arranging for localization

More art of Isla Dorada…

The consultant time…Games Fed

October 29th, 2010 Comments Off

Identity: Communication, Event and Media Agency

Position: Consultant-Events Project Manager

Mission: From April 2010 to September 2010 ( 6 months)

Job desk:

  • Marketing coordination, communication and technical support before and during the shows
  • Prospecting and follow-up of partnerships  with investors, financials, video game professionals

Exhibitions managed:

 

 

The consultant time…Neko Entertainment

October 29th, 2010 Comments Off

 

Identity: Adventures Developers

Position: Consultant- Project Manager

Mission: From April 2010 to August 2010 2010 ( 5 months)

Job Desk:

  • Prospecting and follow-up of partnerships with investors, financials, video game professionals and research laboratories in France and Europe, in collaboration with public& video games clusters
  • Establishing partnerships with research laboratories on innovative programs
  • Business Development
  • Set up of public funding requests

My third experience@Virtual Media Agency

October 29th, 2010 Comments Off

 

Identity: Media agency specialized in in-game advertising

Position:  Project Manager

Number of years there: 1

Projects managed:budgets ranging from 50k€ to 120k€ (i.e. 70kUS$ to 120 kUS$)by project

Job desk:

  • Finalization of the marketing tools for agency product offer; In-Game product promoting, dynamic advertising and advergaming
  • Response to brief and/or pitch customers (media agencies/announcers)
  • Operational interface in between customers (media agencies or announcers) and technical service providers  in project execution

Partners:


My second experience @Ubisoft

October 29th, 2010 Comments Off

Identity: 2d WW video game publisher

Position: Event Content Coordinator

Number oy years working there: 1

Projects managed: budgets ranging from 1.5M° to 2.5 M° Euros per exhibition

Global budget envelope amounting to 1% of sales

Exhibitions: E3 (Los-Angeles), GAMES CONVENTION (Leipzig/Cologne), TOKYO GAME SHOW (Tokyo) and UBIDAYS (Paris)

 

 

 

In partnership with : Strategic and operational marketing, Press Relations, Communication, agencies for cultural and artistic events together with the production teams

Job desk:

  • Participation in the definition of the events strategic axes and practical options thereof
  • Recommandations for game scenography and  anticipation of product individual requirements
  • Management of line-up control tools (list of games selected) and check of element effective remittance
  • Definition of the type of contents and related presentation modes
  • Establishment of agencies briefs, control of the technical data and specifications
  • Communication on the progress of the project, including possible changes and new requirements, to the various interlocutors





 

My first experience@Capital Games

October 29th, 2010 Comments Off

Identity Capital Games is a professional pool or cluster of over 50 video game studios. 

Position: Project Manager

Number of years working there: 3

Job Desk: Events, Business Development, Law and e-Learning

Electronic Sport World Cup- ESWC, 2005 2006 & 2007 editions

Organizing and managing showroom on the show to present games of developers

Yearly missions to major shows of the industry in a business development orientation, for various studios of the cluster

…And also e-learning and Law Axis.


My Sports and Hobbies

October 28th, 2010 Comments Off

I practice horseriding since I’m 10, which means for more than 20 years.

I did jumping competitions 10 years ago, but now I ride in French Army, in Paris, at military school.

I’m running everywhere, anytime. I did my first marathon in Berlin, in 2011 in 4H07. I run around 200kms per month and I love it. Read more here ( in french)

I have a real passion for cooking…which is rather normal for a French girl ! I take some lessons but can’t follow a recipe !

My specialities…So many things :-)

Children Involvement

October 28th, 2010 Comments Off

I’ve assisted an English teacher for 3 years during mini-school sessions, with children from 3 to 10 years old.

The mini-school consists in a language initiation with various methods regards children ages ( cooking activities, singing traditional English songs or reading and writting for oldest).

During 2 years, I’ve been to hospital to read stories to children during their stay, but also playing with them or doing manual activities.

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