Ara Shirinian

Photographer — Game Developer — Human Factors and Learning Engineer

Photography Portfolio
Daily Photo Stories and Posts
Pricing — Prints and Photo Shoots
Pricing — Prints and Photo Shoots

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Extreme Short Form Writings and favorite quotes

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Gameography (Published Titles)

Principal Designer, Official MotoGP™ Mobile Game
Principal Designer, Official MotoGP™ Mobile Game
Design Lead, Epic Mickey: Power of Illusion
Design Lead, Epic Mickey: Power of Illusion
Design & Implementation, Beyond Blue
Design & Implementation, Beyond Blue
Senior Designer, Dood's Big Adventure
Senior Designer, Dood's Big Adventure
Designer, Disney•Pixar Cars: Mater-National Championship
Designer, Disney•Pixar Cars: Mater-National Championship
Additional Design/Levels: NightSky (IGF Finalist)
Additional Design/Levels: NightSky (IGF Finalist)
Additional Design, MX vs. ATV: Untamed
Additional Design, MX vs. ATV: Untamed
Senior Designer, Dance Dance Revolution: Mobius
Senior Designer, Dance Dance Revolution: Mobius
Designer, The Red Star
Designer, The Red Star

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Game Development Talks & Articles

GDC Lecture: Video Games, Learning and Unintended Consequences
GDC Lecture: Video Games, Learning and Unintended Consequences
My Lectures Playlist on Youtube
Gamasutra Feature: The Uneasy Merging of Narrative and Gameplay
Gamasutra Feature: The Uneasy Merging of Narrative and Gameplay
Article: Intuition, Expectations and Culture: Learning from Psychology
Article: Intuition, Expectations and Culture: Learning from Psychology
Gamasutra Feature: The Value of Repetition
Gamasutra Feature: The Value of Repetition
Game Developer Magazine Feature: Dissecting The Postmortem
Game Developer Magazine Feature: Dissecting The Postmortem

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Interviews

GCon21 - Ara Shirinian - Interesting Performances, Unsatisfying Dilemmas
GCon21 - Ara Shirinian - Interesting Performances, Unsatisfying Dilemmas
Itel.am Armenian tech industry interview: Armenia has significant game development potential
Itel.am Armenian tech industry interview: Armenia has significant game development potential
The Lost Signals: Interviews with Ara Shirinian

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