About the Author
Micael DaGraça is a game designer and an AR developer living in Porto, Portugal. He has
worked for multiple game studios, contributing to the creation of different indie games and
interactive apps.
Micael grew up playing video games, and that passion never went away. So, later on in his
life, he decided to learn how to create games. Without any previous knowledge in coding or
3D animation, he slowly started to create simple games, learning each time more with those
experiences. When the games started to work and the gameplay became enjoyable, he
started to make plans to publish a game in collaboration with an old friend. Micael was
responsible for the technical aspect of the game, making sure that the game worked as
planned, while his friend created all the artwork for the game. Finally, the game was
published, and it received some positive feedback from other indie game developers. Since
the game generated some revenue, the dream of becoming a game designer turned into
reality.
Today, Micael works for other studios, helping others to develop their game ideas, and has
also integrated into a company that focuses on the creation of games and interactive apps
for health and well-being purposes. Even though he doesn't have the time to keep working
on personal projects, he has a few frozen game projects that are still under development
with the help of his friend.
“I would like to thank to my parents for the unconditional support throughout the years,
because without them my life as a game designer would not have been possible; a warm
thank you to my sister, Alexandrina, for all of your help when I needed it the most and for
sharing your office with me so I could start working as a game designer. A thank you to
my old friend Vicente for the eternal rivalry, forcing me to always push my limits, making
me a better professional. I also would like to thank my girlfriend, Marta, for her smile,
which always make me happy, and for taking care of everything so that I could focus on my
work. And finally, I would like to dedicate this book to my grandpa, who inspired me to be
the person that I am today.”
