About me

Hi, my name is Davide Balsamini and I'm a game designer from Pesaro, Italy.

During university (I studied Industrial Design at the University in Bologna), I had the opportunity to do many workshops for companies from different sectors (packaging, illustration, engineering) and get into contact with designers and professionals from different backgrounds.

Thanks to these experiences I decided to take the first step into the world of video games: these are a passion that have accompanied me since I was a child.

The first step was a great internship experience that lasted a few months at Studio Evil, a small independent studio in Bologna.

Here I was able to put myself to the test with the development of a board game prototype.

For me the material aspect is very important and I don't find better thing to prototype something than a board game (and, to be honest, considering my course of studies I didn't feel ready to face some code!).

Given my limited knowledge in the field, I decided to continue my studies and this led me, immediately after graduation, in Digital Bros Game Academy, in Milan.

During the academic year, I was able to deepen that knowledge and learn new ones (finally putting my hand to a game engine).

Immediately after the end of the academic year, I started working at Art Stories, a small reality in Milan that deals with educating children through interactive experiences.

Since the beginning of 2019 I am working at Xplored, an indipendent game studio based in Rapallo, a small town near Genoa, Italy.

The studio deals with 360 games, from mobile apps to toys to life.

Thanks to these types of projects and the multidisciplinary team, I was able to deepen even more my knowledge as a game designer.