Devin Becker Commentating a game design event.

Awards
publications.

INDUSTRY RECOGNITION + PRAISE

GAME DESIGN | BLOCKCHAIN | CYBERSECURITY

From apple, to intel, to winner of multiple game jams on emerging tech. I've been recognized for the awards below. Check out my latest published articles.

01 | Awards
RECOGNITION OF MY WORK.

Certificate + Cash Prize

Intel Software Innovator
Award 2 years in a row

Annual Award Recipient

RealSense camera tech game and app development. As well as extensive IoT platforms project and product development.

Apple Plaque + Award

AppleCare Senior Director Award 2 years in a row

Annual Award Recipient

Highest honor awarded to employees, awarded for developing and delivering an entire onboarding training course and creating multiple tools for agents. Recipients also get front row reserved parking spot.

Apple Plaque + Award

AppleCare Senior Director Award 2 years in a row

Annual Award Recipient

Cash Prize + Award Certificate

Winner of an Intel IoT Bay Area Hackathon

Prototype Developer + Award Recipient

Developed a motion sensing camera doorbell that sent text message image of visitor to phone. Intel paid for full industrial design development and market research after. Back when Ring was unknown.

2010-2020 Cash Prize + Award Certificate

Winner of Multiple Game Jams on Emerging Tech

Award Recipient for various Software:

Intel RealSense camera vision based gaming
Ouya single controller coop game
Sifteo multi-cube interactive puzzle game
Pebble apps for special reminders and “game design lenses” deck selector
NeuroSky mind controlled boxing game based on focus and relaxation
Tizen mobile game development for their emerging app store
SMUD power management game for their touchscreen lobby computers

Certificate + Cash Prize

Intel Software Innovator
Award 2 years in a row

Annual Award Recipient

RealSense camera tech game and app development. As well as extensive IoT platforms project and product development.

02 | PUBLICATIONS
WRITTEN WORK IN THE INDUSTRY.

PODCAST

03 | Design blog
WRITTEN WORK ABOUT THE INDUSTRY.

GAME DESIGN + EXPERIMENTAL PROJECTS

ANALYTICAL LEVEL DESIGN + STRATEGY BREAKDOWN

Intz Bar Stock Defense

A breakdown and analysis of Rainbow Six Siege's Level Design of Clubhouse. A team exploited the unique aspects of a bomb site that no one plays to catch opponents by surprise.

Team Empire’s Flawless Attack

Execution of a Map Wide Strategy and break down of Rainbow Six Siege's Level Design. Also looking at how a team used the flow of a map alongside teamwork to control and funnel opponents.

Breakdown of Pro League Season 11

Analyzing two of Pro-League's top teams, Forze and Navi. A breakdown of how a new operator was used to take advantage of map features and chokepoints and can impact overall
strategy and winning.

Theme Park Revamp

How Ubisoft's map rework affected strategy and overall outcome of the meta in Pro League Rainbow Six Siege. Looking in detail at how the reworking of a map impacted real pro team strategies.

BLOCKCHAIN GAME DESIGN ARTICLES

State of Blockchain P2E Game Design - Jan 2022

Exploring the state of play to earn blockchain game design by looking at the currently successful games.

12 Takeaways from "Economics of P2E Gaming Economy"

The most important points from a 70 page research paper on play to earn economies performed by professional economists.

Designing Games for the Blockchain

An analysis of what you can learn about adapting game genres for the blockchain using Splinterlands as a case study.

NAAVIK PUBLISHED NEWSLETTERS

Premium Weekly/Monthly Blockchain Gaming Updates

I write about the latest in the blockchain gaming world both weekly and monthly to help stay on top of the industry for subscribers.

Breaking Down of Animoca Brands

I take a deep dive into the history and strategy behind the biggest company in Blockchain game investment.

What Polygon’s $450M Raise Means For Gaming

I analyzed the strategy and technology behind one of the most important blockchain networks and their fundraising.

04 | podcasts
SPOKEN WORDS ABOUT THE INDUSTRY.

client | quotes
SUCCESS STORIES.

"I don't even know where to start... Devin is probably one of the most amazing game designers I have ever met! He is extremely passionate about making games, can learn anything insanely fast, great at teaching others how to make games, amazing at getting things done and just a huge pleasure to be around."

Joseph Burchett

Software Engineer at Trifecta, Inc.

CONTACT

Awards publications.

INDUSTRY RECOGNITION + PRAISE

GAME DESIGN | BLOCKCHAIN | CYBERSECURITY

01 | Awards RECOGNITION OF MY WORK.

Intel Software Innovator Award 2 years in a row

AppleCare Senior Director Award 2 years in a row

AppleCare Senior Director Award 2 years in a row

Winner of an Intel IoT Bay Area Hackathon

Winner of Multiple Game Jams on Emerging Tech

Intel Software Innovator Award 2 years in a row

02 | PUBLICATIONS WRITTEN WORK IN THE INDUSTRY.

PODCAST

NEWSLETTER

ARTICLE

ARTICLE

FEATURED ARTICLE NAAVIK

ARTICLE

ARTICLE

Featured article GameDeveloper.com

Featured article GameDeveloper.com

Premium Newsletters

Premium Newsletters

PODCAST GUEST The game developers radio

Podcast guest Naavik Metacast

PODCAST GUEST NAAVIK

PODCAST GUEST The Metacast

03 | Design blog WRITTEN WORK ABOUT THE INDUSTRY.

GAME DESIGN + EXPERIMENTAL PROJECTS

ANALYTICAL LEVEL DESIGN + STRATEGY BREAKDOWN

BLOCKCHAIN GAME DESIGN ARTICLES

NAAVIK PUBLISHED NEWSLETTERS

04 | podcasts SPOKEN WORDS ABOUT THE INDUSTRY.

client | quotes SUCCESS STORIES.

CONTACT

Awards
publications.

01 | Awards
RECOGNITION OF MY WORK.

Intel Software Innovator
Award 2 years in a row

Intel Software Innovator
Award 2 years in a row

02 | PUBLICATIONS
WRITTEN WORK IN THE INDUSTRY.

FEATURED ARTICLE
NAAVIK

Featured article
GameDeveloper.com

Featured article
GameDeveloper.com

PODCAST GUEST
The game developers radio

Podcast guest
Naavik Metacast

PODCAST GUEST
NAAVIK

PODCAST GUEST
The Metacast

03 | Design blog
WRITTEN WORK ABOUT THE INDUSTRY.

04 | podcasts
SPOKEN WORDS ABOUT THE INDUSTRY.

client | quotes
SUCCESS STORIES.