Amit Arnon
About
Game industry veteran with 20+ years in software and 15 years making games, as a lead game designer, CTO, Head of Product & Technology, team lead and hands-on Unity developer. I built a game company from the ground up, hired and led teams of up to 7 developers, shipped PC, mobile, multiplayer and VR titles, taught and mentored developers, and today use agentic AI (Claude Code) extensively in game design and development.
Knowledge & Skills
Job Experience
Transforming modern board games into turn based strategy video games (Mouseburg: Pursuit of Power, Revive: New Genesis). Designed game systems, progression, meta and lore & narrative. Worked extensively with agentic AI tools (Claude Code) to speed up design, prototyping and implementation.
Built the company from the ground up in a partnership with Dov Moran, leading product and technology for a multiplayer mobile puzzle game. Hired the whole team, including the CEO, 4 developers, 1-2 artists and a project manager.
Taught advanced Unity programming at Tiltan School of Design and my own Unity Masterclass. Seminars for Beach Bum and Matific; mentor at Tiltan accelerator; volunteer with EdStart and QueenB Gamedev. Projects include a 3D lidar statistical data app and consulting for a casual game company.
CTO, partner and sole developer in the studio's small core team. Lead Programmer on the psychological horror game In Sound Mind, which I also ported myself to Xbox and PS5.
Led a team of 2-4 developers on Monster Blasters (Godzill.io), including the Unity game server. Hands-on developer focused on AI and optimizations.
VR titles Romans from Mars and Age of Diamonds. Unity and JavaScript server-side (GameSparks) developer on Pet Monsters (published by Rovio). Activity games for the children's MMO Globo.
Built physical escape rooms across the country with Arduino and custom libraries, plus Unity work for escape rooms. Advised Unity game developers.
Hired and led a team of 7 developers creating the massively multiplayer online strategy game Sky Wars: Archon Rises.
Consultant and prototype creator for various game companies. Applicasa: Unity plugin in C#, Objective-C, Java and C++ (iOS/Android) for backend database and promoted store solutions. Cowboy Gaming: led 2 freelancers on a Unity game, handled iOS/Mac and physics, and wrote a full game server from scratch on Player.IO.
Programming team lead on Bolt Riley; led the team behind the Leisure Suit Larry Reloaded demo for a successful Kickstarter. C# in Unity, plus programmer/designer tools and editor scripts.
C#, Python and C++ on Linux for digital industrial printers, cloud computing startups and clustered NAS systems.
Short and long-term projects in small teams using C++, Java, C# and Python, with Extreme Programming and Scrum.
Game & Projects Portfolio
A selection of gameplay videos and projects I have developed over the years.
Mouseburg: Pursuit of Power
Role: Lead Game Designer
View on Steam
In Sound Mind
Role: Lead Programmer (sole developer in the studio's core team); ported the game to Xbox and PS5.
View on Steam
Monster Blasters (Godzill.io)
Role: Team Lead at Jelly Button, including the game server (AI focus).
Pet Monsters (Rovio)
Role: Front-end & back-end developer.
Sky Wars: Archon Rises
Role: Tech Lead; hired and led a team of 7 developers.
Bolt Riley
Role: Lead Programmer.
View on SteamLeisure Suit Larry Reloaded (Demo)
Role: Led the team making and polishing the demo, creating a successful kickstarter campaign.
View Kickstarter
Globo (Children’s MMO)
Role: Developed mini-game activities.
View Globo on InstagramGame Jam Highlights
Participated in the Global Game Jam almost every year since 2013. Highlights: GGJ 2014 (Featured 1st on Unity Blog), GGJ 2015, Oops Hellscape (2016), and my Untitled Metal Festival Game.
Amitloaf | Global Game JamDvora Meadery
What is Mead? Mead is one of the oldest and most traditional alcoholic beverages in human history. Crafted entirely from natural ingredients, it is a fermented alcoholic drink made simply from honey, water, and yeast.
At Dvora, we believe great mead starts with exceptional ingredients. We transform 100% locally sourced, fresh avocado honey into our brews, working directly with local apiaries to ensure the highest quality foundation for our craft.
I am incredibly proud to be one of the three founders and owners of Dvora, Israel's first widely commercial dedicated meadery. Our flagship product is a premium, still, semi-sweet mead sitting at a smooth 13% ABV. It's a testament to our focus on quality, tradition, and exceptional taste.
The magic happens at our dedicated factory and production facility located in Rishon Lezion. After already securing four distinct awards for our craft, we are currently gearing up to distribute Dvora nationwide so everyone can enjoy it soon.
