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Engineering leader who believes great technology comes from teams that actually want to work together.

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Award-Winning Game Design Portfolio

10 board game designs and 1 social impact web platform combining psychology, technology, and thoughtful design to create meaningful experiences that bring people together.

2025 Achievements

Top 10 Finalist from 400+ entries (Compassionate Gamification Challenge) • Multiple "Most Innovative" and "People's Choice" awards at major game jams

10
Board Games
7+
Awards & Recognition
Top 10
National Finalist
400+ entries
10+
Community Members

Complete Portfolio

From competition winners to cultural preservation projects, each game explores different aspects of human psychology, social interaction, and meaningful play experiences.

Award-Winning Games

Project
Submitted
Award Winner

Gelombang Kebaikan

Top 10 Finalist from 800+ entries in Compassionate Gamification Challenge 2025. A board game about teaching sustainable empathy through action selection and programmatic movement that creates ripple effects from small actions.

📊 Top 10/800+ entries, Sustainable empathy mechanics

🏆 Awards & Recognition

  • Top 10 Finalist - Compassionate Gamification Challenge 2025
EmpathySocial ImpactAction SelectionProgramming
Project
Refinement
Award Winner

Breaking Point

Most Innovative Board Game winner at Selasar Game Design - Game Jam 2025. A strategic game about being a manager in a company going through restructuring, managing team stress as a resource to maintain productivity and avoid layoffs.

📊 Stress as resource mechanic, Workplace psychology

🏆 Awards & Recognition

  • Most Innovative - Selasar Game Design Game Jam 2025
Resource ManagementPsychologyWorkplaceStrategy
Project
Submitted
Award Winner

Bubble Singularity

Most People's Choice AND Most Innovative Board Game at Global Game Jam Jogja 2025. A strategic space game featuring chain reaction mechanics where players create cosmic explosions and manage spatial relationships.

📊 Chain reaction mechanics, Space theme

🏆 Awards & Recognition

  • Most People's Choice - Global Game Jam Jogja 2025
  • Most Innovative - Global Game Jam Jogja 2025
Chain ReactionSpaceStrategyInnovation
Project
Submitted
Award Winner

Penjelajah Geopark Jogja

2nd Place Winner of Geopark Board Game Competition. A set collection and area majority game about visiting geopark locations and creating research presentations, celebrating Yogyakarta's geological heritage.

📊 Geopark education, Research mechanics

🏆 Awards & Recognition

  • 2nd Place - Geopark Board Game Competition
Set CollectionArea MajorityEducationalLocal Culture
Project
Submitted
Award Winner

Lacanian Mirror

Best Concept Nomination at Selasar Game Design - Design Jam 2025. A cooperative board game about navigating multiple personalities through a maze while facing psychological dilemmas and making difficult choices.

📊 Multiple personality mechanics, Coop gameplay

🏆 Awards & Recognition

  • Best Concept Nomination - Selasar Game Design Design Jam 2025
CooperativePsychologyMazeNarrative

Development Projects & Web Applications

Project
Submitted

Steel Fort Run

Yogyakarta representative for Tabletop Jam Bekraf 2024. A compact bluffing and hidden role game inspired by the traditional Indonesian game 'Betengan' (fortress capture), modernized with strategic mechanics.

📊 Traditional Indonesian game adaptation

BluffingHidden RoleTraditional GameCultural Heritage
Project
Live

Lingkar Bina Muda Platform

Youth empowerment web platform built with React and Next.js. Provides educational resources, community features, and program management tools for youth development initiatives across Indonesia.

📊 Active youth community platform

ReactNext.jsYouth DevelopmentSocial Impact
Project
Submitted

Qisah Dynasty Redux

Streamlined version of Qisah Dynasty, expanded to support up to 4 players. Features trick-taking mechanics and variable power hierarchy as nobles compete for influence and succession in a medieval dynasty.

📊 Up to 4 players, Trick-taking mechanics

Trick TakingVariable PowersMedievalPolitical
Project
Submitted

Jamu Rush

Compact 18-card inventory management game for Asian Board Game Festival. Play as a traditional Indonesian herbalist managing ingredients and recipes to serve customers during the busy morning market rush.

📊 18 cards only, Herbalist theme

Inventory Management18 CardsIndonesian CultureTime Pressure
Project
Submitted

Cosmic Trail Burst

Streamlined version of Bubble Singularity created for Gameathon 2025. Features match-3 chain reaction mechanics with relative movement placement, making cosmic strategy more accessible and fast-paced.

📊 Streamlined mechanics, Fast-paced gameplay

Match-3Chain ReactionMovementSpace

Koboy Design (Community of Board Game Designers)

We meet weekly for playtesting sessions, design workshops, and collaborative development.