Carol Mertz Email & Phone Number | I’m an award-winning game designer, developer, and artist who creates remarkable experiences. With a 15-year career in interactive arts and media, my portfolio of work centers around designing and supporting multidisciplinary projects that expand our perspective, help us learn about ourselves and each other, and challenge the typical boundaries of play. My notable independent projects include: - HELLCOUCH: A Couch Co-op Game (Installation Game) Co-Designer. Nominee: Alt+Ctrl+GDC 2019 & IndieCade 2019; Official Selection: Bit Bash 2019 - KROMA (Electronic Board Game) Co-Designer. Winner: IndieCade Audience Choice 2019; Official Selection: GDC Experimental Gameplay Workshop 2021. - With You (videogame) Solo Developer, self-published. Featured in Destructoid; Official Selection: Wholesome Games Direct 2022, SuperFESTival 2022. Available free on Steam and Itchio. - We should talk. (Videogame) Co-Designer, Producer. Honorable Mention: Independent Games Festival 2019; Nominee: IndieCade 2020; Official Selection: NYU Game Center Incubator 2019, Game Devs of Color Expo 2019, Bit Bash 2019, IndieMEGABOOTH 2020. Published by Whitethorn Games. Available on PC, Playstation, Xbox, & Switch - SmuggleCraft (Videogame) Narrative Designer, Character Artist. Available on PC, Playstation, & Switch. Physical release on PS4 with Limited Run Games. - Pass the Buck: A Game of Corporate Responsibility Management (Card Game) Solo Designer; Self-Published. Nominee: IndieCade 2016; Official Selection: IndieMEGABOOTH 2017, Kickstarter Showcase at PAX East 2018 - Paintbrush (Digital Tabletop Game for Move38 Blinks Platform) Co-Designer; Currently shipping as part of the core set of games for Move38 Blinks.

Carol Mertz

I’m an award-winning game designer, developer, and artist who creates remarkable experiences. With a...
St Louis, Missouri, United States

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Carol Mertz’s Current Industry Exploding Kittens Insatiable Cycle

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Work Experience

Exploding Kittens

Senior Game Designer

2020-08-01 00:00:00 - Present

Insatiable Cycle

Principal (Game Designer)

2016-04-01 00:00:00 - Present

Pixelpop Festival

Executive Director

2014-04-01 00:00:00 - 2020-12-01 00:00:00

Lindenwood University

Adjunct Instructor

2017-01-01 00:00:00 - 2017-05-01 00:00:00

Butterscotch Shenanigans

Catalyst (Business Development, UX, Community)

2016-06-01 00:00:00 - 2016-11-01 00:00:00

Happy Badger Studio

Managing Partner (Game Designer & Artist)

2011-01-01 00:00:00 - 2016-05-01 00:00:00

Rampant Interactive

Managing Partner (Interactive Director)

2010-02-01 00:00:00 - 2016-05-01 00:00:00

Youth Learning Center

Game Design Instructor

2014-08-01 00:00:00 - 2014-12-01 00:00:00

Iclips Network

Web Production Artist

2007-01-01 00:00:00 - 2010-02-01 00:00:00

Eden Publications

Animator

2006-12-01 00:00:00 - 2007-07-01 00:00:00

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St Louis, Missouri, United States

Carol Mertz is a I’m an award-winning game designer, developer, and artist who creates remarkable experiences. With a 15-year career in interactive arts and media, my portfolio of work centers around designing and supporting multidisciplinary projects that expand our perspective, help us learn about ourselves and each other, and challenge the typical boundaries of play. My notable independent projects include: - HELLCOUCH: A Couch Co-op Game (Installation Game) Co-Designer. Nominee: Alt+Ctrl+GDC 2019 & IndieCade 2019; Official Selection: Bit Bash 2019 - KROMA (Electronic Board Game) Co-Designer. Winner: IndieCade Audience Choice 2019; Official Selection: GDC Experimental Gameplay Workshop 2021. - With You (videogame) Solo Developer, self-published. Featured in Destructoid; Official Selection: Wholesome Games Direct 2022, SuperFESTival 2022. Available free on Steam and Itchio. - We should talk. (Videogame) Co-Designer, Producer. Honorable Mention: Independent Games Festival 2019; Nominee: IndieCade 2020; Official Selection: NYU Game Center Incubator 2019, Game Devs of Color Expo 2019, Bit Bash 2019, IndieMEGABOOTH 2020. Published by Whitethorn Games. Available on PC, Playstation, Xbox, & Switch - SmuggleCraft (Videogame) Narrative Designer, Character Artist. Available on PC, Playstation, & Switch. Physical release on PS4 with Limited Run Games. - Pass the Buck: A Game of Corporate Responsibility Management (Card Game) Solo Designer; Self-Published. Nominee: IndieCade 2016; Official Selection: IndieMEGABOOTH 2017, Kickstarter Showcase at PAX East 2018 - Paintbrush (Digital Tabletop Game for Move38 Blinks Platform) Co-Designer; Currently shipping as part of the core set of games for Move38 Blinks.

Carol Mertz currently works in the Exploding Kittens | Insatiable Cycle |

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Carol Mertz has prior
experience in the following industries:
Pixelpop Festival | Lindenwood University | Butterscotch Shenanigans | Happy Badger Studio | Rampant Interactive | Youth Learning Center | Iclips Network | Eden Publications

Carol Mertz has the following professional experience:
Exploding Kittens | Insatiable Cycle | Pixelpop Festival | Lindenwood University | Butterscotch Shenanigans | Happy Badger Studio | Rampant Interactive | Youth Learning Center | Iclips Network | Eden Publications