GREETINGS,

My name is Isaque Picão Sanches.
I’m an interaction artist and a professional game developer.

I believe that interactive media will define the XXI century.
In my opinion, that’s a good thing.
A story that adapts itself to its audience is, in a way, a celebration of subjectivity and plurality. We could argue, therefore, that interaction is the most Humanistic artform there is.

EMPLOYMENT

Senior Game Designer @ Ubisoft Redlynx, 2022-present
Technical Game Designer @ Virtuleap, 2020-2022
AR / VR Senior Developer & Biz Dev @ Siemens, 2019-2020
Lead Game Developer, Game Designer @ Infinity Games, 2018-2019
AR / VR Developer @ Cycloid, 2017-2018
VR Developer @ 360 Play, 2016-2018
Game Developer @ B5 Studios, 2016
Game Designer & Developer @ Stratera Studio, 2014-2016

INDEPENDENT WORK

Founder, Game Designer & Producer @ Not a Game Studio
Co-Founder, Co-organizer, Evangelist @ A Ludoteca

MEDIA & EVENTS

Jury @ Fnac New Talents (Videogames), 2020-2021
Consultant, Co-host & Co-organizer @ Loading Zone, 2019-2020
Host & Consultant @ Bibliogamers, 2019
Co-organizer @ Vale Tudo (Game Jam), 2019
Co-organizer @ Castle Jam (Évora), 2019
Host & Organizer @ Misplay, 2018
Consultant @ Games For Good, 2017
Consultant @ Lisbon Game Conference, 2016-2017
Consultant @ Indie Dome, 2016

INSTALLATIONS & PERFORMANCES

“Ludöid”  @ MILL – Makers In Little Lisbon, 2020
“The Rhythm of The Night” @ Indie X, 2019
Ursae Aequalis” @ Museum Of Natural History And Science of Lisbon, 2020
Copy” @ Lispolis, 2019
Keep Perfecting the Art of Connecting” @ Champalimaud Foundation’s Annual Symposium, 2019
O Quarto Amarelo” @ MotelX, 2019
Millennials Portugueses” @ Biblioteca De Marvila, 2019
A Casa dos Nomes” @ Festival Contacto,  2019
zerozero” @ Urban Audiovisual Festival, 2019
Graffiti” @ Indie X, 2018
[de telefone na mão, não sabendo que teclas premir]” @ Bienal De Cerveira, 2018
Vinyl” @ Indie Dome, 2017

AWARDS AND NOMINATIONS

Enhance (Steam, Oculus, HTC Vive, Pico, SideQuest, Itch.io)
Selected – Ubisoft Entrepreneurs Lab, 2021
Finalist, Best Pitch – Brain Innovation Days, 2021
Nominee, Best 6DoF App – WAVE Developer Awards, 2020
Nominee, Best Healthcare & Wellness Solution – Auggie Awards, 2020
Accredited, Cognitive Assessment and Training – STEM.org, 2021
Controller King (in development)
Finalist – Playstation Talents, 2019
Winner, Best Game For Children – Playstation Awards, 2020
Nominee, Best Use of Playstation Services – Playstation Awards, 2020
Nominee, Most Innovative Game – Playstation Awards, 2020
Uranus (Steam, Itch.io)
Finalist – Playstation Talents, 2016
Nominee, Most Innovative Game – Playstation Awards, 2017
Nominee, Choice of The Press – Playstation Awards, 2017
Have a Good One (Itch.io)
Winner, Best Social Impact Worldwide GJ+, 2020
Nominee, Best Game Worldwide GJ+, 2020
Finalist, Top European Games GJ+, 2020
Winner, Best Portuguese Game – GJ+, 2020
The Third Eye Of The Gazelle (Itch.io)
Winner, Best Gamification For Neuroscience – Champalimaud Foundation, 2018
Agent Klutz (Steam, Itch.io)
Nominee, Best Portuguese Game – Geek d’Ouro, 2021
Traffix (Switch, iOS, Android)
Nominee, Best Portuguese Game – Geek d’Ouro, 2021