About

Photographed by Kay Bell @ Yerba Buena Gardens (during GDC 2022).

Who am I?

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Hello folks! I'm Bryan Bonilla Diaz, a Puerto Rican developer passionate about games and audio. Not only that, but I'm also self-taught when it comes to sound design and electronic music production. I enjoy problem-solving and experimentation within the iterative creation process, especially when learning something new. I take pride in supporting my peers and community, which fits in with my current position as the Chief Advocate for the Puerto Rico Game Developers Association (PRGDA).

I graduated from the Game Design & Development B.S. at the Inter American University of Puerto Rico (Bayamón Campus) with a minor in Computer Science, where I was a Spokesperson for the <InterDev> Computer Science Student Association from 2017 to 2020. As part of it, I hosted workshops related to game development and organized the first game jam in the campus history. Additionally, I recently graduated from the Game Design M.S. at Full Sail University, in which I was a part of the Serious Games Track (SGT) and Indie Games Track (IGT) capstones.

When did that creative spark began?

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It all traces back to my childhood, where my fascination with technology and video games ignited a curiosity that propelled me to tinker with computers, leading me to create makeshift games on paper and PowerPoint.

I experimented with tools from various disciplines to further explore them, from tweaking HTML code to delving into audio software, where I'd play around with synthesizers and create questionable music. While all of this was done out of pure enjoyment, I learned valuable skills that helped me narrow down my path!

Oh hey, that's kid me booting up Windows 98!

Proficiencies

Note: These are listed in no particular order.