Louan COSTA - About me

Schools and Formations

I have finished my 5-year double master's degree in design in May 2023.
Having studied game and level design for 4 years at the school IIM in Paris, France and narrative design for 1 year at the school NAD-UQAC at Montréal, Canada.

Before the IIM, I had my Baccalaureate (High School Diploma) in Technical Sciences of Engineering and Sustainable Development in 2018 in the Martin Luther King high school of Bussy Saint Georges in France.

My last professional experience is an internship at Bold Spirit Game Studio as a Narrative Level Designer during around 2 months. Before that, I worked in a work- study program as a Level Designer and Builder on the game Miraculous Rise of the Sphinx at the studio Magic Pockets during 1 year. I also worked at Focus Entertainment during 6 months as a QA Analyst for an internship. Moreover, I was the Lead Game Designer during 3 years in an association called The Project that I have co-created.

Why working in video games ?

What a great question!

Before wanting to work in the video game industry, my dream was to become a veterinarian. (I even did an internship in a veterinary clinic.) Then, I developed the desire to work in the field of technology. I initially wanted to be a 3D Animator, but it didn't give me the satisfaction I was looking for. I have always loved video games, and some amazing games I played and wonderful memories made me think: "Why couldn't I do something that I truly enjoy by creating deep adventures, stories, and worlds in a video game?"

I wanted to pursue my passion as a career.

What I enjoy ? (a lot of things...)

Like you know, I adore video games since many years.
Of course, I have my preferred genres: Solo games, adventure, narrative and RPGs.
Here my favorite IPs:

Little Nightmares 2, by Tarsier Studios and Bandai Namco Entertainment

A Plague Tale Requiem, by Asobo Studio and Focus Entertainment

The Last of Us Part II, by Naughty Dog and Sony Interactive Entertainment

Batman Arkham City, by Rocksteady and Warner Bros Games

The Witcher 3 Wild Hunt - Blood and Wine, by CD Project Red

Baldur's Gate 3, by Larian Studios

Mass Effect, by BioWare and Electronic Arts

Dragon Age Origins, by BioWare and Electronic Arts

I enjoy other things than games, like travelling.
I am also really interested by mythologies, old cultures and legends from countries around the world.

I love pop culture in general.

I like games but not only video games. I played to a huge number of board, figurine and role playing games like Monumental, Sbire, Etherfields, D&D, Nemesis, Call of Cthulhu, and Scythe.
I read a lot of comics (Marvel like Iron Man, Moon Knight etc, DC, Okko, Fable, Lady Mechanika...), books and some mangas.
For the books I love to read about a particular person or creation and I am an enthusiast of David Gemmell and Andrzej Sapkowski's works. I also liked the "Gorin No Sho" from Miyamoto Musashi and "How Do You Live ?" from Genzaburō Yoshino.
I'm a huge fan of cinema and series.

Here some of my favorite creations.