Javier De La Cita
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CTO & Co-founder
Madrid, Community of Madrid, Spain
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Principal Game DeveloperVoodooSep 2024 - Jun 2025 (10 months)Developing the next big Match3 hit (or at least we tried).
Built a high performing engineering team and started the project from scratch, using Unity 6 & DOTS.- Senior Game DeveloperFunPlusSep 2023 - Sep 2024 (1 year 1 month)
- Technical Director at Genjoy, a Scopely StudioGenjoy a Scopely StudioJan 2022 - Mar 2023 (1 year 3 months)
- Senior Game DeveloperOUTFITFeb 2020 - Jan 2022 (2 years)
- Video Game Development LecturerLa Salle BCNOct 2019 - Jan 2020 (4 months)I have been teaching video game development in Unity as part of the Master in Advanced Video Game Development of La Salle University. The classes consisted in learning the different systems Unity has available and best practices for building a game with the engine. After that, the students had to develop their own game, applying what they had learnt.
- Video Game Development Teacher in MDPALa Salle Campus BarcelonaApr 2016 - Jul 2016 (4 months)I have been teaching video game development inside the "Apps & Games" track of the Master in Design and Developments of Apps in La Salle University.
The classes consisted in teaching the students the whole development cycle of a video game, as well as mentoring them through the development of their own video game, that was presented as the final project of the master. - Senior Game DeveloperKingJul 2015 - Oct 2019 (4 years 4 months)I have worked in several projects, being involved in almost every development area, such as game mechanics, prototyping or live-ops implementation.
Moreover I participate in the developer coaching programme as a coach. - BLead ProgrammerBee Square GamesJun 2014 - Jul 2015 (1 year 2 months)
- AI & iOS development Teacher in Video Game Development MasterUniversidad Politécnica de MadridApr 2014I have been teaching AI techniques for video games in Unity and iOS games development with Cocos2D and SpriteBuilder.
- Senior Game ProgrammerBitoonJan 2014 - Mar 2014 (3 months)
- VSenior Game ProgrammerVodka CapitalApr 2013 - Dec 2013 (9 months)
- Game DeveloperPendulo StudiosJan 2005 - Mar 2013 (8 years 3 months)- Responsable de la tecnología y el motor de juego de Runaway 3, The Next Big Thing, Yesterday y Hidden Runaway.
- Programador de lógica de Runaway 2 y 3, TNBT, Yesterday y Hidden Runaway.
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- Magister en Desarrollo de Videojuegos, ProgramaciónUniversidad Complutense de MadridJan 2011 - Dec 2012 (2 years)
- Ingeniero, InformáticaUniversidad Autónoma de MadridJan 2001 - Dec 2006 (6 years)
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- RRun sheldonJun 2014 - Mar 2015 (10 months)Run Sheldon is a free endless runner video game originally released for iOS devices on the App Store in April 11, 2012 and later ported to Android. Meet Sheldon, winner of the famous 'Tortoise and the Hare' race. Unfortunately, the Hare Gang isn't too happy about losing the Golden Trophy and is plotting to steal it back. If Sheldon wants to keep his precious prize, he'll have to run faster than ever! Run Sheldon is an action-packed running game in which Sheldon has to outwit hordes of pesky hares in a lightning fast race to victory. Beautiful artwork, a hilarious cast of adversaries and addictive gameplay combine to make Run Sheldon a smash hit with kids and adults worldwide!
- BBeat Da HeartJan 2013 - Current (13 years 10 months)Beat da Heart is a musical game that consist of hitting the blood sources in the time of the beat to give blood for the heart. Each source has a key letter and a sound. You can press more keys than the heart needs, but if you give it very much blood it will break and also if you don´t give it blood.
- CCasualToy (videogame)Nov 2011 - Sep 2012 (11 months)Videojuego realizado para el máster de programación de videojuegos de la Universidad Complutense de Madrid. Videojuego para realización de ejercicios terapéuticos para personas discapacitadas utilizando Kinect.
- RRunaway: A Twist of FateFeb 2008 - Jul 2009 (1 year 6 months)A Twist of Fate was the third episode in the Runaway saga, and my personal favorite both as a game and for the job I did for it. I created both the plot and the puzzles puzzles with Ramón Hernáez, wrote the dialogues, directed cinematics, become assistant director, took care of localization management into 10 languages and counseled both English and Spanish recordings. I also helped Focus Home Interactive, Crimson Cow and Digital Bros's teams providing them with brand-new texts for their PR and marketing campaings, such as developers' diaries and other stuff. Adventure Gamers: "A Twist of Fate has restored my faith in the Runaway series, thanks to its engaging narrative and streamlined interface. This is a great game for Runaway fans and ne
- RRunaway: The Dream of the TurtleJan 2005 - Dec 2006 (2 years)2nd installment of the Runaway saga, that revitalised the adventure game genre in the early 2000s. Being was my first job in the gaming industry, I only task was writing the dialogues. Looking backwards, I still didn't understand some of the most important features of video game writing, and I'm happy I've learnt a lot since then.
- CCasual ToyCasual Toy es un proyecto del Máster de desarrollo de videojuegos de la Universidad Complutense de Madrid, ESPECIALIDAD DE PROGRAMACIÓN. Se basa en la captura de movimiento gracias al uso de KINECT de Microsoft, utilizado sobre PC. ● Proyecto de titulación de estudiantes de la especialidad de PROGRAMACIÓN. Equipo: - Javier García de la Cita - Alberto Ramón Márquez - Mario Velázquez Muñoz - Siro Ramírez Losada - David Castillo ● Colaboración ● de compañeros de la especialidad de DISEÑO: Compañeros del máster en diseño colaboramos al inicio del proyecto, conceptualizando ideas y presentando un documento ampliado, sobre cómo se podría utilizar la tecnología de kinect para juegos que tuvieran como fin principal, la rehabilitación de personas co
- KKick-O´s (mobile)
- BBugsted Back to the Moon (Multiplatform)Bugsteds landed on planet Earth by accident. Their only goal is to get back to the moon and they desperately need your help! Lead these irreverent and undisciplined little creatures on their way home through 100 exciting game levels!