This is me!
I'm Gerard, a generalist game developer, multimedia artist and violinist
Based in Barcelona, mostly focused on:
- Game & Narrative design
- Art & Creative Direction, Production
- Quality Assurance, UX/UI design
- Film Direction & Editing, Photography
I'm a multidisciplinary creator with a profound interest in exploring the potential of audiovisual media to create meaningful experiences. My strong capacity for teamwork and self-learning drives me to continually embrace new challenges, while actively engaging in interdisciplinary projects to develop my artistic, technical, and communication skills.
EXPERIENCE
2023 - Present // BIG STRETCH
Creative Director, game/narrative designer, art director/
technical artist and developer
technical artist and developer
I'm leading the development of The Well's Blessing, a story-driven exploration and environmental puzzle game made in Unity. Originally born as my solo-developed bachelor's thesis (graded a 10/10), I've been working regularly in my free time on all kinds of fronts the game has: code, technical/environment art, production/PR, writing... This project is supported by the GAMEPLAY and PowerUP+ acceleration programs, and it has received great reception in local and international festivals/events like Now Play This, BCN Game Fest, BIG and PocketGamer: Connects.
Jan - Jun 2025 | Sep - Dec 2025 // UNIVRSE / XRoam
VR / AR Experience Quality Assurance Tester
Over 6 months of internship and a temporary contract, I tested 20+ industry-leading Location Based VR/AR experiences (like Hotel Dracula and Finding Vincent) as well as 30+ unique venue adaptations worldwide. My work mainly focused on experience-side testing: bug hunting (code, art, audio...) and identifying UX and performance issues, but I also helped improve QA workflows and led multiple multi-user VR venue deployments involving over 60 VR headsets. Additionally, I contributed to the XRoam SDK by testing upcoming releases and helping develop tools and documentation.
2021 - 2024 // Mireia Navarro Fotografía
Videographer and Assistant Photographer
Recording and editing of wedding videography, mainly. I have recently directed/edited a corporate/artistic video to promote their new branding.
2023 // Letto Studio / Fundacio Joan Miró
Volunteer at the 5th Barcelona Young Film Festival (U22)
Among other tasks, I took care of validating the entries and assisting the public, working at the information booth, and moderating some activities.
DIGITAL SKILLS
Unity, FMOD
Premiere Pro, After Effects
Photoshop, Lightroom, Illustrator
Figma, Express, Canva
Ableton Live, FL Studio
Blender, Aseprite
C#, Python, Git / GitHub
HTC VIVE, PICO XR
Notion, Microsoft Office, Google Suite
LANGUAGES
English – advanced, C1 (Cambridge, 2019)
Español – native
Català – native
ACADEMIC TRAINING
2020 - 2025 // Universitat Pompeu Fabra
Degree in Audiovisual Communication
Specialization in Interactive Communication.
Violinist at String Orchestra (2022 - present)
Debate League course (2021)
2018 - 2020 // Escola Pia Sarrià-Calassanç
Audiovisual-artistic baccalaureate
Several contributions (reports, videos, photographs...) to the student magazine "Punticoma".
2014 - 2018 // Col·legi Montserrat
Compulsory Secondary Education
ADDITIONAL TRAINING
AWARDS AND HONOURS2023 - Present // Universitat Pompeu Fabra / ARSENAL
GAMEPLAY incubation program for alternative games
A university incubator that helps UPF students develop alternative video games, fostering innovative, socially transformative projects and connecting academic research with the game industry and society.
July 2025 – Jan 2026 // PowerUP+
PowerUP+ Game acceleration program
A 6-month long public program which aims to train and professionalize teams led by women and LGBTQIA+ developers.
2024 // Universitat Pompeu Fabra
UPF Transversal training (Computer Engineering courses)
Introduction to Programming, Human-Machine Interaction, Interaction Engineering and Music Technology Lab (18 credits in total).
2004 - Present // Akiko Oi, Federación Española del Método Suzuki
Violin Suzuki Method
2010 - 2022 // CEMB - Centre d’Ensenyament Musical de Barcelona
ABRSM Music Theory, grades 1-8
2019 // ESCAC - Escola Superior de Cinema i Audiovisuals de Catalunya
Summer School course: Direction of Photography speciality
2025 // Bilbao International Games Conference
The Well's Blessing: Best Student Game Finalist & Honorable Mention | BIG 2025
2025 // IndieDevDay
The Well's Blessing: Best Narrative Finalist | BCN Game Fest 2025
2023 // Cultura Inquieta / Iberdrola
2nd Place in Cultura Inquieta's "Naturalmente" Photography Contest
2020 // Generalitat de Catalunya
Distinction on Catalonia's University Entrance Exams (PAU) - 9.5 CFD
2019 // Escola Pia de Catalunya / ESCAC
IX Mostra Audiovisual Josep Maixenchs finalist
I'm a big nerd when it comes to art. I owe so much to the fringe game and music communities that I have the pleasure of being a part of (La Madriguera, Digital Fusion, etc.). There's nothing like having a diverse, passionate and incredibly talented group of people with whom to share inspiring works, discuss relevant topics, and encourage/care for each other.
I'm a self-taught programmer, and I have a great time tinkering around with my computer and learning new stuff! My last project was setting up a self-hosted server for various utilities/tools of mine, and recently I've been learning Flutter/Dart by developing a musician-oriented recording app I wanted to work on for a while now. I love my 'puter.
I absolutely adore natural landscapes and traveling around. In recent years I've really got into climbing, which is quite surprising considering my historic fear of heights. I'm still not very good, though.