Farnoud Fathi [ENTHYME

Producer & Game Designer

Farnoud Fathi

Producer & Game Designer focused on crafting engaging player experiences and optimizing development pipelines. I specialize in cross-disciplinary collaboration, agile production, and data-driven design to keep teams aligned and deliver high-quality games.

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Project Manager, Game Designer

A fast-paced, high-fidelity boomer shooter developed over 18 weeks with a 10-person team. Designed core gameplay mechanics, optimized level progression, and streamlined production pipelines—earning the Best Project award at VFS.

Producer, Designer

A VR installation experience that challenges the limits of human curiosity. You witness a post-AI world where humanity's survival depends on restraint—but your curiosity seals its fate. Featuring a real-world installation and a VR replica with shifting perspectives, Immanuel was showcased in three countries to 1,200 viewers.

Project Manager, Designer

An interactive platform for parallax-free AR no headset required. Showcased at NYU and a major NYC exhibition, it redefines how we perceive the world around us.

''Spray N' Pray is a fast-paced, first-person boomer shooter where players take control of Justinian, a priest anointed by God to vanquish demons and fallen angels plaguing the Earth!"

Project Breakdown

Team of 6 & 4 External Collaborators

18 Weeks Production and 8 Sprints

Spray N' Pray - Project Manager, Designer

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As the Project Manager

I kept the team 30% ahead of schedule by setting clear, achievable milestones and ensuring everyone had what they needed to execute efficiently.
We avoided crunch by prioritizing iterative design and constantly refining our mechanics without last-minute overhauls.
I also coordinated cross-discipline efforts, making sure art, code, and gameplay were always aligned and delivered on time.

As a Game Designer

Designed enemy encounters to feel intense but fair by balancing damage values, health scaling, and resource drop rates.
Ensured a constant sense of tension where players felt challenged but never completely out of options.
Iterated on combat design through extensive playtesting, refining pacing and encounter flow.

Why We Won Best Final Project at VFS

Gameplay felt incredible due to constant iteration, detailed design documentation, and rigorous playtesting.
The team stayed ahead of milestones, allowing us to increase visual fidelity and polish beyond expectations.
Rapid playtesting and thorough bug tracking resulted in a smooth, nearly bug-free experience.

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Accomplishment 1

From Concept to Engine: A Complete Enemy Pipeline

Structured pipeline across 3 disciplines (concept art, 3D, and programming), ensuring 100% asset integration into the engine. Managed external collaborators, enforcing quality standards that reduced revision cycles by 30%.

Accomplishment 2

Dynamic Enemy Design: Intense, Fluid, and Fair Combat

Led 30+ playtests, iterating on AI behaviors and combat design to develop 5 unique enemy types and a multi-phase boss. Managed documentation and GDD improvements, cutting design iteration time by 40% while maintaining gameplay balance.

"An immersive VR experience showcasing a complex and multi-layered post-human installation. Explore a diverse range of experiences including reading a graphic novel, exploring an abandoned laboratory, Find Clues, and meeting the enigmatic Immanuel through VR."

Project Breakdown

Team of 8

6 Weeks Production and 4 Sprints

Immanuel - Producer, Designer

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As the Producer

Kept the team on track through clear sprint planning and weekly check-ins, ensuring we delivered a polished installation within 6 weeks without last-minute crunch.
Facilitated smooth interdisciplinary collaboration with structured documentation and efficient communication, ensuring artists, engineers, and designers stayed aligned.
Identified and mitigated real-world production risks, such as venue limitations and hardware constraints, by coordinating logistics and adjusting development pipelines accordingly.

As a Designer

Designed immersive horror interactions that drew players deeper into the experiencDesigned immersive interactions that seamlessly connected real-world installations with VR using Arduino-based physical inputs, reinforcing player engagement through tangible interaction.e by using environmental storytelling and psychological tension instead of cheap jump scares.
Led rapid prototyping and iteration cycles, refining the experience through hands-on playtesting to ensure seamless interaction between real and virtual spaces.
Designed synchronized audio and visual cues to guide players naturally through the experience, ensuring smooth progression and clear narrative delivery.

Why We Got Showcased In 3 Different Continent

Pioneered a hybrid real-world & VR storytelling approach, seamlessly blending physical installations with virtual flashback sequences for deeper immersion.
Merged multiple disciplines—sculpture, comic book art, physical installation, and VR—to craft a unique, multi-layered narrative experience.

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Accomplishment 1

Global Showcase Success: 1,500+ Attendees Across 3 Countries

Secured global showcases across three countries, driving 1,500+ attendees in just 16 days by proactively managing outreach, negotiations, and follow-ups with event organizers.

Accomplishment 2

Multi-Disciplinary Execution: Art, Tech & Story in Sync

Orchestrated seamless collaboration between artists, engineers, and storytellers, ensuring a cohesive multi-layered experience that maintained creative vision while optimizing workflow efficiency.

"an optically see through Augmented Reality (AR) platform capable of displaying parallax-free images superimposed over a physical object in correlation to the scene behind it."

Project Breakdown

Team of 2

4 Weeks Production

reFrame - Product Manger, Designer

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As the Product Manager

Researched and sourced essential hardware components, securing key materials like mesh screens, Kinect tripods, and wooden frames to streamline prototyping.
Established clear task lists and schedules in collaboration with the tech artist, ensuring efficient resource allocation and steady development progress.

As a Designer

Collaborated with the tech artist to prototype and iterate on the tool, ensuring the display seamlessly integrated into the intended workflow.
Designed a functional HUD display tailored to project requirements, defining use cases and refining interactions to enhance usability.

reFrame Prototype Videos