Hi... My name's Ed and I live in Manchester, England. I've been designing games for about 2 years now, first video games and then board games for about 18 months now. I actually signed up for this account a year ago but have only started finding time to dedicate to game design more recently.
I'm usually working on several projects at a time as that's how I work best. I'll end up shelving stuff and then coming back to it with new eyes and new experience further down the line to refine it until I end up with something I like.
I'm working towards getting a single game which stands out that I can push forward with and self-publish (hopefully in the first half of 2015). I'm also looking at buying some equipment to self-manufacture and could potentially use the equipment to help other designers construct prototypes etc.
I'm also interested in the way games can help us communicate ideas and concepts to each other, either to educate or to improve communication between people. I believe that gaming of all sorts can potentially be used to improve the world around us and I'm fascinated to explore these ideas.
I'm looking forward to being a part of the BGDF community and seeing what I can offer. Feel free to add me on twitter: @EdOkonik. Speak to you all soon.
