Samuel Asher Rivello

Samuel Asher Rivello is a Unity Certified Developer with over 20 years of experience creating games and teaching software design.

Mission

•   To educate and entertain with interactive technology ( Web3 / Unity / Games ). To champion best practices, coding standards, and interpersonal training

Highlights

•   Over 20 years of experience in cross-platform game dev ( 10 years of full-time Unity experience )

•   Ships high-quality Unity titles including “Shiftlings” by Sierra Games for Xbox, PlayStation, Nintendo, and Steam, and “Subway Surfers” by SYBO Games for Android and iOS

•   Applies SDLC ( Software Development Life-Cycle ) to projects, including; to plan, develop, test, document, deploy, & maintain

Development Experience

•   Served on the founding team of Neopets .com through its  acquisition by Viacom/MTV. Consulted on all game development for MyYearbook .com through its acquisition by Quepasa .com

•   Prototypes new user experiences with cutting-edge technologies ( Web3 / Unity / Games )

•   Empowers game teams with custom editor tooling for improved workflows ( Game Design, Level Design, 3D Modelers, 3D Animators ) 

Teaching Experience

•   Developer evangelist, creating sample projects, documentation, and YouTube videos for top clients, including Moralis .io, HeroicLabs .com, and Beamable .com

•   Instructor at American universities including USC and UCLA, and conference presenter including Adobe Max, FITC, FlashForward, and LA Games Summit

•   Author and editor, including Adobe, Future Publishing UK, Packt Publishing, and O’Reilly