Fūnk-é Joseph is a 27 y/o black, nonbinary game designer currently directing their debut video game at Play Underground Games!
They also work at Larian Studios as a junior on the publishing team, focusing on community and communications for the award winning Baldur’s Gate 3 + unannounced projects.
here is a sample of their multimedia work:
words + videos + sounds + zine
here is a sample of their multimedia work:
+ say “hi!” if you’d like to connect +
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in March 2025 they did attended GDC 2025 to give a talk at the Indie Soapbox.
in May 2024 they started working at Larian Studios on the publishing team where they assist in the planning and execution of PR, community, video, and communication strategy for the award-winning RPG Baldur's Gate 3 and other upcoming projects.
in December, they won Best Community Support at The Game Awards 2024.
in May 2024 they started working at Larian Studios on the publishing team where they assist in the planning and execution of PR, community, video, and communication strategy for the award-winning RPG Baldur's Gate 3 and other upcoming projects.
in December, they won Best Community Support at The Game Awards 2024.
in October 2023, they founded an independent video game studio called Play Underground Games! where they serve as director and narrative lead. This past February they won the first place award at the 2024 Ubisoft Indie Series for their work on their unannounced debut project.
they previously worked as a creative producer for Focus Entertainment, handling the English text for one of Europe’s premier video game publishers and developers. they have shipped 12 games as a communications editor including Plague Tale: Requiem, Warhammer 40K: Boltgun, Aliens: Dark Descent, and Dordogne.
over the past 5+ years they have freelance written, produced, and hosted for VICE, IGN, MTV, Toronto International Film Festival, Kinda Funny, GameSpot, PC Gamer, Fanbyte, Paste Games, the Art Gallery of Ontario, and more.
they are 27 years old and hold a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Toronto Metropolitan University.
