Nathaly Kalantar | Portfolio

"I want to democratize access to learning resources for video game development"

Nathaly Setareh Kalantar Cuellar

Communicator / Video Game Developer

📌 Bachelor Cum Laude in Communication from the University of Lima, specializing in Video Games, Advertising and Audiovisual Post-production.

🎮I work in various areas of the video game industry: Game Design, Production, UI & UX Design, 3D Modeling and Animation, and Marketing.

🚀Developer of Perú Party , my thesis project, the first Peruvian dance video game in virtual reality.

💡As a Women in Games Ambassador and mentor at Girls Who Game (Microsoft, Dell and Intel), I promote inclusion in the sector. I am also in charge of the Communications area and develop cultural campaigns with the Peruvian Video Game Association (CVA) .

My experience!

Each project helped me become the professional I am today.

With an extensive and remarkable academic background, achieving first place in my career for 5 years, and having taken multiple online courses, I now work as a Game Designer and Assistant Producer.

RESUME 2025

Skills

Game Design

Mechanic Design
Systems Design
Narrative Design
Documentation (High Concept, GDD, Level Design Document)
Playtesting
Gamification

QA

User Experience Design and Testing
Research and Data analysis

Production

SCRUM Development
Market Research
Documentation (Product Backlog, Roadmap, Ganntt Chart, Pitch Deck)

Programming

Implementation of assets on Unity
Proficient in Unity for both 2D and 3D game development.
Intermediate C#

Art

3D Modeling and Animation
UI Design and Wireframing
Motion Graphics
Graphic Design
Branding
Photo-Montages (Surrealism, Product Design, Matte Painting, Mockups)

Communications

Content Creation
Digital Marketing
Community Management

Featured Projects

Peru Party

Producer

Game Designer

Art Director

UI & UX Designer

Description: Perú Party is a 3D dancing virtual reality videogame featuring peruvian typical music from independent artists.
Platform: Virtual Reality (MetaQuest)
Softwares: Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, 3ds Max, Blender, Unity

Responsabilities

Conducted research and benchmarking of similar games.
Designed choreography to enhance VR user experience.
Developed core game systems: points, scoring, and key moments.
Determined the overall art style.
Modeled and animated 3D characters and environments.
Designed UI for menus and HUD.
Led testing and bug reporting.
Created a pitch deck for presentations.
Developed the game’s landing page.

Producer

Game Designer

Marketing

Description: Loonchies is a 2.5D mobile game that combines a tycoon setting with pet-care features, which you’ll have to build facilities to satisfy the necessities of your loonchies: silly little creatures that can’t survive on their own.
Platform: Mobile (Android)
Softwares: Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Figma

Responsabilities

Conducted research and benchmarking of similar games.
Developed core systems: creature needs, life system, rewards, game currency, and progression.
Created the main narrative: synopsis and character dialogues.
Organized Gantt charts and outlined development milestones.
Scrum Master: sprint planning, backlog management, and retrospectives.
Created a pitch deck for publishers.
Developed a landing page to showcase the game.

Mystos

Art Director

Game Designer

Producer

Description: Mystos is a 3D hidden-object point & click game in which you’ll have to find the hidden objects from latin-american popular legends, in order to rebuild the story.
Platform: PC (Windows, iOS, Web)
Softwares: 3ds Max, Blender, Unity

Responsabilidades

Designed core mechanics: camera perspectives, animations, hiding spots.
Crafted and balanced level design and layout.
Conducted playtesting and adjusted gameplay mechanics for balance.
Modeled 3D environments and objects.
Led the art direction for the game's visual style, selecting the color palette and designing the textures to enhance the overall aesthetic.
Designed the game's itch.io webpage for promotion.

Producer

3D Artist

UI & UX Designer

Description: Tom8-0 is a typing game where you control a small robot that loves plants. But be careful! If you don't complete the word in time, it will explode!

Platform: PC (Windows, Web)

Softwares: Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, 3ds Max, Unity

Responsabilities

Conducted research and benchmarking of similar games.
Led the game development during the first phase of the game jam.
Designed the first version of the UI for menus and HUD.
Modeled the 3D environment.
Developed a pitch deck and scripted, recorded, and edited its video version.
Designed the game's itch.io page.

A knit in the museum

Programmer

Game Designer

Producer

Description: A knit in the museum is a 2D stealth platformer in which you’ll be trapped inside textiles from around the world, and your mission is to escape before the museum closes its doors, while evading the guard.
Platform: PC (Windows)
Softwares: Unity (C#), Visual Studio Code

Responsabilities

Designed and implemented key mechanics: item collection, stealth & hide, and time-limited levels.
Coded player movement and hiding mechanics.
Developed the tutorial system for smooth onboarding.
Integrated dialogue animations for narrative enhancement.
Created and programmed all game menus for intuitive navigation.
Identified and resolved bugs to ensure a polished game.

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Know more about my projects!

Visit the page for each project in the 'Video Games' section to learn about the behind-the-scenes, creative process, future plans, and post-mortem analysis.