Giovanni Rubino
Module Tutor
Giovanni Rubino teaches across the MA Online Indie Game Development, including Development Practice, Co-Creative Development, and Game Design. His teaching supports students in developing creative, technically sound, and market-aware projects, with an emphasis on collaboration, iteration, and reflective practice.
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Qualifications
Qualifications
| Year | Qualification | Awarding body |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | MA Game and Interactive Media Design | Brunel University of London |
| 2013 | BA Arts, Entertainment and Media Management (D.A.M.S – Art, Music and Performing Disciplines) | Università degli Studi di Torino |
Business Engagement
Business start ups
- MD Studio
- Kittens in Timespace
Professional Engagement
Independent professional practice
- Alongside his academic role, Giovanni maintains an active independent practice under the name GioBorrows and contracts as a narrative designer and games writer.
- Among his more recent projects, there’s a collaboration with the international game studio MD Studio, where he wrote and designed the narrative of the historical cozy gardening game set in the abbey of Port-Royal des Champs: The Abbess Garden.
- In parallel he released Frozen Assets under his microgames development practice.
- His work exemplifies the realities of contemporary indie development, where small studios operate across borders with distributed teams and mixed funding models.
