Jose Villegas

Jose Villegas is an experienced game designer with a specialization in RPG combat systems, game progression, balancing, gamepad UX, and player retention. Currently working at Iron Galaxy Studios since January 2019 as a Systems Designer, Jose has previously held positions at Trendy Entertainment Inc as a Technical Designer for Dungeon Defenders 2, where core systems for its expansion were designed and implemented. Additionally, at Deep Silver Volition, Jose contributed to player missions and open-world tutorials for Agents of Mayhem. Jose began a career in academia at DigiPen Institute of Technology, serving as a Teacher Assistant for C programming and level design courses. Jose holds a Bachelor's Degree in Game Design from DigiPen Institute of Technology and another Bachelor's Degree in Hispanic and Latin American Languages from Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.