Michael Vancore

Michael Vancore is a Digital Technology Instructor at nonPareil since January 2022, with previous experience as a Senior Game Advisor at GameStop and Lead Game Designer at NerdzGarage. At NerdzGarage, Michael led the development of the upcoming game "Roll for Initiative," focusing on core design elements to enhance gameplay, and co-wrote the podcast "The Long Rest Tavern" with Suzzane Smith. Prior to this, Michael served as Lead Designer and Project Lead at Zygobot, overseeing a team of over 20 designers and managing the tactical RPG "Roll For Initiative." Michael's career in game design began with a Level Designer role at Orbis Technologies, Inc. Michael holds both a Master of Science and a Bachelor of Science in Game and Interactive Media Design from Full Sail University.