Arelíus Arelíusarson

Arelíus Arelíusarson has a diverse background in the gaming industry, starting with a Game Design Internship at CCP in 2014, where they contributed to the Crius expansion for EVE-Online. Arelíus then worked at Solid Clouds from 2014 to 2022, initially as a Community Manager before transitioning to a Game Designer role. Arelíus also gained experience as a Senior Game Designer at Gameforge from 2021 to 2022. Currently, they hold the position of Lead Game Designer at Trailblazer Games, starting in 2022. Prior to their gaming career, Arelíus held IT support roles at various companies, including Samskip Hf, Kaupþing Bank, KB Banki, and Búnadarbankinn. Arelíus has a strong academic background, having conducted research and written papers on game design and player emotions while studying at Reykjavik University.

Arelíus Arelíusarson attended Reykjavik University from 2010 to 2012, where they pursued a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science. Their field of study focused on game development. Additionally, they obtained a certification in B.Sc. in computer science with an emphasis on game development, from Reykjavik University. The exact month and year of obtaining this certification were not provided.