John S Yoo

Senior Game Designer Ii

John S Yoo is a high-level expert, that works in Thimble Games as a Co-Founder since 2019. This expert gained professional experience in more than 12 positions at various companies. John S Yoo went to the Devry University and received education there from 1998 to 2001. Irvine, California is the city, where this professional was lastly known to settle. This person's e-mail and phone can be accessed through this website by request.
Name variants:
Johnn Yoo, Jon Yoo, Jack Yoo, Jackie Yoo, Jacky Yoo, Johnny Yoo

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Contact Information

Last Update
Jul 4, 2022
Email
jo**@blizzard.com, jo**@hotmail.com
Location
Irvine, CA
Company
Thimble Games

Workplace

Co-Founder

Work History

Co-Founder

Thimble Games was built on the philosophy of having Trust, being Humble and staying Nimble. Thimble is comprised on myself and the incredibly talented Tomas Gomez. Together, we built Word Pa...
from Apr 2019

Principal Designer

Sep 2017 — Apr 2019

Senior Game Designer Ii

1 Blizzard Way, Irvine, CA
from Apr 2019

Design Director

3562 Eastham Dr, Culver City, CA 90232
Responsible for all aspects of game design for Kitty City, a free-to-play casual game for mobile devices. Managed the design, implementation and balance of all metagame systems including f...
Feb 1, 2016 — Aug 2, 2017

Design Director and Co-Founder

1875 south Grant St SUITE 110, San Mateo, CA 94402
Responsible for all aspects of game design for KingsRoad, a free-to-play medieval action roleplaying game for web and mobile devices. Implemented all aspects of game balance and economy fo...
Jun 2011 — Dec 2015

Senior Creative Director

1111 Broadway, Oakland, CA 94607
Designed the core loop for Zoo World 2, a casual game for Facebook which went on to have over 2 million daily active users. Balanced all aspects of gameplay for the game including economy,...
Jan 2011 — Jun 2011

Senior Game Designer

699 8Th St, San Francisco, CA 94103
Developed the core loop and designed the gameplay for CityVille which went on to become the biggest game on Facebook with over 20 million daily active users. Implemented the game balance a...
Aug 2010 — Jan 2011

Lead Designer

Responsible for all aspects of game design and balance for Earth Eternal, a free-to-play, browser-based MMO. Revamped the onboarding experience in order to increase early game retention. ...
Jan 2010 — Aug 2010

Lead Systems Designer

4100 east 3Rd Ave SUITE 400, Foster City, CA 94404
Managed the implementation of all gameplay systems for an unannounced educational MMO for kids. Managed a team of seven designers that made up the systems design team. Coordinated with th...
Dec 2007 — Dec 2009

Lead Systems Designer

Designed and implemented ground and space combat for Star Trek Online, including all combat abilities. Designed all meta-game systems for the game including the item system, travel, ships,...
Jun 2006 — Dec 2007

Senior Game Designer

980 University Ave, Los Gatos, CA 95032
Responsible for overseeing the design, implementation and balance of player and enemy abilities for City of Heroes. Re-balanced the item system in order to encourage more diversity and eng...
Mar 2005 — Jun 2006

Game Designer

1 Blizzard Way, Irvine, CA
Developed and managed the item system for World of Warcraft, one of the most successful video games ever made. Designed the loot table system for how items drop in the game. Owned the bal...
Sep 2001 — Mar 2005

Education

1998 — 2001
1991 — 1992

Occupations

Engineer
Game Designer
Executive
Co-Founder
IT Professional
Computer Games Professional
Professor
School Principal
Architect
Designer
IT Engineer
Founder
Chief Executive
Computer Specialist
School Administrator
Educational Manager

Skills

Game Design
Video Games
Gameplay
Mmo
Mmorpg
Casual Games
Game Development
Online Gaming
Computer Games
Gameplay Systems
Game Balance
Gameplay Balancing
User Experience Design
User Experience
Perforce
Social Games
Mobile Games
Multiplayer
Monetization
Game Mechanics
Creative Direction
Ps3
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