Vivek Melwani
aka:
ヴィヴェック メルワニ
Moby ID: 42601
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Vivek Melwani is an experienced game designer and department manager. He currently serves as the Department Manager of Design at Nintendo in Redmond, Washington (USA) since November 2016.
Prior to Nintendo, Melwani held the position of Department Chair for Game Software Design & Production at DigiPen Institute of Technology in Singapore from July 2011 to April 2015. During his nearly 4-year tenure, he oversaw the curriculum and academic activities related to game design and production, helping to nurture the next generation of game developers. He previously was an instructor at the institute from August 2008 to April 2009 as well.
Melwani also co-founded Igloo Games, where he served as the co-founder responsible for design and art from July 2008 to July 2011. Igloo Games was known for developing games for iPod touch, iPhone, and iPad platforms, including titles such as Dizzy Bee (2008), Bed Bugs, and Flipside.
His career in the gaming industry began at Electronic Arts, where he worked as a Game Designer from October 1997 to December 1999. During his time at EA, Melwani contributed to projects such as Future Cop L.A.P.D. (1999) and Road Rash: Jailbreak (2000).
Credited on 10 games
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| Mario vs. Donkey Kong (2024, Nintendo Switch) | Game Director |
| F-Zero 99 (2023, Nintendo Switch) | Additional Design |
| Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury (2021, Nintendo Switch) | Staff |
| Snipperclips: Cut it out, together! (2017, Nintendo Switch) | Level Design |
| Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem! (2010, Nintendo DS) | Special Thanks |
| Ridge Racer DS (2004, Nintendo DS) | Game Director |
| 1080° Avalanche (2003, GameCube) | Game Director |
| Road Rash: Jailbreak (2000, PlayStation) | Build and Tools Engineer |
| Future Cop: L.A.P.D. (1998, PlayStation) | Level Design |
| Tiger Woods 99 PGA Tour Golf (1998, PlayStation) | Special Thanks |
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Frequent Collaborators
People- 7 games with James Phillipsen
- 6 games with Shinya Takahashi
- 6 games with Rory Johnston
- 5 games with Shigeki Yamashiro
- 5 games with Masamichi Abe
- 5 games with Tim Bechtel
- 5 games with Jonathan Johnson
- 5 games with Nathan Bihldorff
- 5 games with Karen Ishikawa
- 4 games with Shigeru Miyamoto
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Companies
- 7 games with Nintendo Software...
- 6 games with Nintendo Co., Ltd.
- 6 games with Nintendo of Europe GmbH
- 6 games with Nintendo of America Inc.
- 5 games with Nintendo Australia Pty., Ltd.
- 4 games with Mario Club, Inc.
- 3 games with Electronic Arts, Inc.
- 3 games with NOA Product Testing
- 2 games with Nintendo of Korea Co., Ltd.
- 2 games with LATAMEL Distribuidora S....
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