With over 11 years of experience as a producer, Tali has filled leadership roles for her entire professional life. She has expertly managed budgets of over 5M USD. In her role as Minority Media’s producer, she shipped many games, including the critically-acclaimed Papo & Yo, the App Store chart topper Loco Motors, and the ground-breaking Spirits of Spring. Her most recent project, Time Machine VR, was one of the most acclaimed launch games for VR devices, praised by the industry and gaming press, and nominated for a 2016 NUMIX award. As a studio manager, Tali took Minority Media from a 5-person startup to one of Canada’s leading developers at the forefront of VR innovation, employing 40 highly-talented professionals. Tali has established relationships with all major digital content publishers, including Sony, Microsoft, Apple, Amazon, Google, Valve, Steam, Facebook, Oculus VR, HTC and Samsung.

Ruben has 9 years of experience taking games from inception to worldwide launch. He learned and perfected his craft at AAA developers Electronic Arts and Eidos before playing a decisive creative role in establishing Minority Media’s reputation in games like award-winning Papo & Yo and Spirits of Spring. Respected across the game industry, Ruben’s numerous keynotes, master classes, and workshops, have inspired his peers. Ruben worked with the National Film Board of Canada (NFB) on I Love Potatoes, a narrative game about social innovation. Since launch, the game has collected numerous prizes for its engaging social features and transformative thematic (Best Social Game at the Canadian Videogame Awards in 2015; The 2016 NUMIX Grand Prix; 2017’s Best Original Interactive Production by the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television; among others.) Since 2013 Ruben has explored the VR medium with gaming, educational and artistic projects: Minority Media’s Time Machine VR, Niwîchewâkan: Cree Syllabics VR (with the Cree School Board) and Museum Of Symmetry (with the National Film Board).

CASA RARA always keeps an eye out for fresh talent. Charlène has recently graduated from Game Design at l’Université du Québec en Abitibi Témiscamingue. During her studies, she cultivated a passion for making complex game systems and developing enticing stories capable of reaching player emotion. An organized leader by nature, she has skills in game design, level design, narrative design and complex mechanics design. She has sharp prototyping skills, including great knowledge of C# in Unity as well as Unreal Engine 4’s blueprint system. Charlène joined CASA RARA for an internship in March 2017, and quickly demonstrated her potential: she is a fast learner and has the attitude of a pro. Charlène creates proof that CASA RARA’s vision of pairing talented juniors with veteran developers delivers a huge payoff for the company.

Eliott is a skilled 3D and 2D artist who gained his experience working in France as a concept artist, character designer, modeller, and UI artist. He moved to Montreal in search of a team with unbridled creativity and enthusiasm. He is highly proficient in art pipelines, including sculpting (Zbrush), retopology/high/lowpoly modeling (3Dcoat, Maya), mapping (xNormal), rigging/animation (Maya) and PBR texturing (Quixel Suite, Photoshop). He also knows game engines Unreal Engine 4 and Unity inside out: Eliott masters engine integration, lighting/shading and FX (Shuriken, Cascade). Eliott is a great team player, and his versatility, hands-on approach and unique style have brought him to CASA RARA. He is a rare type of artist: more than a generalist, he is a true technical polymath that matches the specialist’s quality standards. Eliott’s understanding of both form and functionality makes him a perfect fit for our experienced art team.