GAME DESIGNER

DEEPANJALI

SARNA

Preferred pronouns: She/Her

Game Designer

Ex - Zynga, GSN Games (Scopely), Liquidnitro Games

Community Manager at Women in Games India.

Ambassador at Women in Games.

Site Organiser, Global Game Jam Bangalore.

Also known as @The_Enchanted_Witch in the Gamer Zone

Gamer-turned-game designer, I wield pixels and magic, crafting worlds inspired by experiences and fueled by cat cuddles. A storytelling bookworm with an art-loving heart, I explore the uncharted realms of food, culture, and adventure. From joystick to designing thrilling quests of creativity.

Professional Projects

Personal Projects

Blogs

Reach out to me: deepanjali2k@gmail.com

More Experience

Game Designer at Liquidnitro Games on a top-charting multiplayer party game (10M+ downloads, ⭐4.5+ on Playstore & AppStore).
Game Designer at Zynga on Willy Wonka Slots and Black Diamond Casino.
Theme Committee for Global Game Jam for 2 consecutive years - 2023 and 2024.
Game Artist and Designer for Game'n'Train Mixer Program 2021, organised by Goethe Institut/ Max Mueller Bhavan and Stiftung Digitale Spiele Kultur.
Game Designer at WhiteBud Studios (Service-Based StartUp) on their Technical Art services and In-House Products.
Technical Artist Intern at GSN Games (Now Scopely) on Bingo Bash.
Co-founded an Indie and Game Services Studio in 2019 and worked with a strong Clientele for 10 months.
Led the Social Media and Website Team in a Bangalore-based Fashion Startup in 2020 for a year.
Speaker at the Unite India Student Ambassador Summit for 2 consecutive years - 2018 and 2019.
Speaker at Girlscript India Summit 2020.
Speaker at Techign Summit 2021.
Speaker at Outscal Design Talk.
Speaker and Critic at West Virginia University for Interactive Media students.
Panellist at Hyper Games Conference 2022 on the Women in Games Panel.
Panellist at India Game Developer Conference 2022 on the Women in Games Panel.
Part of Lumikai's Pathbreaking Article - Edition III
Part of a Career Guidance Podcast
Mentor for GirlsGame2 2023, conducted by Zynga and Unherd.in to help young school girls build their first game concept.
Speaker and Mentor at Presidency University for Game Design Students.
Speaker at Dayanand Sagar University for Engineering Students.
Panellist at Kalakruti - A Design conclave at Parul University, discussing GenZ Designers at Work: Creative expectations, Digital Engagement and Design Evolution.

Education

Bachelor of Computer Applications in Game and Mobile Software Development 2017-2020