About us
We at Double Dash strive for simplicity through the combination of retro and modern. We create innovation by using mechanics that are classic, familiar and easy to understand, but hard to master. We dedicate special care to our products, creating an unique universe so that each and every one of our games can become a memorable experience.
We believe that the games universe goes way beyond a simple digital media. Games are a transmedia product, and one of our main objectives is to develop our games following this direction, configuring them as a potential part of pop culture.
What we do
Other than creating our own products and intelectual properties , we also offer our project development services to interested companies, creating games for other intelectual properties with our view of quality and entertainment, ensuring the creation of an engaging and unique game.
Team
Our team today is comprised by professionals from a variety of areas, with a firm technical grap on all aspects of the creative and productive process in game development.
Kim Kaznowski
CEO and Producer
Kim Kaznowski is a Producer and also the one responsible for the strategic part of the studio, not only as a Project Manager but also as the one in charge of the coding planning. He started his journey into game developing in 2011, studying the making of alternative game servers, trying to learn enough to create his own game. He always loved technology, what inspired him to apply to Automation and Control Engineering at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ). During the coding classes he learned he loved it, so he decided to focus in game development and founded Double Dash Studios with his associates.
Jandê Saavedra Farias
Art Director
Jandê Saavedra Farias is a Graphic Design major at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ). He worked many years in the TV & Movie industry as an animator and illustrator, as well as Designer for many cinema exhibitions in Rio de Janeiro. He studies games since 2008 and has been working with videogames since 2012, and continued after founding Double Dash Studios. Since 2015 he’s been exclusively dedicated to Double Dash Studios and working in the videogame industry working as an Art Director.
Luiza Shimura
Artist and Animator
Luíza Shimura is one of the co-founders at Double Dash Studios and works as an Artist and Animator. She took part in many game jams and likes design, animation and pixels. She loves games with narrative, crafting and Dating Sims.
Lucas Thiers
Game Designer
Lucas Thiers is the team’s Game Designer. He grew up playing games and started learning their creative proccess when he was 13, fiddling with RPG systems. He has worked with art and animation since 2012, before he started dedicating himself exclusively to Game Design after founding Double Dash Studios. He is also a big fan of E-sports, Fighting Games and speedrunning.
Leonardo Pereira Thurler
Programmer
Leonardo Pereira Thurler is the one in charge of the coding in the studios projects. He started to get interested in coding around 2010, when he started his studies in his major. Nowadays he is an Specialist in Games and Animation from Unicarioca and a Major in Computer Science from Anhanguera. He started working with Software Development in 2011 thanks to his passion for technology, fantasy worlds and games. He has been studying and working by himself with games since 2012. He has started working at Double Dash Studios in 2017 and has been working with games ever since. He also teaches Game Design at the Infnet Institute.
Michael Douglas
Community Manager
Michael Douglas joined the Double Dash team in 2019 to take care of our social media. He grew up playing indie games because of hardware limitations and nowadays loves the aesthetics and versatility of independent games. He constantly studies game related content and always tries to give opportunities for those not blessed by the spotlights. He’s also a lover of urban art, coffee, a speedrun enthusiast and anime addict.