Hi! I'm Edgar.

I'm 32 years old and I live in sunny Portugal with my wonderful wife in the center of Lisbon. I was born in Montreal, Canada, and moved over here (Portugal) with my parents when I was around 8 years old. I've got family in both Montreal and Toronto, from my fathers side, and the rest is in Portugal.

I'm a Game developer and I run an independent videogame studio called "Space Pajamas" (yes, it's quite a silly name) with 4 other friends. I do Game Design (which is to say, I transform ideas into an actual game structure/system), I do environment art and UI Design, and I also manage all of the business side of things.

Recently I got a certificate that let's me teach at professional schools, or at a work place, which I plan to use to teach Game Design to kids who want to learn what it's all about. :)

Besides creating videogames, I'm an amateur musician, amateur magician (I'm quite rusty now, it's been some time since I've done any card tricks) and I like to practice pixel art on my free time. My academic background is in Architecture, and I've also studied illustration.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I sometimes have to travel to go to international Game Developer events, and other gaming events in general, as a Game Developer. When I do, I like to use the opportunity to meet new people and get to know the city/town that I'm visiting as much as possible. Couch surfing enables me to visit a place in a way that almost resembles like living somewhere as a local, instead of simply traveling like a tourist.

Interests

Cinema, music, comic books & graphic novels, anime & manga, illustration, architecture, physics, magic & illusion, games (all types), gastronomy, travelling, etc.

• arts
• books
• architecture
• design
• illustrations
• environment
• running
• anime
• movies
• traveling
• magic
• music
• surfing
• business
• physics
• science

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: The Beatles, Pink Floyd, Magna Carta, King Crimson, Gentle Giant, Yes, Genesis, Peter Gabriel, Radiohead, Tool, Indukti, Black Bonzo, Balmorhea, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Grails, Mogwai, Isis, Neurosis, Opeth, My Dying Bride, Exit Oz, Daughter, etc. Basically, classic rock (60's & 70's), progressive rock, post rock, some black/doom metal, some indie rock, jazz, and other assorted styles.

Movies: 2001: A Space Odyssey, Old Boy, The Machinist, Prestige, Enter The Void, Top Secret, Mindwalk, π (Pi), Primer, Lost Highway, etc.. Films by: David Lynch, Christopher Nolan, Chan-wook Park, Stanley Kubrick, Coen Brothers, Mel Brooks, Gaspar Noe, Alejandro González Iñárritu, etc.

Books: L’Étranger, Island, Invisible Cities, The Third Eye (Lobsang Rampa), Aparição (Virgílio Ferreira), etc.. Books by Albert Camus, Aldous Huxley, Oscar Wilde, W. Somerset Maugham, John Steinbeck, Haruki Murakami, etc.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

"Super Nanny Sleepytime" (a game I created) won a few competitions and was seen by millions of people on Youtube! :D

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach about Game Design and Architecture, and talk for hours about physics and other science stuff (not an actual physicist, mind you :P).

I'm always eager to learn more about... well, everything!

What I Can Share with Hosts

Knowledge about my areas of expertise (should they be on any interest), and a good conversation. :)

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Canada, England, France, Italy, Netherlands, Oman, Portugal, Spain, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Belgium, Canada, Oman, Portugal