Luca Mahncke
Phone:
+49 151 70060024
Email:
Address:
Rheinstraße 1
95445 Bayreuth
Date of Birth:
July 8th, 2003
About Me
I've always had a flair for creativity. Whether at school or in my free time. I used to craft intricate worlds for my brother and myself where we could relive and recreate our favorite stories. As it is often said, one should always turn their natural inclinations into a fruitful career. But the question that haunted me was, where could I spend my days in constant contemplation? Where could I find a space to unleash my creativity?
The answer came in 2020. I had just entered high school when the challenge of a game development competition reached me and my friends: GamesTalente. We immediately set to work to come up with an RPG with an epic storyline and strong enemies. The result was a script I wrote and we called it "Chronicles of Ymira". And it emerged victorious in the competition. We took part in the GamesTalente Academy for a week.
Since then, nothing remained the same. I had found my true calling and finally a job that could satiate my creative zeal. It was surreal how games, at once, came across as a science and an intuitive art form that offered endless opportunities for self-expression. Something you can create yourself.
I wanted to learn more about this industry. so I took part in Gamestalente two more times. This time as a team assistant. I also founded my own development studio with other Gamestalente alumni. So the first steps in the industry had been taken.
Now, years after the academy I am much more accomplished and experienced in creative direction. But to really internalize this and gain a professional foothold in the industry, I started studying Media Studies and Media Practice at the University of Bayreuth. Here I want to improve my skills in game development and draw inspiration from other areas of the media industry for my work.
Thank you for reading and feel free to look around on my website!
Best regards, Luca Mahncke
Experience
October 2020 - October 2022
February 2022
July 2022
August 2022 - September 2023
October 2023 - Present
Participated three times at GamesTalente. Through this I was able to gain a lot of experience in terms of game design, game development and the industry in general.
I started my company. After my experience at Gamestalente, I wanted to get into the industry myself and develop games together with other people.
Higher School Certificate (Ger. Abitur)
I started a federal voluntary service at the AWO. I worked with young people and broaded both my social skills and my horizons.
I started my studies in media science and media practice at the University of Bayreuth. Here I'm learning how to work properly as a creative director on a project.