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Figure 1: Itsa me, Réjean!

My name is Réjean Lagasse (figure 1). I am originally from Winnipeg Manitoba, but have lived all across Canada and abroad. I spend my free time reading, writing, playing and composing music, but most of all playing videogames.

Why I’m here

In short, I'm here because of Capcom . I remember spending hours as a child trying to beat the final boss in Megaman X. After a grueling struggle the boss lost the last of his health bar, dropped his laser sword, and turned into an even more difficult robot-dragon. I was frustrated, disheartened, and most of all overjoyed that there was more game to play. I eventually defeated my Draconic-Robo nemesis, but I never forgot that moment, and I never stopped looking for new ways to play.

Figure 3.  While the 60m tall Buddha is impressive, most 
people just come for the Tonkotsu ramen.

What I’ve done

 I hold a bachelor of arts in English from Memorial University of Newfoundland. My time at Memorial taught me to be articulate and think critically, two abilities that served me well in Fukuoka Japan teaching English as a second language(see figure 3). After my time in Japan, I came back to Canada to pursue my passion for video games and am now a recent graduate of St.Lawrence College’s Game Programming course.



 I also attend game jams when I can. When I do, I will write about them and attach links here:


Where to find me

Read some of my thoughts on the industry, but mostly lame jokes, on my twitter: @re_accent_aigu.

 You can also reach out to me on linked in.
Finally, you can see my portfolio at rejeanlagasse.carbonmade.com.




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