From Novice to Starlight King: My Rational Journey Through AI-Driven Game Design

I never believed success in games came from chance. As an INTP engineer trained at University College London, I saw the casino floor not as a gamble—but as a system to decode. My background isn’t one of superstition; it’s rationalism wrapped in silence and precision.

At Ubisoft, I designed prototypes where VR wasn’t just a feature—it was an extension of human intuition. The flickering lights of Shibuya? They were UI nodes I learned to read: each bet, each pause, each reload—a data point in a larger algorithm.

I set my budget like code: £500/day max. No reckless spins. Just timed interactions—20-minute sessions with clear intent. The ‘starlight multiplier’? It wasn’t magic; it was probability optimized for cognitive load.

I watched others chase jackpots like addicts. I chose instead to observe patterns—the rhythm of reward cycles, the elegance of low-stakes play. When the event triggered? I didn’t rush—I paused, looked up at the skyline.

The real win wasn’t in the payout—it was in the discipline: knowing when to walk away. The ‘Starlight Community’? Not a forum for hope—it was a laboratory for deliberate design.

This isn’t gaming as entertainment. It’s game design as philosophy—where every line of code is a note in an unplayed symphony.