Hey everyone 👋 I'm João André, 34 years old, founder of FenJo Studio. An atypical journey, starting from Clermont-Ferrand with my Portuguese roots, I first went through jobs that were worlds away from video games: self-service employee, manager, truck driver.
The turning point? The day someone made me realize my dog no longer had a place in the truck. I chose the dog and finally the path I had always wanted: development. Application Designer and Developer, then AI Developer, and a fullstack dev position at ENGIE IT to bring it all together. Then finally, the big leap: I left everything behind to found my studio.
An introverted, neurodivergent geek, I've fallen flat on my face more than once along the way. But this head that constantly analyzes everything is also the one that makes me build worlds where every pixel has a story. So I keep at it, because I fully intend to see these projects through to the end. My conviction 👉 video games are an art form, not just a product. An art form that demands a solid entrepreneurial side, of course, but when the artistic gets lost in the product, nothing good ever comes of it.
The idea behind FenJo Studio doesn't stop at my own games: it's about building a true ecosystem. Mutual support between studios, a springboard for young talent, and a real place for diversity in the industry. Neurodiversity included — I'm well placed to know what a difference it makes to be wired differently. Looking forward to talking and building with you 🔥
