I'm a Game Designer (video games & board games), which means I "invent" games and make them real. I love to share advices to enhance one's creativity, especially to create and invent board games, which is probably my way of making the world a more creative, more playful and then maybe a better place.

I developped a board game design workshop based on a card tool, the Mechanicards : http://alefrancois.com/mechanicards/ - feel free to browse it :)

Apart from that, I'm French. I like games, ideas about how to upgrade the world, strong life values, computers, entertaining people, discovering, learning, sharing. I'm very interested in people in general, I think. These boxes are a start !

I also created my company, Prismatik : http://prismatik.fr/ (sorry, it's only in French at the moment) and I'm interested with the "entrepreneur" world, may it be a good or bad thing - let's debate !

/!\ My name - A lot of people have troubles to say my name. Aurélien is a typically French name with this quite rare nasal "en".
Fortunately, a lot of people call me "Egg", which a way easier way to call me. Feel free to do it. :)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I like to meet people, I like sharing thoughts about life and so on. I like to be useful and give presents as well.

When I'm able to host people, I'm pleased to do so. Also, I'm trying to tell people about this whole CS concept and why it's fantastic. And I'll try to hit more CS events to link more people together.

However, I havn't been able to host anybody for a while now due to several life stuff related to housing. Ask me if you're curious (but I believe it's kind of boring).

Interests

Games in general (board, video, etc), travelling (obviously) and pretty much everything I find exciting : juggling, cards and tricks, aromatherapy and massages, body awareness, theater, kayak, reading...

• culture
• theater
• cooking
• sauna
• board games
• reading
• traveling
• juggling
• cycling
• kayaking
• hitchhiking

Music, Movies, and Books

Some names : Christopher Nolan; One flew over the cuckoo's nest; Amon Tobin; Sonic the hedgehog; La condition humaine; Pendulum; Matrix; Bastion; Game of thrones; 1984; Into the wild; The three musketeers; RJD2; Electro swing...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Jumping in a -2°C lake after a 90°C sauna. Seeing northern lights. Hitchhiking my way from Paris to Helsinki. Trekking though Alpes. Biking from Reims to Utrecht. Seeing two friends getting married. Studying in a video game school.

And life, which is amazing ;-)

Teach, Learn, Share

A lot of things about games if you feel like creating one, discussing about the impact of games on life...
Also, I really enjoy cooking and feel empowered by the presence of other people, so I would be glad to cook something.

I'm interested about a lot of things. Everything you can teach me is welcome. I can also be an unstoppable chatterbox about some serious topics and I love sharing point of views about the world, so a whole evening of sharing thoughts about the world around a tee is always something I'll gladly welcome.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Oh, hey, I already wrote it above !

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Netherlands, Poland, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Finland, France

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