Dodick Sudirman is a Game Designer and Educator with over 15 years of combined experience, dedicated to serving as a bridge between the gaming industry and academia. He currently serves as an Associate Lecturer of Game Design at RMIT University Vietnam.
In 2013, he co-founded GameChanger Studio, an award-winning indie game studio. He led the design and development of a diverse portfolio until 2023, encompassing premium multiplatform titles and free-to-play games. His notable creative successes include the My Lovely series, a trilogy of dark games that achieved financial success, and also a viral game that garnered over 15 million views on YouTube. While he previously oversaw daily operations as the studio's Chief Operating Officer, he is no longer an active part of GameChanger Studio.
Prior to his work at GameChanger Studio, Dodick spent four years in academia as a Lecturer and the Deputy Head of the Computer Science Program at Universitas Multimedia Nusantara (UMN). During this tenure at UMN, he established a new academic concentration in game development and initiated a student game development club. In 2015, he was the runner-up in the nationally televised Diplomat Success Challenge, an experience that sharpened his business acumen and expanded his perspective on innovation and leadership within the creative industry.