huh?

pklwrks LLC was founded in brooklyn, ny by john domenico calvelli while he was pursuing his mfa in game design at new york university. now located in bronxville, ny, pklwrks LLC is a locus for the sustainable development of experimental, artistically driven interactive work in community with other developers, local and global. to align with those ideals, pklwrks LLC is divided into two primary arms: consultancy and studio.

what?

as a consultancy, pklwrks LLC works with select clients as both in thought partnership and consultant engineering primarily in the areas of digital game design and development, interactive exhibition design and development, and full stack web design and development. pklwrks LLC uses the revenue from its consulting work as a catalyst for the development of experimental games and the support of the independent game community.

as a studio, pklwrks LLC develops digital games and interactive experiences that focus on experimental mechanics, compelling narratives and accessibility of play, with an eye towards games as a medium of poetic expression and as a vector for learning and the broadening of perspectives. games by pklwrks LLC hope to make you think about the world just a little bit differently, to maybe learn something that you otherwise didn't know about yourself or others.

who?

john domenico calvelli

founder, studio director, lead software engineer

current

john domenico (jd) calvelli is the founder, studio director, and lead software engineer of pklwrks LLC. he is an assistant professor of digital game design and development at long island university. prior, he received his mfa in game design from new york university, worked as a software engineer and data analyst regarding prosocial games for economist steve levitt at the center for risc at uchicago, and got his ba in modern culture and media and political science at brown university.

caitlin derosa

technical art intern

incoming

caitlin derosa is an incoming technical art intern at pklwrks LLC. she is a digital artist, programmer, and game developer. she focuses on creating short yet expressive games. she is currently enrolled at Long Island University, where she is working towards a bfa in digital game design and development.

anson tong

board member

current

anson tong currently serves on the board of pklwrks LLC. she is a behavioral scientist, writer, and photographer based in chicago. she holds an msc in behavioural science from the london school of economics and a ba in cognitive science and economics from rice university.