t eller . ▁ ▁Life ▁and ▁career ▁ ▁Ben mer gui ▁grew ▁up ▁at ▁his ▁child hood ▁home ▁in ▁a ▁rural ▁area ▁in land ▁in ▁Argentina . ▁Ben mer gui ▁spent ▁much ▁of ▁his ▁child hood ▁expl oring ▁out do ors , ▁and ▁h anging ▁out ▁with ▁much ▁older ▁children ▁from ▁his ▁neighborhood . ▁ ▁Before ▁becoming ▁an ▁independent ▁game ▁developer , ▁Ben mer gui ▁was ▁a ▁development ▁director ▁at ▁the ▁French ▁mobile ▁game ▁studio ▁Gam elo ft , ▁man aging ▁more ▁than ▁ 1 2 0 ▁game ▁developers . ▁When ▁asked ▁by ▁Tim othy ▁Court ney ▁about ▁his ▁time ▁spent ▁at ▁Gam elo ft , ▁Ben mer gui ▁stated ▁" My ▁job ▁was ▁to ▁define ▁and ▁en force ▁policies ▁on ▁how ▁things ▁are ▁supposed ▁to ▁be ▁done , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁help ▁with ▁complicated ▁technical ▁problems . ▁I ▁became ▁w iser ▁on ▁how ▁to ▁deal ▁with ▁people , ▁something ▁I ▁am ▁quickly ▁un learning ▁now ! "; ▁Ben mer gui ▁eventually ▁left ▁his ▁job ▁at ▁a ▁A AA ▁game ▁studio ▁to ▁focus ▁on ▁independent ▁games . ▁Ben mer gui ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁focus ▁his ▁full - time ▁efforts ▁on ▁I ▁W ish ▁I ▁W ere ▁the ▁Moon , ▁calling ▁this ▁time ▁" an ▁emot ional ▁revolution ". ▁ ▁Between ▁ 2 0 0 8 – 2 0 0 9 , ▁Ben mer gui ▁created ▁six ▁games , ▁which ▁most ▁not ably ▁included ▁I ▁W ish ▁I ▁W ere ▁the ▁Moon , ▁Today ▁I ▁Die , ▁and ▁Story t eller . ▁This ▁was