For the character used as Joel White's alias, see Decius Duelmaster.
Joel White (born March 14),[1] also known by his aliases "jetsers" and "Decius," is an American video game designer who is currently the Head of Product Management at KingsIsle Entertainment for Wizard101 and Pirate101, a role he began in February 2023. He has worked at KingsIsle since 2010, and initially held the position of Senior Game Designer II. He started off working on the Pirate101 team, doing game design documentation and UI implementation as well as systems design and implementation.[2] He also contributed design work for the Khrysalis expansion to Wizard101.[3] In February 2015, he was put on the Research and Development team, a group of three people who created nine different working prototype games for mobile platforms as well as Oculus Rift, Google Cardboard, and Samsung Gear VR. White was responsible for all of the design content and UI work. Despite this, he also contributed design for the Polaris expansion in Wizard101 as he had previously done with Khrysalis. In May 2016, White joined the MMO Live Team and was a Senior Systems Designer for Wizard101 and Pirate101. He was responsible for creating all Crown Shop items, loot tables, pets, and mounts. In August 2021, he was promoted to Product Manager, before transferring to his current role in February 2023. Before his time at KingsIsle, White worked at Sony Computer Entertainment, Sony Online Entertainment, NCSoft, and BioWare.[2] His credits include notable titles like PaRappa the Rapper 2, Kinetica, EverQuest Online Adventures, EverQuest: The Legacy of Ykesha, Lords of EverQuest, EverQuest II, and Star Wars: The Old Republic.
Credits[]
Pirate101 (2012–present)[4]
- Pirate101 Live Team (2012) — Design[4]
- Pirate101 Live Team - Spring 2014 — Design[4]
- Pirate101 Live Team - Summer 2014 — Design[4]
- Pirate101 Live Team - Winter 2014 — Design[4]
- Pirate101 Live Team - Summer 2015 — Design[4]
- Pirate101 Live Team 1.090 — Design[4]
- Pirate101 Update Team 2022 1.120 — Design (Product Manager)[4]
- Pirate101 Update Team 2023 1.130 — Design (Head of Product)[4]
Wizard101 (2014–present)[5]
- Wizard101 Khrysalis Expansion Live Team (2014) — Design[5]
- MMO Live Team - Polaris Expansion (2015) — Design[5]
- MMO Live Team - Mirage Expansion (2016) — Design[5]
- MMO Live Team - Empyrea Pt. 1 Expansion (2017) — Design[5]
- MMO Live Team - Wizard City Underground Expansion (2019) — Design[5]
- MMO Live Team - Karamelle Expansion (2020) — Design, Product Management[5]
- MMO Live Team - Lemuria Expansion (2021) — Design, Product Management (Product Manager)[5]
- MMO Live Team - Novus Expansion (2022) — Design, Product (Manager)[5]
- MMO Live Team - Wallaru Expansion (2023) — Design, Product (Head of Product)[5]
Sources[]
Wizard101 10th Anniversary ~ Part 3 on the KingsIsle Entertainment YouTube channel (September 25, 2018)
KingsIsle at Gamescom 2022! on the KingsIsle Blog (September 2, 2022) (backup link)
KI Live: Pirate101 Update & More! on the KingsIsle Entertainment YouTube channel (May 26, 2023)
Wizard101 Dev Diary: Reflecting on 15 Magical Years on the KingsIsle Entertainment YouTube channel (September 25, 2023)
Notes and references[]

Joel White interviewed in 2018 for the "Wizard101 10th Anniversary" series.
External links[]
Joel White on LinkedIn
Joel White on MobyGames
Joel White on Twitter