Translating Complex Tech into Clear Documentation for Creative Studios.
From visual network maps to creative technical writing, I build the exact manuals and guides your creative studio needs. Keep your infrastructure running, your pipelines flowing, and your small team perfectly aligned.
James Price
Founder, NetworkDocs
Most technical documentation is built by engineers, for engineers. This leaves creative teams, new hires, and non-technical stakeholders lost in a sea of jargon and messy spreadsheets. When systems aren’t clearly communicated, production slows down, knowledge gets lost, and the end product suffers. I sit in a unique space designed to fix exactly that.
Bridging the gap between tech and creative. With a background spanning hands-on Cisco networking, cybersecurity, and digital media arts, my expertise utilises both sides of the brain. I deeply understand the granular complexities of your tech stack, and I bring structure to it by working directly with your developers and production workflows to keep everything aligned.
Documentation your team will actually use. I don’t just export raw data or write dry, impenetrable text walls. Whether I am reverse-engineering a sprawling network topology, mapping out indie game pipelines, or crafting visual operational guides, I act as a translator. I turn dense technical environments into clear, beautifully structured documentation that keeps your small studio moving forward.
Credentials & Qualifications
• Dip. Art & Creativity (Adv) Level 7
• NZDip. Digital Media & Design Level 5
• NZDip. Creativity Levels 5 & 6
• Cisco Networking & Cybersecurity
• Cert. Information Systems & Technology
• NatDip. Design (Graphic) Level 5
• NatDip. Adult Ed / Dip. Bus.
“I don’t replace network engineers, game developers, or MSPs. Their job is to build the game and the infrastructure. My job is to act as the translator, turning dense backend systems into structured, practical information that supports the people maintaining those environments long after launch.” – James Price
Making Your Studio’s Infrastructure Clear and Maintainable.
I create structured technical documentation, network diagrams, and visual guides that help creatives and indie game studios understand, manage, and support their complex systems. As your studio evolves and relies on specialised software, live operations, and custom infrastructure, critical knowledge easily becomes fragmented.
My documentation provides a practical, single source of truth. Clear writing, accurate topology diagrams, and intuitive workflows ensure continuity, rapid troubleshooting, and seamless onboarding for new hires. I focus on reflecting how your systems actually function in practice, translating dense data into formats your team will genuinely use.
Making Complex Networks & Game Systems Maintainable
As networks scale or deploy into unique environments, and as your studio’s games move into live operations, complexity increases. Routers, switches, cloud environments and backend gameplay logic become harder to track. I help creative studios turn these complex systems into clear documentation and user-facing communication, ensuring teams stay aligned, workflows remain efficient, and players experience consistent systems from concept to release.
Make Complex Systems Understandable
I map and explain how your systems actually work, from physical backend infrastructure to gameplay logic, so engineers, designers, other creatives, and producers share the same understanding. Outcome: Teams stop guessing and start building with clarity.
Turn Complexity Into Usable Knowledge
I transform dense technical systems and network topologies into structured, visual documentation that teams can actually use day-to-day. Outcome: Faster troubleshooting, smoother collaboration, less rework.
Reduce Pipeline & Operational Friction
I clarify workflows, pipelines, and IT tools to remove bottlenecks and improve how work moves across your studio. Outcome: Production and maintenance flow cleaner with fewer blockers.
Support Scalable Systems & Live Operations
I structure and document systems so they can scale, supporting live ops, infrastructure updates, and cross-platform environments with confidence. Outcome: Teams can ship, update, and operate without uncertainty.
Align Development and Communication
I bridge the gap between internal systems and user/player-facing messaging, ensuring what you build is clearly reflected in what the end-user experiences. Outcome: Consistent communication across technical teams and your audience.
Network Topology & Architecture Clarity
Clarity for your core environments and backend systems. I create precise, highly visual physical and logical diagrams that map out exactly how your networks, server racks, and game architectures are structured. I translate complex raw configurations and gameplay logic into clean, industry-standard visuals (Visio, Lucidchart) so your engineering and design teams never have to guess what is plugged in where.
This may include:
• Physical & Logical Network Diagrams
• System, Service & Backend Topology Mapping
• Rack Elevations & Cloud/Hybrid Architecture
• Technical Design Documents (TDDs)
Creative Technical Writing & Player Communication
Documentation your teams and players will actually read. Technical writing does not have to be dry to be accurate. I apply visual design, intuitive formatting, and a user-centric approach to build manuals, playbooks, and guides that are genuinely engaging. Furthermore, I bridge the gap between internal systems and player-facing messaging, ensuring your live-ops updates and external content clearly align with what you have built.
This may include:
• Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) & Runbooks
• Player-Facing System Explanations
• Live-Ops & Update Communication
• Onboarding Guides & Knowledge Base Articles
Operational Workflows, Pipelines & Asset Management
Connecting the tech to the people and the production pipeline. A network, creative studio, or game studio is only as strong as the processes built around it. I clarify workflows, asset pipelines, and daily IT routines to remove bottlenecks and keep your business running smoothly. By pairing written production workflows with hardware and software tracking, I ensure you have a complete, 360-degree view of your operations.
This may include:
• Process & Game Production Workflow Mapping
• Tooling & Version Control Mapping
• Device, Hardware & Software Audits
• Disaster Recovery & Incident Response Documentation
How I work…
The focus is always the same: understand the technical environment, structure the complex data clearly, and create diagrams and written documentation that are as visually engaging as they are practical to maintain, whether for enterprise IT infrastructure or game development pipelines.
Understand the Systems & Environment
I begin by auditing your existing physical infrastructure, software ecosystems, and operational workflows. I uncover the unique constraints of your environment and identify the specific needs of the internal teams (from IT operations to game engineers, designers, and producers), external vendors, or end-users and players who will rely on the final documentation.
Structure, Map & Write
I organise raw technical data, from IP allocations to complex gameplay logic and backend architecture, into a clear framework. Then, I apply visual design and user-centric formatting to build accurate diagrams and engaging reference materials tailored to your audience.
This includes logical topology maps, physical rack elevations, and Technical Design Documents (TDDs), alongside beautifully structured Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), player-facing communications, and clear handover guides.
Refine for Long-Term Usability
Technical blueprints and written guides must remain highly engaging and practical long after the initial discovery phase is over.
I refine the final assets to ensure they are intuitive to navigate, quick to update, and genuinely easy to read. This guarantees your documentation effortlessly scales alongside new hardware expansions, live-ops game updates, software rollouts, and changing operational needs.
Who I work with…
I work with creative teams and game studios that need clear, beautifully structured documentation for their networks, software ecosystems, and complex operational workflows.
Most of the environments I document sit within small to growing organisations, from indie to established teams, where systems have evolved over time, technical knowledge is siloed across teams, and operational clarity has become increasingly important.
As platforms and workflows grow more complex, user-centric documentation becomes essential, not only for technical engineers and game designers, but also for smooth onboarding, support, live-ops maintenance, continuity, and long-term operational stability.
I work directly with business owners, studio producers, software developers, internal IT teams, Managed Service Providers (MSPs), and technology consultants to create visual diagrams and written guides that support real working environments.
This may include:
• Game Development Studios (Indie to Established)
• Small to Medium Creative Studios
• Software Development & SaaS Platforms
The goal is always the same: creating engaging, practical documentation that remains highly useful long after a project is completed or a game is launched.
My approach is simple, if I take on a project, it needs to be done properly.
Most networks and software ecosystems aren’t messy by mistake, they’ve evolved through real work, pressure, and constant change. I understand that, because I’ve been around those environments.
I’m not here to replace the people doing the work. I help capture the infrastructure and workflows that already exist, translating them into beautifully structured diagrams and creative technical writing that empowers your team long after I’m gone.
So, if your internal documentation isn’t keeping up with your evolving environment, get in touch to start a conversation.
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+64-27-474-0064
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