Hi, I’m Feiko!
I’m a Game Developer from the Netherlands, passionate about creating engaging & moving experiences that bring people together.
With over 3 years of industry experience, I hold a BSc in Game Development and an MSc in Games Research. Below, you can find my portfolio, highlighting some of work.
Arid
Main Role: Lead Game Design
Supporting Role: Technical Design
Available on Steam
A Gritty, exploration-survival experience set in the Atacama Desert; the driest place on earth.
Some of my contributions:
Responsible for the design of various features such as Base Upgrades, Equipment, Weather, Day & Night cycles.
Provided support for the Design Team with Status Effects, Crafting, and User Interface.
Led Agile / Scrum processes like daily standups and standdowns and managed backlogs and sprint meetings.
Created monthly analytics reports for shareholder insights.
Researched and created design prototypes during concepting phases.
Implemented designed gameplay features using custom tools developed by programmers.
Assisted programmers with medium-level technical tasks such as feature implementation and performance optimization.
Set up and maintained CI/CD servers (Jenkins & Perforce)
Streamlined Mastermind
Main Role: Production
Supporting Role: Technical Design
A Compact & Playful heist planning game. Developed remotely in 8 weeks, with a team of 14.
Some of my contributions:
Set up the high-level plan and identified task dependencies.
Set sprint goals in collaboration with feature team leads.
Introduced and adapted Large Scale Scrum (LSS) methodologies to team needs.
Communicated with stakeholders, including progress update meetings.
Managed Itch store page setup and QA pipelines.
Set up Continuous Integration pipelines and maintained the Jenkins server and pipeline scripts.
Created various technical design demos to address issues with the Nintendo Switch port (later scrapped).
Achievements & Recognitions
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Arid was awarded the Best Student Game at the Dutch Game Awards in 2021. Because of this award, Arid has been archived at the Dutch Institude of Sound & Vision, a digital archiving institute.
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Arid won the Best Design and Audience Awards at the yearly award ceremony at the Breda University of Applied Sciences in 2021.
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Arid was nominated as Hobby Game of the Year at the Game Development World Championships in 2021.
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Streamlined Mastermind won Best Design & Best Art at the yearly award ceremony @ Breda University of Applied Sciences.
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Quantum VR
Experimental VR project using non-euclidean geometry to create impossibe spaces.
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Aztech
2D Puzzle Platformer, using telekinesis to move objects around.
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Demon's Heaven
Experimental Samurai game, developed as a learning project for fast-paced combat design.