About me
Me

Hi, my name is Joeri van der Velden, I've been around for 34 years so far. Professional game developer by trade. Living in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Currently employed at Codeglue and doing freelance work on the side. I have a MSc degree Game and Media Technology from the Utrecht University, and a BSc degree in Computer Science from the Delft University of Technology.

You can find my various social media profiles and accounts in the top-right of this page. For more personal stuff, continue reading below.

Personal
Void Machina

Games have always been a big part of my life. During my teenage years I gained an interest in programming and game development through the program Game Maker. Over time I finished a few small games and accumulated tons of unfinished projects. In 2007 I got the opportunity to participate in the national Make-a-Game contest, where I won the Contestant Jury Prize. This was the validation I needed to choose game development as a career.

During those years I also joined the Mr. Green gaming community. Managing and modding gameservers taught me a lot about professional game engines, community management and the larger gaming ecosystem. I developed gamemodes for Garry's Mod, such as Infected Wars (featured in PC Gamer UK).

In my time at university I immersed myself in the Dutch games industry. I was part of the Indievelopment 2015 organisation comittee. Eventually I ended up in the games industry in Rotterdam, building games for PC, console, mobile and virtual reality.

Vision
Shadow of the Colossus

Games have become the largest entertainment industry in modern society. They come in many shapes and sizes, from mobile time wasters to big-budget titles that ship millions of copies. Every person plays for different reasons, looking for different experiences. I personally look for games that immerse me in a different world and allow me explore, and I love playing games that evoke strong emotions. This is why Virtual Reality sold itself to me on day one, and I've been busy with VR ever since.

These are the kind of games I hope to make. However, I'm well aware of the effort required. My results can be found on the project page!

Gaming
Half-Life

The PC is my home ground. I have a few game genres I usually gravitate to, but in the end I like every game that immerses and challenges me while bringing something interesting to the table. In terms of consoles I currently own a Playstation and Nintendo Switch for the occasional exclusive title. Still most of my game time is spend in my Steam library, powered by my gaming rig or laptop (see my hardware inventory).

Since 2012 I'm a believer in the new wave of virtual reality gaming, brought upon by the Oculus Rift. I was amongst the first 200 Kickstarter backers, and I've been following Oculus and VR gaming closely ever since.

Games I've played

This is a randomized (and probably incomplete) list of some of the games I've enjoyed over the years.

Frozen Synapse
Pokemon Red
Golden Sun
Revenge of the Titans
NieR: Automata
Momodora: Reverie Under the Moonlight
SWAT 4
Deltarune Chapter 2
Pony Island
Shadow Warrior 2
Dear Esther
Brothers in Arms: Road to Hill 30
Edge of Nowhere
Uncharted 4: A Thief's End
FTL: Faster Than Light
MORDHAU
DOOM (2016)
Terraria
Worms 3D
Shadow Warrior
DarkMaus
RAGE
The Wolf Among Us
Pokemon Ruby
SpaceChem
Scribblenauts
Into the Breach
ENSLAVED: Oddyssey to the West
Alice: Madness Returns
Cave Story
The Forest
E.V.O. Search for Eden
Tabletop Simulator
Brigador
Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones
Fallout 3
Dishonored: Death of the Outsider
Ultimate Chicken Horse
Final Fantasy VIII
Just Cause 2
Subnautica
Vader Immortal
Zeno Clash
Resident Evil 4
Audiosurf
Alan Wake
Kingdom Hearts 0.2 Birth by Sleep
SimCity 3000
Gunpoint
SUPERHOT VR
Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
Turok: Evolution
Zombie Driver
James Bond 007
Outer Wilds
Spec Ops: The Line
Blasphemous
From Dust
DUSK
Pokemon Gold
Jamestown
Goldeneye 007
Guild Wars
Hitman: Codename 47
Mario Kart 64
Elden Ring
Wargames
Hyper Light Drifter
Final Fantasy VII: Remake
Manifold Garden
Windlands 2
Inscryption
Final Fantasy XIII
13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat
Clustertruck
Battlefield 1
Holopoint
The Unspoken
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
Chrono Trigger
The Beginner's Guide
Worms 3D
Inside
Grow Home
Virtual Virtual Reality
Brink
The Witness
DOOM VFR
DayZ
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Dead Space
Legend of Zelda: The Phantom Hourglass
BioShock
Return to Castle Wolfenstein
Far Cry 3
World in Conflict: Soviet Assault
Payday 2
Broken Age
Bonelab
Resident Evil 6
Prey
The Sims
Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition
Doom 3
BlazeRush
Kingdom Hearts Birth By Sleep Final Mix
F.E.A.R. 3
Turok 2: Seeds of Evil
The Last Guardian
Rain World
Wanderlust: Rebirth
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed
Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds
Don't Starve Together
The Walking Dead: Season Two
Yooka-Laylee
Control
Transistor
RollerCoaster Tycoon 3
Prince of Persia: Warrior Within
Space Engineers
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney: Trials and Tribulations
Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask
West of Loathing
Mercenary Kings
Left 4 Dead
Prey: Mooncrash
Homeworld 2 Remastered
Hitman 2: Silent Assassin
Counter-Strike: Source
Until You Fall
SUPERHOT
Transformers
Disco Elysium
Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines
Deus Ex
Banjo-Kazooie
Vanquish
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl
Bloodborne
The Climb
Warhammer: End Times - Vermintide
Hammerwatch
Risk of Rain
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
Metroid Prime Hunters
Primal Carnage: Extinction
Haven: Call of the King
Wolfenstein: The New Order
Ori and the Blind Forest: Definitive Edition
Mass Effect 2
Prince of Persia: Sands of Time
The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners
Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime
Torchlight
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Game Dev Story
House of the Dying Sun
Titanfall 2
Land's End
Job Simulator
Overwatch
Advance Wars: Dual Strike
Final Fantasy IX
Doki Doki Literature Club
Just Cause 2 Multiplayer Mod
Broforce
Kingdom Hearts
Tower of Guns
Nidhogg
Dungeon Defenders
Snakebird
Half-Life: Opposing Force
MOTHERGUNSHIP
Psychonauts 2
Peter Jackson’s King Kong
Settlers 4
Dark Messiah of Might & Magic
Apex Legends
Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia
Dishonored
Half-Life 2: Episode 2
Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice
The Witcher 2
Paper Beast - Folded Edition
The Stanley Parable
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
Counter-Strike
Mount Your Friends
Antichamber
ICO
Max Payne
Magicka: Wizard Wars
Fantastic Contraption
Vanishing Realms: Rite of Steel
Jade Empire
One Finger Death Punch
The Signal From Tölva
Gone Home
Shadow of the Colossus
Max Payne 3
Lunar Flight
Magicka
SimCity 4
Robinson: The Journey
Deltarune Chapter 1
Kairo
Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days
Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak
TwitchPlaysPokemon
The Stanley Parable Ultra Deluxe
Rayman 2: The Great Escape
Command & Conquer: Tiberain Sun
Apex Construct
Mario Kart DS
Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception
Elite Dangerous
Tony Hawk Pro Skater 3
Garry’s Mod
TechnoMage
Half-Life 2
Lone Survivor
Dungeon Keeper
Battlefield 1942
Tomb Raider (2013)
Journey of the Gods
Dead Space 2
Capsized
Ninja Town
Valkyria Chronicles
Teleglitch
Brothers in Arms: Earned in Blood
Minecraft
Vox Machinae
Shadow of the Colossus
Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night
Primal Carnage
Hollow Knight
Half-Life: Blue Shift
Onward
Jazz Jackrabbit
Arma 2
Final Fantasy IV
The Talos Principle
EVERSPACE
A Short Hike
FORM
Surgeon Simulator 2013
PlanetSide 2
Medabots
Overgrowth
Titan Souls
The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay
Thomas Was Alone
Hitman: Absolution
Euclidean
Far Cry 3 Blood Dragon
Dragon Age: Origins
Bastion
I Expect You To Die
Rec Room
Horizon Zero Dawn
Boneworks
Team Fortress 2
Prey (2017)
Crying Suns
Advance Wars: Dark Conflict (Days of Ruin)
Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown
Nine Parchments
Halo: Combat Evolved
The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena
Magicka 2
Lunar Knights
Command & Conquer: Generals
Undertale
Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon
New Super Mario Bros.
Mirror’s Edge
Trax (Totsugeki! Ponkotsu Tank)
Half-Life 2: Lost Coast
Evolve
Okami
Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales
Lemma
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Dead Space 3
Eldritch
Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch
Deadlight
Refunct
Hawken
SYNTHETIK
Tomb Raider Underworld
OPUS: Echo of Starsong
Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP
Grand Theft Auto IV
Dishonored 2
Scorn
Mass Effect
Scribblenauts Unlimited
Battlefield 3
ADR1FT
The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind
DOOM Eternal
Vanquish
Half-Life 2: Episode 1
Rise of the Tomb Raider
Chronos
The Walking Dead
Metro: Last Light
Killing Floor 2
Tokyo 42
Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin
Human: Fall Flat
Super Mario Land
Gravity Rush
RollerCoaster Tycoon
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Rings of Fate
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
VA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action
Lylat Wars (Star Fox 64)
Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance
Worms 2
RollerCoaster Tycoon 2
Halo Reach
Time Machine VR
Shelter
Crysis 2
Mass Effect 3
Noita
Mark of the Ninja
Ridiculous Fishing
The Last of Us
Prince of Persia (2008)
Pokemon Diamond
Crysis 3
Venineth
Ripcoil
Half-Life: Alyx
World of Goo
Jurassic World: Aftermath
Subnautica Below Zero
Entropy : Zero 2
Super Mario Galaxy
Left 4 Dead 2
Valkyria Chronicles 4
Homeworld Remastered
Batman: Arkham Asylum
Risk of Rain 2
Fugue in Void
Kingdom Hearts Dream Drop Distance HD
Hitman: Blood Money
CrossCode
Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow
Cult of the Lamb
Duck Season
Windlands
The Witcher
Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number
Star Wars: Squadrons
Chivalry: Medieval Warfare
Resident Evil 5
BioShock Infinite
Far Cry
Outer Wilds: Echoes of the Eye
Path of Exile
Overcooked
Going Under
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney
Hades
Kirby: Power Paintbrush (Canvas Curse)
The Swapper
Half-Life
The Gallery - Episode 1: Call of the Starseed
Age of Mythology
Katana Zero
Bad North
Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons
Turok 2: Seeds of Evil
Warzone 2100
Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories
The Darkness II
Pokemon Stadium 2
Jurassic Park
Settlers 3
Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First Sin
Receiver
Rocket League
Shattered Horizon
Poker Night at the Inventory
Advance Wars 2: Black Hole Rising
Tetris
Brothers in Arms: Hell’s Highway
Freelancer
Orion: Dino Horde
Final Fantasy XV
Evil Genius
Dr. Langeskov, The Tiger, and The Terribly Cursed Emerald: A Whirlwind Heist
Battlefield 2
Hitman: Contracts
ABZÛ
Unreal Tournament 2004
Trine
Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow
Firewatch
Thirty Flights of Loving
F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin
Portal Stories: Mel
There Is No Game: Wrong Dimension
Kingdom Hearts III
Battlefield: Bad Company 2
Feral Rites
Genshin Impact
Braid
Budget Cuts 2: Mission Insolvency
A Plague Tale: Innocence
The Gallery - Episode 2: Heart of the Emberstone
Killzone 2
Wargroove
BattleBlock Theater
Minit
The World Ends With You
Carrion
Fire Emblem
Journey
GunZ: The Duel
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
To the Moon
Eagle Flight
Demon’s Souls
Luftrausers
Budget Cuts
Yoshi’s Story
Kirby’s Dream Land 2
The Last of Us: Part 2
Quake III Arena
Ace Combat Assault Horizon
Final Fantasy VII
Painkiller
Mirror's Edge Catalyst
Praey to the Gods
Gravity Rush 2
Deus Ex: Human Revolution
Gato Roboto
Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
Baba Is You
Diddy Kong Racing
FEZ
Lucky's Tale
Killing Floor
Wolfenstein: The Old Blood
Space Pirate Trainer
Super Smash Bros.
Super Meat Boy
Pokemon GO
Dark Souls III
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
Call of Duty 2
Sonic and Knuckles
Crysis
Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne
Monument Valley
Nioh: Complete Edition
God of War
Ashen
Dungeon Keeper 2
Beyond Good & Evil
Kerbal Space Program
Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice
Raptor Valley
Guacamelee!
Super Mario 64
Eidolon
Dark Souls: Prepare to Die Edition
F.E.A.R.
Insurgency
Osmos
Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands
HOARD
Technolust
Arma 3
Darksiders
Company of Heroes
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Rez Infinite
Metro 2033
WHAT THE GOLF?
Banjo-Tooie
Qbeh-1: The Atlas Cube
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney: Justice for All
Recettear: An Item Shop’s Tale
Project Reality
Sonic 3
Furi
Population: One
Proteus
Portal
LIMBO
Call of Duty: World at War
Jurassic World Evolution
Hotline Miami
Deadbolt
Accounting+
Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus
Robo Recall
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
Audioshield
Warhammer: Vermintide 2
Psychonauts
Duck Game
RiMe
Vertigo Remastered
Portal 2
The Solus Project
Lone Echo
Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance
Kingdom Hearts II
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Heat Signature
Alan Wake’s American Nightmare
Lone Echo 2
Grow Up
Turok: Dinosaur Hunter
The Darkness
VVVVVV
The Long Dark
Natural Selection 2
Crysis Warhead
Battlefield 4
Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney
Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII
Quake Live
Pyre
Half Minute Hero: The Second Coming
Zoo Tycoon
Final Fantasy XIII-2