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.

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