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.

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