JOY
MAGIC
EMPOWERMENT
My name is Willem Delventhal, and some people call me the Wizard of Joy.
I am a game designer, a business founder and I do my best to bring joy to the world.
GAMES & PROJECTS
Life By You - Paradox Tectonic
The most moddable life-sim ever made
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Use a bespoke visual scripting language and the Unity Editor to create content for an upcoming life-sim game
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Act as self directed content designer, identifying systems that need work and making them shine
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Cross collaborate with larger design team and full development team to build incredible features
WithMe - Together Labs
A kinder, more patient metaverse from the creators of IMVU
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Used Pro-social gameplay to establish trust between underserved demographics
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Designed games, experiences and toys of varying size to facilitate social engagement
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Focused on increasing key metrics with low scope design solutions
TAELMOOR - Delve Bros
App enabled dungeon crawling board game incorporating simple AR
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Bootstrapped indie studio successfully self published through Kickstarter in under 1 year
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Designed unique gameplay via QR code tech, combining board game and video game design
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Iteratively designed core combat and gameplay mechanics to create a satisfying experience.
Willem Delventhal
The crownless again shall be king
I've just always loved games! Ever since I wrote down "build games" as my career goal in the first grade, I've needed to know more about how they work.
As I got older I began to appreciate what an all encompassing subject they are, equal psychology and design.
And now I love exploring the boundaries of how we can use them to do cool stuff.
PEOPLE
Start by celebrating your team.
CULTURE
Then make an environment that supports them.
IMPACT
And choose a quest that fulfills them.
JOY FIRST
Congratulations. You have a Joy First Business.
