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Willem Delventhal

Seasoned game designer specializing in early stage, games-adjacent projects with positive intent.

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.

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GAMES & PROJECTS

Life By You - Paradox Tectonic

The most moddable life-sim ever made

  • Use a bespoke visual scripting language and the Unity Editor to create content for an upcoming life-sim game

  • Act as self directed content designer, identifying systems that need work and making them shine

  • Cross collaborate with larger design team and full development team to build incredible features

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WithMe - Together Labs

A kinder, more patient metaverse from the creators of IMVU

  • Used Pro-social gameplay to establish trust between underserved demographics

  • Designed games, experiences and toys of varying size to facilitate social engagement

  • Focused on increasing key metrics with low scope design solutions

TAELMOOR - Delve Bros

App enabled dungeon crawling board game incorporating simple AR

  • Bootstrapped indie studio successfully self published through Kickstarter in under 1 year

  • Designed unique gameplay via QR code tech, combining board game and video game design

  • Iteratively designed core combat and gameplay mechanics to create a satisfying experience.

Taelmoor: The Scan-and-Play Dungeon Crawler Kickstarter Trailer
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