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.
