Job van der Poel - Developer

Hey! My name is Job van der Poel and I have a passion for creating fun and engaging experiences for players.

Whether it is through designing levels or designing gameplay, I will always strive to create the best possible experiences for the player. Through the years I have worked on several projects that have tested my capabilities as a designer. On this website you will be able to see some of these projects and my contributions to them.”

Kra-ken

Kra-ken is a 2.5D traditional fighting game inspired by the early Street Fighter games.

Role: Gameplay designer & Level designer

Responsibilities:
- Applying hurt and hitboxes to animations of moves and attacks
- Overseeing this process and providing feedback to peers who also worked on this task
- Working closely together with animators to secure quality, clarity and accuracy

Development time: September 2018 – June 2019

Platform: PC

Engine: Unreal Engine 4

Team size: 18

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Canine 49

Canine 49 is a point-and-click adventure that includes puzzles with the goal of repairing your robot dog.

Role: Level designer & Puzzle designer

Responsibilities:
- Design open world puzzles.
- Work closely together with artists in order to convey clarity to the player.
- Implemented pathing and decided on item and NPC placements
- Made in collaboration with the Rainbow Connection, more information about them here.

Development time: April 2018 – June 2018

Platform: PC

Engine: Unreal Engine 4

Team size: 13