Game Designer at Spellborn Works
Utrecht Area, Netherlands
- Current
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- Freelance Writer at Anticlimax
- Game Designer at Spellborn Works
- Freelance Writer at HUB Uitgevers
- Past
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- Freelance Writer at Small Media Group
- Web Programmer at Leukwerkt Worldwide
- Web Programmer at Planet Internet
- Freelance Writer at Anticlimax
- Education
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- Hogeschool van Utrecht
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Vincent Leeuw’s Summary
Full-time game designer at Spellborn Works designing, writing and building content for its MMORPG The Chronicles of Spellborn. Responsibilities include working on background-lore, quests (both individual and larger chains), individual conversations and characterization, providing concepts for environments and factions, and processing these parts for further use within the game.
Also a freelance writer for computer/video games magazines and sites (both Dutch and English) providing specialized games related articles and various previews and reviews.
Interested in brand-building / IP-creation, multi-layer gameplay mechanics, story-development, gameplay balancing, tabletop game design (card/board/PnP).
Vincent Leeuw’s Specialties:
Extensive knowledge on video games.
Proficient in Dutch and English languages.
Skills in conversational writing.
World building on macro and micro levels.
Clear analytical view on gameplay mechanics and their effects.
Indirect skills:
- Adobe Photoshop
- GIMP (basic)
- HTML/CSS
- Basic GUI/graphic design
- Word processing
- Projectmanagement (basic)
Vincent Leeuw’s Experience
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Freelance Writer
Anticlimax
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Writing and Editing industry)
February 2008 — Present (4 months)
Freelance writer providing articles/blog-posts for Dutch game blog Bashers.nl.
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Game Designer
Spellborn Works
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Computer Games industry)
March 2007 — Present (1 year 3 months)
Responsible for (English) content design associated with the MMORPG The Chronicles of Spellborn: quests, lore, dungeons, gameplay flow/design.
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Freelance Writer
HUB Uitgevers
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Writing and Editing industry)
April 2003 — Present (5 years 2 months)
Freelance writer providing articles for Dutch games magazines [N]Gamer and GMR.
In the past also contributed to Xbox Magazine. -
Freelance Writer
Small Media Group
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Online Media industry)
February 2006 — February 2008 (2 years 1 month)
Freelance writer providing articles/blog-posts for Dutch game blog Bashers.nl.
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Web Programmer
Leukwerkt Worldwide
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)
February 2002 — February 2007 (5 years 1 month)
Maintaining website of advertisement agency Leukwerkt Worldwide.
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Web Programmer
Planet Internet
(Public Company; 51-200 employees; Online Media industry)
March 2001 — December 2002 (1 year 10 months)
Maintenance-work at portal-site of Dutch ISP Planet Internet.
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Freelance Writer
Anticlimax
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Writing and Editing industry)
May 2002 — December 2002 (8 months)
Freelance writer providing articles for Dutch games magazine (n3) Nintendo Magazine.
Vincent Leeuw’s Education
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Hogeschool van Utrecht
Chemistry, Media Technology 1996 — 2004
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Vincent Leeuw’s Interests:
videogames, computer games, advertising, brand building
Vincent Leeuw’s Groups:
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Dutch Games Industry member -
Mediatechnologie Alumni member
Vincent Leeuw’s Contact Settings
Interested In:
- career opportunities
- consulting offers
- new ventures
- job inquiries
- expertise requests
- business deals
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