Prototyping / Game Design / Level Design / Puzzle Design / Encounter Design / Blueprint Scripting / BizDev
Hello there!
Hello there!
I’m Herwig, Co-Founder, Game Designer and Level Designer at Forbidden Folds.
I prototype gameplay mechanics, design our levels and script the flow of our games, always pushing our ideas to the high levels of polish we desire.
From designing puzzles and layouts, to placing items and setting up encounters, I focus on pacing the experience as a whole, creating seamless, compelling and holistic gameplay experiences from beginning to end.
I love stories in all shapes and forms! Whether it’s books, movies or games, I love getting lost in strange and interesting worlds, be it alternate versions of our own reality, or something altogether different.
I also enjoy the occasional lengthy walk on the beach with my beloved Bridge Baby.
I do:
Game Design
Coming up with creative and interesting game ideas and creating prototypes to test their viability. Then further fleshing out the details into a coherent and self-contained experience.
Level Design
Designing and blocking out fully functional levels as a basis for playtesting and subsequent art passes.
Puzzle Design
Coming up with a diverse range of puzzles, challenges, tasks or side quests that seamlessly integrate themselves into the setting, story and feel of the game.
Achievement Design
Designing challenges and events that are unique to the game, aiming to motivate the player to keep playing and unlocking more achievements.
Blueprint Scripting
Creating Blueprint code that is well-structured, thought out and documented, making it easily comprehensible for other designers or programmers.
I am also busy pitching our games.
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Work Experience and Creative Endeavors
With Forbidden Folds
2020 – Ongoing
Forbidden Folds
Co-Founder
2025 – Ongoing
Kronberg
Survival Horror
Game Design, Level Design, Scripting
2024 – Ongoing
Dodgeball Burglar
Top Down Action
Game Design, Level Design, Scripting
2019 – 2023
WHALIEN – Unexpected Guests
Puzzle Adventure
Game Design, Puzzle Design, Scripting
Projects
2019
Flower Power
(University Project)
Clicker Game, Study
A simple, flow-inducing game that utilises a gamified implementation of the Fitts Test to investigate potential relations between interaction performance and flow states.
Design, Programming, accompanying Study
2018
Escape from LowPoly 5
(University Project)
Asymmetrical Local Multiplayer
A chaotic game about space-bees competing to escape a dying planet.
Gameplay Programming, Systems Programming, 3D Art
2018
VENUM – Virtual Environments for Natural, Unimpeded Movement
(University Project)
Level Editor, Study
A level editor for VR environments that utilises Redirected Walking to allow for endless natural movement without ever reaching the limits of the tracking area.
Design, Programming, accompanying Study
2017
Coaster Combat
(Programming internship at ForceFieldVR in Amsterdam)
Shooter, Action
Gameplay Programming,
Systems Programming
2017
SPHERElefanz
(University Project)
Puzzle Adventure
A spiritual predecessor to WHALIEN – Unexpected Guests.
Gameplay Programming, Systems Programming, Level Design, Puzzle Design
2016
SUPERNOVA
(University Project)
Local Multiplayer
A game about two black holes competing to swallow the most planets.
Design, Programming, Music and SFX
Education
2018-2022
Master’s degree in MultiMediaTechnology
Salzburg University of Applied Sciences
Master of Science in Engineering
Major: Game Development & Augmented Reality
Minor: Mixed Reality Technologies
2015-2018
Bachelor’s degree in MultiMediaTechnology
Salzburg University of Applied Sciences
Bachelor of Science
Major: Game Development and Augmented Reality
Minor: Game Studies & Game Design
