Maarten Frooninckx
@marnamai.bsky.social
Level Designer
- Currently studying at DAE
- Previously; Far Cry 6 | SteamVR
https://maartenfrooninckx.mystrikingly.com/
- Currently studying at DAE
- Previously; Far Cry 6 | SteamVR
https://maartenfrooninckx.mystrikingly.com/
Done with the unwrap, not super confident on the quality (and will probably need to redo it when discovering issues while texturing), but atleast the AO is working pretty well now.
sketchfab.com/3d-models/sm...
sketchfab.com/3d-models/sm...
November 2, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Done with the unwrap, not super confident on the quality (and will probably need to redo it when discovering issues while texturing), but atleast the AO is working pretty well now.
sketchfab.com/3d-models/sm...
sketchfab.com/3d-models/sm...
Dandadan season 3 is in development :D
September 19, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Dandadan season 3 is in development :D
New beefy workstation, just missing one quite crucial part, the case ...
Feels a little like Christmas morning :)
Feels a little like Christmas morning :)
September 17, 2025 at 3:16 PM
New beefy workstation, just missing one quite crucial part, the case ...
Feels a little like Christmas morning :)
Feels a little like Christmas morning :)
Ah, finally sleeping in a real bed again 🤩
*banishes the air matress to the depths of hell *
*banishes the air matress to the depths of hell *
August 23, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Ah, finally sleeping in a real bed again 🤩
*banishes the air matress to the depths of hell *
*banishes the air matress to the depths of hell *
*too lazy to do the math*
*maps out elevator interior and Ikea package sizes in hammer to see if a bed fits in my tiny elevator*
*maps out elevator interior and Ikea package sizes in hammer to see if a bed fits in my tiny elevator*
August 16, 2025 at 8:10 PM
*too lazy to do the math*
*maps out elevator interior and Ikea package sizes in hammer to see if a bed fits in my tiny elevator*
*maps out elevator interior and Ikea package sizes in hammer to see if a bed fits in my tiny elevator*
I got into "hand-to-hand combat" with a couch while assembling it and dislocated my shoulder (due to an old injury) ... fucking Ikea ...
August 16, 2025 at 5:28 PM
I got into "hand-to-hand combat" with a couch while assembling it and dislocated my shoulder (due to an old injury) ... fucking Ikea ...
Being so used to talking in English that when I said "dag"(goodbye) in Dutch (my native language), but started saying bye and halfway though changed it to dag, to end up sounding like an utter fool saying byaag >_> ....
August 13, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Being so used to talking in English that when I said "dag"(goodbye) in Dutch (my native language), but started saying bye and halfway though changed it to dag, to end up sounding like an utter fool saying byaag >_> ....
The older you get, the more an air matress becomes a diabolical torturing device.
August 5, 2025 at 10:20 PM
The older you get, the more an air matress becomes a diabolical torturing device.
New appartment. The previous tenant left it pretty dirty ...
Been cleaning for days, cleaned the shower of mold today and I inhaled so much of it that I aM bEcOmE MoLd 💀
Been cleaning for days, cleaned the shower of mold today and I inhaled so much of it that I aM bEcOmE MoLd 💀
August 4, 2025 at 8:46 PM
New appartment. The previous tenant left it pretty dirty ...
Been cleaning for days, cleaned the shower of mold today and I inhaled so much of it that I aM bEcOmE MoLd 💀
Been cleaning for days, cleaned the shower of mold today and I inhaled so much of it that I aM bEcOmE MoLd 💀
Reposted by Maarten Frooninckx
fyi: we finally got a good level design tool for Unreal and it is Scythe
many people are already using it in production. proper iterative level design is getting to happen in unreal for the first time in a long time. you are going to start noticing the difference soon
many people are already using it in production. proper iterative level design is getting to happen in unreal for the first time in a long time. you are going to start noticing the difference soon
July 27, 2025 at 9:15 AM
fyi: we finally got a good level design tool for Unreal and it is Scythe
many people are already using it in production. proper iterative level design is getting to happen in unreal for the first time in a long time. you are going to start noticing the difference soon
many people are already using it in production. proper iterative level design is getting to happen in unreal for the first time in a long time. you are going to start noticing the difference soon
I am not really big on anime, but I recently watched Dandadan and loved it, specially for its unique style, fast-pacedness and it drawing from Japanese folklore.
Would love some recommendations!
Would love some recommendations!
July 22, 2025 at 8:33 PM
I am not really big on anime, but I recently watched Dandadan and loved it, specially for its unique style, fast-pacedness and it drawing from Japanese folklore.
Would love some recommendations!
Would love some recommendations!
Dat moment when you wake up hungry, but there is no food at home, and it's too early for shops to be open.
homer simpson is laying on a bed with a pink blanket
ALT: homer simpson is laying on a bed with a pink blanket
media.tenor.com
July 18, 2025 at 5:49 AM
Dat moment when you wake up hungry, but there is no food at home, and it's too early for shops to be open.
I passed by the Lego store in Berlin, went in, and did some casual browsing. I told myself I won't buy anything since I will be moving to another country in 2 weeks.
But my inner kid won ...
But my inner kid won ...
July 17, 2025 at 6:23 PM
I passed by the Lego store in Berlin, went in, and did some casual browsing. I told myself I won't buy anything since I will be moving to another country in 2 weeks.
But my inner kid won ...
But my inner kid won ...
"Is level design still level design if there is no spatial design involved?"
I know companies can not agree on the role and description of the job being consistent, but I am genuinely curious what other #gamedev peeps are thinking about this?
I know companies can not agree on the role and description of the job being consistent, but I am genuinely curious what other #gamedev peeps are thinking about this?
July 15, 2025 at 1:22 AM
"Is level design still level design if there is no spatial design involved?"
I know companies can not agree on the role and description of the job being consistent, but I am genuinely curious what other #gamedev peeps are thinking about this?
I know companies can not agree on the role and description of the job being consistent, but I am genuinely curious what other #gamedev peeps are thinking about this?
Russians are something else ...
Who hurt you bro?
Who hurt you bro?
July 10, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Russians are something else ...
Who hurt you bro?
Who hurt you bro?
I am so giddy about renting my own appartment, just paid the deposit (yay, no more roommates!😆) and I am weirdly enjoying making google spreadsheet overviews of all the stuff I need to buy.
Maybe deep, deep down, there is a producer hiding in me.
Maybe deep, deep down, there is a producer hiding in me.
July 10, 2025 at 1:50 AM
I am so giddy about renting my own appartment, just paid the deposit (yay, no more roommates!😆) and I am weirdly enjoying making google spreadsheet overviews of all the stuff I need to buy.
Maybe deep, deep down, there is a producer hiding in me.
Maybe deep, deep down, there is a producer hiding in me.
This took me way longer than I am comfortable admitting, but I finally got all the shinies ✨
July 8, 2025 at 5:59 PM
This took me way longer than I am comfortable admitting, but I finally got all the shinies ✨
Walking away from my job in #gamedev after 7 years, right before getting my promotion to senior, especially now, sounds kinda crazy.
It is the first job I ever walked away from, all my other non-gamedev jobs ended due to economic hardship and closures.
It feels weirdly good to have this agency.
It is the first job I ever walked away from, all my other non-gamedev jobs ended due to economic hardship and closures.
It feels weirdly good to have this agency.
July 4, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Walking away from my job in #gamedev after 7 years, right before getting my promotion to senior, especially now, sounds kinda crazy.
It is the first job I ever walked away from, all my other non-gamedev jobs ended due to economic hardship and closures.
It feels weirdly good to have this agency.
It is the first job I ever walked away from, all my other non-gamedev jobs ended due to economic hardship and closures.
It feels weirdly good to have this agency.
Between the lack of funding, constant layoffs to please investors, trend chasing, failing live service games, overblown budgets and AI ...
This industry is royally fucked.
www.pcgamer.com/gaming-indus...
This industry is royally fucked.
www.pcgamer.com/gaming-indus...
20 foolproof ways to get laid off in the videogame industry
Tired of making games? Just use one of these simple tricks!
www.pcgamer.com
July 4, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Between the lack of funding, constant layoffs to please investors, trend chasing, failing live service games, overblown budgets and AI ...
This industry is royally fucked.
www.pcgamer.com/gaming-indus...
This industry is royally fucked.
www.pcgamer.com/gaming-indus...
Uh, yeaaa ... that just happened, 9 bloodsuckers in a single POI. A-life is bit wacky sometimes.
June 28, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Uh, yeaaa ... that just happened, 9 bloodsuckers in a single POI. A-life is bit wacky sometimes.
Reposted by Maarten Frooninckx
After two years at Crytek, I'm happy to announce I've left the studio !
If you are searching for a versatile designer specialized in systemic gameplay, vivid world building and with an obsession for creating game experiences that step out of the ordinary... I'm your guy. ❤️
If you are searching for a versatile designer specialized in systemic gameplay, vivid world building and with an obsession for creating game experiences that step out of the ordinary... I'm your guy. ❤️
June 24, 2025 at 1:21 PM
After two years at Crytek, I'm happy to announce I've left the studio !
If you are searching for a versatile designer specialized in systemic gameplay, vivid world building and with an obsession for creating game experiences that step out of the ordinary... I'm your guy. ❤️
If you are searching for a versatile designer specialized in systemic gameplay, vivid world building and with an obsession for creating game experiences that step out of the ordinary... I'm your guy. ❤️
Reposted by Maarten Frooninckx
I continue to be surprised that there isn't more pushback from game makers of all tiers, AAA to Indie, to major platforms trying to put them all out of business by injecting AI slop creation tools in to mine free labor from children. The endgame of all these platforms is no discrete games for sale.
June 18, 2025 at 11:01 PM
I continue to be surprised that there isn't more pushback from game makers of all tiers, AAA to Indie, to major platforms trying to put them all out of business by injecting AI slop creation tools in to mine free labor from children. The endgame of all these platforms is no discrete games for sale.