Hello there! I'm Tristan.

I’m a Level Designer with over 3 years of experience, driven by curiosity, optimism, and the urge to create memorable worlds and experiences! Since entering the industry, I’ve worked on a variety of games for diverse platforms, audiences, and clients, started a game dev podcast and been a judge for different game award committees.

Public Speaking & other activities

Public Speaking

“Affordances & Signifiers in Level Design”
Workshop for the Sudanese Game Collective | 2020

“Ludisches Lernen – Eine Einführung in die Entwicklung von Serious Games”
Workshop for the GameBase Saar | 2021

“Serious Play & Playful Work”
Guest Lecture at the Zeppelin University | 2021

“Ernste Spiele in ernsten Zeiten?”
Guest on Panel Talk at the VIDEOcamp | 2022

“LEVEL UP! – Einführung ins Game Design”
Workshops for the sk stiftung jugend und medien | 2019-2022 (twice annually)

Jury Work

Award Jury for “Best Game Design” at the Deutscher Entwicklerpreis | 2021
Grand Award Jury at the Deutscher Entwicklerpreis | 2022
Selection Committee at the AMAZE Awards | 2020-2023

Student Council | 2017-2020

As a member and later as the chairperson of the student council (Fachschaft) I organized events, mediated between students and staff, facilitated elections, and made an effort to improve the study experience at the Cologne Game Lab.

Event Volunteering

Let's talk!

Feel free to reach out if you have any questions regarding my work or want to book me for a talk/workshop. I love meeting new people, exchanging ideas, and making friends along the way!