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I'm Kerem Pauwels, a multidisciplinary game designer and artist who loves blending storytelling with technical problem solving. I enjoy leading cross-functional teams to ship engaging, educational, and immersive experiences, from concept to iteration, and I thrive on turning player feedback into polished products. I am pursuing a BFA in Game Design with a CS minor at Northeastern University, with study abroad experiences in Dublin and Japan to sharpen a global, industry-focused perspective. My experience ranges from leading art and coding for VR projects to authoring game design documents and conducting iterative playtests to improve player engagement.…I'm Kerem Pauwels, a multidisciplinary game designer and artist who loves blending storytelling with technical problem solving. I enjoy leading cross-functional teams to ship engaging, educational, and immersive experiences, from concept to iteration, and I thrive on turning player feedback into polished products. I am pursuing a BFA in Game Design with a CS minor at Northeastern University, with study abroad experiences in Dublin and Japan to sharpen a global, industry-focused perspective. My experience ranges from leading art and coding for VR projects to authoring game design documents and conducting iterative playtests to improve player engagement.

Kerem Pauwels

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I'm Kerem Pauwels, a multidisciplinary game designer and artist who loves blending storytelling with technical problem solving. I enjoy leading cross-functional teams to ship engaging, educational, and immersive experiences, from concept to iteration, and I thrive on turning player feedback into polished products. I am pursuing a BFA in Game Design with a CS minor at Northeastern University, with study abroad experiences in Dublin and Japan to sharpen a global, industry-focused perspective. My experience ranges from leading art and coding for VR projects to authoring game design documents and conducting iterative playtests to improve player engagement.…I'm Kerem Pauwels, a multidisciplinary game designer and artist who loves blending storytelling with technical problem solving. I enjoy leading cross-functional teams to ship engaging, educational, and immersive experiences, from concept to iteration, and I thrive on turning player feedback into polished products. I am pursuing a BFA in Game Design with a CS minor at Northeastern University, with study abroad experiences in Dublin and Japan to sharpen a global, industry-focused perspective. My experience ranges from leading art and coding for VR projects to authoring game design documents and conducting iterative playtests to improve player engagement.

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I’m Kerem Pauwels, a multidisciplinary game designer and artist who loves blending storytelling with technical problem solving. I enjoy leading cross-functional teams to ship engaging, educational, and immersive experiences, from concept to iteration, and I thrive on turning player feedback into polished products.
I am pursuing a BFA in Game Design with a CS minor at Northeastern University, with study abroad experiences in Dublin and Japan to sharpen a global, industry-focused perspective. My experience ranges from leading art and coding for VR projects to authoring game design documents and conducting iterative playtests to improve player engagement.

Skills

Experience Level

Expert

Expert

Intermediate

Intermediate

Intermediate

Language

Javanese

Advanced

Work Experience

Lead Artist and Coder at ShepherdXR

January 1, 2025 - August 31, 2025

Defined creative and technical strategy for an educational VR product, authoring an 8-page visual architecture document that aligned a cross-functional team. Designed modular asset system that reduced environment setup time by approximately 40%, improving production efficiency across sprints. Delivered 44 play levels across 5 themed worlds in a two-week sprint, managing scope, prioritization, and quality under tight deadlines. Built and iterated a user feedback system informed by user testing data, achieving 4.5/5 average user satisfaction score. Wrote C# scripts and developed custom visual tools to integrate art and CS pipelines, bridging technical and creative workstreams.

Solo Developer at Settlers of Hex, MagicYard

January 1, 2022 - December 31, 2022

Authored and pitched a comprehensive game design document to the co-founder of MagicYard, translating a creative concept into a structured product proposal. Designed 16 unique archetypes and a full storyline; ran iterative playtests and incorporated user feedback.

Research Assistant at Dartmouth College (Prof. Kevin L. Keller)

June 1, 2021 - August 31, 2021

Synthesized academic and industry literature on major brands (Uber, Google, Nike, and Amex) to update a Tuck Business School case study.