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Contact

Name: Tom Ryckeboer
Date of birth: December 20th, 1996
Place of birth: Wilrijk, Belgium
Nationality: Belgian
E-mail: tomryckeboer@hotmail.com
LinkedIn Profile: https://bit.ly/34koMBN

Education

2008 – 2015: Sint-Gummarus College, Lier (Secondary school)

  • 2008 – 2011: Latin
  • 2011 – 2015: Human Sciences

2015 – 2018: Digital Arts and Entertainment (DAE) at Howest, Kortrijk (higher education): Game Development Major

Courses & Certifications

Certification (underlined are hyperlinks to online certificate)Score
EF Standardized English Test: Proficient75/100 (C2)
“Introduction to Game Design” by California Institute of Arts on Coursera95.3%
“Story and Narrative Development for Video Games” by California Institute of Arts on Coursera94.8%
“World Design for Video Games” by California Institute of Arts on Coursera100%
“Character Design for Video Games” by California Institute of Arts on Coursera93.8%
“Learning How To Learn” by University of California on Coursera92.3%

Skills

Languages

Dutch (native)★★★★★★★★French★★★★☆☆☆☆
English★★★★★★★☆German★★☆☆☆☆☆☆

Programming Languages

C++★★★★★☆☆☆SQL★★★☆☆☆☆☆
C#★★★★☆☆☆☆GML*★★★★★★★☆
JavaScript★★★☆☆☆☆☆  

* Game Maker Language

Computer skills

Microsoft Office★★★★★★★☆3Ds Max★★★★★☆☆☆
Visual Studio★★★★★★☆☆Blender★★★☆☆☆☆☆
Photoshop★★★★★☆☆☆Unity Engine★★★★★☆☆☆
Audacity★★★★★★☆☆Unreal Engine★★★★★★☆☆
FL Studio★★★★★☆☆☆Game Maker Studio★★★★★★★☆

Extra-curricular activities

  • 2002 – 2016: Scouts De Hellevelders
    • 10 years member
    • 3 years scout leader
    • One year head scout leader
  • 2010 – 2013: Garageteater (youth theatre)
  • 2014-2015 & 2016-2017: “Woord” (drama and stage acting) at SAMWD Lier
  • Writing (short) fantasy/sci-fi stories since childhood, interested in world building
  • Music:
    • Adept guitar player
    • Amateur piano player
    • Several years’ experience composing personal game soundtracks
    • Large collection of instruments and audio equipment