About this website

This website is a showcase hosting interactive work created by myself. Where you traverse several connected worlds, with each world having different designs, gameplay and / or technical features.

The WORK page, features projects and other work that I've created or collaborated on with others.

Some info about myself:

about

Rens van de Wiel
He / Him / Any
Multidisciplinary Technologist
Dutch (English Proficiency)

I mostly work between design, engineering and project management. Helping turn creative ideas into practical realtime and interactive experiences. My background spans creative technology, realtime graphics, technical direction, UI / UX, proprietary tool development, prototyping and workflow development. I usually come in for a specific task, and flow into a wider range of functions and responsibilities during production.

I enjoy being hands-on in both the conceptual and technical parts of a project, whether that means prototyping concepts, designing / developing realtime visuals and interactivity, solving production issues, optimizing workflows or translating between creative and technical efficacies.

I fit well in projects where the creative and technical sides need someone who can feel out and communicate clearly across both worlds. I like figuring things out collaboratively, keeping communication straightforward, and making complex problems understandable without unnecessary jargon or hierarchy.

I strongly value open, non-judgmental communication and try to create a “no stupid questions” environment where people can think out loud, ask questions freely and work through problems together.

Skills

Mains
★★★★★

Technical art
Creative coding
Interactive development
Graphics programming
Frontend web development
UX / UI
Custom tool development
Extended Reality (AR / MR / VR)
Bridging the gap between creative and technical teams

Sides
★★★

Motion graphics
Game design & programming
3D modeling
Audio design
Technical efficacy and efficiency
Project management
QA and Testing

Dessert
★★

Illustration
Studio Photography
Electrical engineering
Music production

Tools

Mains
★★★★★

JavaScript / HTML/ CSS

ThreeJS (WebGL / WebGPU)
PixiJS
SvelteJS
VueJS
ReactJS

Unity

Shaders (HLSL / Shader Graph)
VFX Graph
C#

RealityKit

Shaders (Metal / Shader Graph)
Reality Composer Pro
Swift

Figma, Adobe XD, (and alternatives)

Design Tokens
Interactive Prototyping
Dev Mode

Sides
★★★

Blender 3D
- Shader Nodes
- Geometry Nodes
- Python API
- Hard surface modeling
- (Re)topology for realtime rendering
- High to low poly texture baking
- UV mapping
Godot

Shaders (GLSL / Visual Shaders)
GDScript

Unreal Engine
- Blueprint Editor
- Material Editor
Adobe Photoshop / Affinity / Krita
Adobe After Effects / DaVinci Resolve
Adobe Illustrator / Inkscape
Python
PHP
GIT, (Versioning)

Dessert
★★

Adobe Premiere
Adobe InDesign
Ableton
Aseprite

Check my Linkedin profile for a detailed resume.

Or get in contact through the details and socials on the contact page.