Work Experience
more...Lead Programmer / Freelance Full-stack TypeScript/WebGL Developer
cultures interactive May 2021 - Jun 2023
Development of a real-time collaborative game editor and a game for educational workshops.
more...Freelance Unity3D Developer (AR)
Sep 2021 - Mar 2022
Development of an augmented reality pet game.
more...Freelance Arduino Engineer
Private Customer Jul 2021
Developing of an electronic puzzle using Arduino.
more...Freelance Unity3D Developer & Game Designer (AR)
basa e.V. Aug 2019 - Jun 2021
Development of an Android location-based AR multiplayer game for educational workshops.
more...Freelance Unity3D Developer (VR) / Arduino Engineer
NowHere Media Mar 2021 - May 2021
Development of a prototype for a VR experience controlled by a real-world bicycle installation
more...Freelance Unity3D Developer (VR)
NowHere Media Jul 2020 - Apr 2021
Development of an interactive VR documentary about Kusunda, a language threatened by extinction.
more...Freelance Full-stack TypeScript/WebGL Developer
Wooga Jun 2020 - Oct 2020
Development of an "Escape Room"-style web game for a game anniversary.
more...Freelance JavaScript/WebGL Developer
Wooga Aug 2019 - Nov 2019
Development of a Match3 Playable Ads game.
more...Freelance Full-stack TypeScript Developer
meshicon Jun 2019 - Aug 2019
Prototype for a license website with backend and REST API routes.
more...Freelance Unity3D Developer
Legendary Play Apr 2019
Research into and making a demo project using Unity Addressables.
more...Freelance Unity3D Developer
Waves Audio Ltd. Jan 2019 - Apr 2019
Development of several Unity demo projects for audio plugins/concepts.
more...Freelance Unity3D Developer (VR)
Polyverse Sep 2018 - Feb 2019
Development of a job training VR project with Unity for the HTC Vive.
more...Freelance Unity3D Developer
wonderkind GmbH May 2017 - Dec 2018
Development of two educational Android/iOS/WebGL games for schools in Unity3D.
more...Freelance Unity3D Developer
Codeglue Aug 2018
Integration of blockchain technology into a Unity game.
more...Freelance Unity3D Developer
Private Customer Aug 2018
Development of a small Unity art project with Leap Motion.
more...Freelance JavaScript/WebGL Developer
TreasureHunt GmbH Mar 2018 - May 2018
Development of a 3D WebGL flick-input football game for the Facebook Instant Games platform.
more...Freelance JavaScript/WebGL Developer
Goller&Vos Oct 2017 - Feb 2018
Development of a 2.5D game for desktop and mobile browsers with JavaScript/PlayCanvas.
more...Freelance JavaScript/WebGL Developer
Weihe GmbH Feb 2018
Development of a 2D mini game for desktop and mobile browsers with JavaScript/PixiJS.
more...Freelance Unity3D Developer
Max Nieburr Dec 2017 - Jan 2018
Development support for a story-based Unity game.
more...Freelance JavaScript and Unity3D Developer
OKF Deutschland Sep 2017 - Jan 2018
Design and development of a browser-based editor for interactive stories based on QR codes in JavaScript and a matching Android QR reader app in Unity.
more...Freelance Unity3D Developer (AR)
Cebra Dec 2016 - Nov 2017
Development of various augmented reality demos for Android using Unity3D/Vuforia.
more...Freelance Unity3D Developer (AR)
antoni Sep 2017 - Oct 2017
Development of an augmented reality car configuration app prototype for iOS with Unity/ARKit.
more...Freelance Unity3D Developer (AR)
eyecandylab Apr 2017 - Oct 2017
Development of an augmented reality TV app prototype for iOS and Android with Unity3D.
more...Freelance Unity3D Developer (VR)
Illusion Walk KG Oct 2015 - Sep 2017
Unity3D development for multiplayer room-scale VR.
more...Freelance Unity3D Developer
Bothe Grienig UG Jun 2017
Some smaller supporting development tasks mainly concerning Unity3D Playmaker/Google Sheets integration.
more...Freelance JavaScript and Unity3D Developer
H-EAR Nov 2016 - Jan 2017
Development of a location-based interactive audio drama app prototype and a web-based storyline editor.
more...Freelance Unity3D Developer
Bearhands May 2016 - Sep 2016
Unity3D development on a 3D stealth game.
more...Freelance Unity3D Developer
Joid games Feb 2014 - Apr 2016
Unity3D Android/iOS development.
more...Freelance Unity3D Developer & Game Designer
Critical Hit Jun 2015 - Aug 2015
Design and development of four experimental game installations with Unity3D/C#, Processing/Java and Arduino.
more...Freelance Unity3D Developer
Codeglue Feb 2015 - May 2015
Development of a procedural mesh destruction system and gameplay features.
more...Freelance Unity3D Developer
it matters Games UG Oct 2014 - Jan 2015
Unity3D iOS development.
more...Workshop Organizer
jfc Medienzentrum Oct 2014
Organization of a week-long game jam for children.
more...Instructor
HTW Berlin Oct 2013 - Feb 2014
Planning and lecturing of a Unity3D introductory course.
more...Freelance Unity3D Developer
gosub Sep 2013
Unity3D rapid prototyping.
more...Freelance C# Programmer & Workshop Organizer
Mediale Pfade May 2013
Design and development of a game programming introduction game for children.
more...AS3/Adobe AIR Developer
Exozet Jan 2012 - Jun 2012
Development of a jump'n'run game for mobile platforms with AS3/Adobe AIR/Starling/PureMVC.
more...Unity3D Developer Intern
Codeglue Apr 2011 - Jul 2011
Development of various games with Unity3D or Lua.
more...Java Software Developer
DATAWERK GmbH & Co. KG Jun 2007 - Mar 2011
Web development with Java/PHP.
more...Ingame Game Master
Burda:ic GmbH Nov 2006 - Nov 2007
Ingame live support, mail/ticket support, rule enforcement and communication with customers.
more...Software Developer
Cobion AG Jun 2005 - Mar 2006
Firefox plugin development.
Education
more...M.Sc. in International Media and Computing, Grade 1.1
HTW Berlin 2012 - 2014
more...B.Sc. in International Media and Computing, Grade 1.3
HTW Berlin 2009 - 2012
Community
more...Event Organizer
Berlin Mini Jam Sep 2010 - Ongoing
Organization of a monthly game jam for 20-60 people.
Competencies
Languages German native
English fluent
Japanese lower intermediate
Programming Languages C#
JavaScript
TypeScript
Game Frameworks/Engines Unity
PixiJS
PlayCanvas
Web Development React
Styled Components
MobX
Socket.IO (WebSocket)
HTML5
CSS
Backend Node.js
Express
Sequelize
Database MySQL/MariaDB
MongoDB
Technologies AR (Augmented Reality)
VR (Virtual Reality)
Leap Motion
Microsoft Kinect
Arduino
Others Game Editor Development
Network Programming
Docker
Contact Me
Address Stresemannstraße 74
App. 1618
10963 Berlin
Germany
Email Tobias.Wehrum@dragonlab.de
Skype tobias.wehrum
Twitter @tolicious
LinkedIn LinkedIn profile
Xing Xing profile
GitHub GitHub profile
Blog http://blog.dragonlab.de
Portfolio
Adamara: Harsh Waters
Adamara: Harsh Waters is a real-time collaborative game editor and an isometric RPG/adventure game. In combination, they are used in workshops for political education with young people.
GOAL! Shootout
GOAL! Shootout is a licensed FIFA World Cup football game for Facebook Messenger. It features flick-style input, a mix of 2D/3D graphics, asynchronous multiplayer challenges and a leaderboard. It is playable in desktop and mobile browsers and on the Facebook Messenger platform.
Mercedes cAR (Prototype)
Mercedes cAR is an augmented reality car configurator app for iOS. I created the prototype for the app with Unity/ARKit.
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App Store (non-prototype)
News article (non-prototype)
Product Video (non-prototype)
Canvas City
Canvas City is a location-based augmented reality multiplayer game for Android devices to be used in workshops for political education. In the game, 30 workshop participants play the game in a small section of a real-world city over multiple hours, walking around and interacting with data nodes, NPCs and with each other.
Kusunda
Kusunda is an interactive VR documentary about the sleeping Kusunda language in western Nepal, providing an immersive experience using a blend of photogrammetry, volumetric video and 3D animations.
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Pitch Deck & Information
Project Website
Tribeca Film Festival Trailer
A video of the experience
Master’s Thesis
My master's thesis is about the advantages of physical and digital elements in hybrid tabletop games. Part of the thesis are three Unity3D games playable on a multi-touch table with object recognition.
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Thesis
Summary
Source Code and Media
Finger Flicking Game Video
Spaceship Game Video
Duel Game Video
Arduino Electronics Puzzle
A small electronic puzzle using an Ardunio for a real-life event with several groups of players. The project features a display showing instructions and QR codes, and a set of jumper cables that can be connected to various inputs and outputs.
Berlin 2037 Prototype
Berlin 2037 is VR experience in which the player is sitting on a real-world bicycle and moves forward by pedaling. The goal of the project is to show a vision of how Berlin and the experience of cycling through it could look like in the future. I worked on the prototype for this experience.
More information
Project Website
Video about the experience (non-prototype)
Railyway Riddles
Railyway Riddles is a 2D "Escape Room"-style game to celebrate the 3rd anniversary of Wooga's hidden object game June's Journey. Players solve riddles to win real-world prizes.
Match 3 Playable Ad for Tropicats
A Playable Ad for Wooga's game Tropicats. The ad has a full set of basic match 3 gameplay including 5 special gems that can be combined, a tutorial, multi-language support, and can be played via both mouse and touch.
Energie Schnitzeljagd
In Energie Schnitzeljagd, teachers can create scavenger hunts consisting of several tasks, which are then printed on QR codes and placed in the real world. School children then use the app to play out the scavenger hunt by finding and scanning the QR codes and completing the associated tasks.
Energie Wimmelapp
Energie Wimmelapp is a "hidden picture book" type app on the topic of energy to be used in schools.
More information
„Energie ist überall“: Mit der Wimmel-App Energie entdecken
Web version
Google Play Store
Apple App Store
Uneven Journeys
Uneven Journeys is a web experience in which you explore the journeys an asylum seeker, an economic migrant and an investor might take to the UK. It was developed in JavaScript with the PlayCanvas engine.
More information
Project Description on OpenLearn.com
Play the game online
Weihe Mini Game
The Weihe Mini Game is a small breakout style game made to be integrated into the WEIHE desktop and mobile apps via a webview component.
Ungehörsam
Ungehörsam is workshop by Demokratielabore/Open Knowledge Foundation Deutschland in which teenagers create interactive stories consisting of several locations printed as QR codes, each giving you a choice of multiple locations to visit next to let the story unfold. This is made possible by two apps: A web app to create the stories and print QR codes and a mobile reader app to experience them while scanning the QR codes.
More information
Source Code on GitHub
"Ungehörsam Editor" Web App
"Ungehörsam Reader" Android App
Workshop Material/Description
Galileo Augmented Reality (Prototype)
eyecandylab's Galileo Augmented Reality project is an augmented reality app for the German television show Galileo. Viewers could point their phone at their TV while specially produced shows were playing and enhance their experience with several AR overlays/scenes. I worked on the the prototype and the early stages of the app.
More information
Galileo Augmented Reality: Erlebe eine neue Dimension des Fernsehens
ProSieben Galileo AR Case Film
Tobi's Unity Utilities
Over the years, I've worked on a lot of projects and game jam prototypes with Unity3D and there are some pieces of code that I've needed time and time again. I'm sharing them on GitHub under the MIT license - fully commented and documented with descriptions and examples.
Catcher
Catcher is a sometimes fast-paced, sometimes almost meditative arcade game made in Unity3D. Instead of weapons, the player uses two space ships connected by an energy net to defeat enemies.
Balloony
Balloony is a jump'n'run for Android/iOS made with Unity3D.
Shoal
In Shoal, an abstract fish pond is projected on the floor. A Kinect recognizes player gestures for fish-creation and interaction and real-life elements like rock-shaped pillows are used as obstacles.
CloudKeeper
In CloudKeeper, the player is lying down in a bean bag chair, watching an abstract sky projected on the ceiling. Touch/distance-sensing paper crystals dangling from above act as input.
(un)done
(un)done is a two-player audio game that uses ponchos with conductive strings that can be tied in knots as input. Additionally, generative content is projected on a woven screen.
Fruit Fever
Fruit Fever is puzzle/memory game that uses a fork which can detect real-life food via electric resistance and an LED apron as output.
KinectMagic
KinectMagic is a two player duel game made in Unity3D using the Microsoft Kinect. Players combine elements to create spells and evade the enemy’s attacks by physically ducking and moving.
A Light in the Darkness
A Light in the Darkness is a co-op online multiplayer prototype with drop-in/out functionality made over the course of a weekend in Unity3D.
SnakeFormer
SnakeFormer is a physics puzzle/platformer/snake game prototype in Unity3D, made almost entirely over the course of a weekend.
Masaka
Masaka is a 2.5D local multiplayer platform brawler with strategic elements made in Unity3D. Players command minions while fighting the other player and trying to gain control over strategic map locations.
Zombie Planet
Zombie Planet is a Leap Motion defense game made in Unity3D.
StarCoder
StarCoder is a "15 minute introduction to game programming for total beginners" to be used at a fair about youth culture and careers, written in C#.
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Blog Post
Download (Windows)
Gameplay Video
Wizard Defense
Wizard Defense is a cooperative Augmented Reality game based on marker interaction made in Unity3D.
Hammertennis
Hammertennis is a top-down physics/sports game made in Python.
Blood Trial
Blood Trial is a multiplayer fighting game made in C# over the course of a weekend at the Global Game Jam 2013.
Heart of Decay
Heart of Decay is a prototype for a 3D action RPG made in Unity3D.
Beer Pong
Beer Pong is an Android beer pong game made with Unity3D.