Samson Wiklund
Game Designer, scripter, problem solver and feel engineer.
Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better.
– Samuel Beckett
Projects
Witchcraft and Potions
Slice, brew, grind and stir magical ingredients to create a plethora of potions for your local villagers!
You are the town witch, helping your neighbours with ointments and spells. Complete orders in time and by the recipe for a big tip!
Made in 4 weeks in Unreal 4 at Futuregames 2017.
- Gameplay mechanics
- Concept
- Unreal Blueprinting
- Particle Effects
Pick Your Potion
VR title developed for Oculus Rift + Touch
A 4 week project in VR for a team of 10 with no previous VR experience.
Skylar & Plux: Adventure on Clover island
Released March 2017 for PC and Consoles
“[A] Passionate homage to the 3D platformers of our youth. Go on an action packed adventure, collect gadgets helping you explore a beautiful paradise and save it from destruction.”
I worked on Level Design for Downloadable Content.
High Octane Ocean Speedrunning
Race the ocean floor in Turbotrout. Avoid mines and rocks, gain speed through eating luminous jellyfish, harvesting their bio-luminescence into raw engine power!
Made in 9 days in Unreal 4 at Futuregames 2016.
- Gameplay mechanics
- Movement
- Concept
- Unreal Blueprinting
TurboTrout
Speed running game for PC
A 9 day project by 8 people without game creation experience.
Curriculum Vitae
Chairperson
Diversi
2016-present
Chairperson of the Swedish game industry diversity organization.
Game Historian
Sveriges Radio P3
2011-2014
Wrote and recorded video game history segment for Swedish Public Radio.
Editor
IGN.com Sweden
2014-present
Writer, reviewer and editor.
Editor, frontend dev
Svampriket.se
2011-2013
Writer, reviewer, editor, podcaster and front-end developer
Template Dev
Compost Marketing AB
2012-present
Design and code templates for online marketing material and tools.
Template Dev
Timecut AB
2011-2012
Design and code templates for print marketing material and tools.
Host, web & graphics
Spelhjälpen
2015-present
Host and help arrange Swedens biggest charity livestream for games, Spelhjälpen.