John Koolen

John Koolen is a seasoned game designer with a diverse background in the gaming industry, currently serving as a Senior Game Designer and Enemy Designer at Housemarque since November 2022. Prior experience includes a game designer role at Ubisoft from November 2021 to November 2022, as well as game and level design at King Art GmbH. John has also worked as an Associate Game Designer at DECK13 Interactive GmbH, where responsibilities included the creation and adaptation of game content, narrative elements, and quest design. Early career experience includes technical design at Emissive Games and game design at Team Nomad, focusing on narrative and combat systems. John holds a Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering from Breda University of Applied Sciences and an MBO in Communication and PR from NCOI Opleidingen.