Paul Wetzel

Designed puzzles and built level blockouts for a game in development, contributing playable prototypes and iterative level layouts to support early production milestones.

Designed escape room games and River Boat Quests across Amsterdam, creating puzzles, flow diagrams and player-facing materials to improve player experience.

Tested and proposed design solutions for the company's Virtual Training Narrative Design Centre, reporting issues and recommending improvements to training scenarios.

Developed quests and levels as part of a 30+ person team for the project 'Alice through the Fey Realm', delivering narrative beats and quest design to support production goals.

Blocked out the second level of a haunted mansion and designed combat encounters for a shooter, delivering level layouts and encounter pacing to enhance player flow.

Worked on a 16-person team to design a character controller and particle effects, shaping combat feel and core 3C systems for a local multiplayer game.

Designed a community level and puzzles for Escape Simulator as a solo self-study project, producing complete puzzle sequences and level layouts to demonstrate design skills.

Undertook a Professional Acting Course to develop performance and character work relevant to narrative and game acting.

Completed a Bachelor of Science in Creative Media & Game Technologies with focus on game design and level creation.