Klemens Reckfort

Castle Game Jam 2023 – “Quick and Dirty”

I participated in the Castle Game Jam 2023, organized by the Spelkollektivet in Jaunpils, Latvia and made a game together with the Wonderful Team of Toukana Interactive. The theme for this Jam was “Quick and Dirty”, resulting in a Game where you have Limited Time to Recreate or Repair Classic Art. You can also Draw your Character and wander around the Museum, where the Creations of other Players wander around an are being Exhibited as well.

My Tasks:

• Developing the In-Game Menu
• Loading Museum Rooms as the Player moves Left or Right
• Scene Loading
• Various Fixes and Integrations

Game Design Workshop @ WZB Berlin

I made a free to attend Games Workshop at the Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin für Sozialforschung together with Jonas Ferdinand. In the End we made some Boardgames that were fairly Playable, creating a new Experience for the Participants, being Game Designers.

Global Game Jam 2023 – “Roots”

I took part in the Global Game Jam 2023 @ SAE Institute Berlin, organized by Gamestorm Berlin. The team was kinda quickly found and after we found out that Ginger not a Root, we just had to make a Game about that Scientific Fact. You play a Piece of Ginger that wants to prove it can be a Root as well, digging through earth and overcome Any Obstacle buried in the Depths.

My Tasks:

• Character Controller
• Integrating the Work of the Team
• Inputs
• Speech Bubbles

Komische Oper Berlin Jam 2021

I participated in a Game Jam organized by Komische Oper Berlin, where People from the Theater and Game Developers came together to make Games. In our Team we made a Game that shows how the same Action of Pushing a Button can have a different Impact, Meaning and Feel when the Context and Presentation changes.

My Tasks:

• Loading Scenes
• Controls
• Developing Workflows for the Team

Game Wave Festival 2021 – “Slow Culture”

During the Game Wave Festival 2021 in Jurmala, Latvia the Goethe Institute organized a Game Jam with the Theme “Slow Culture”. I had the Opportunity to be one of the two Mentors for the Jammers that Participated from and all around Latvia.

My Tasks:

• Mentoring the Jammers
• Helped out a Team as their Programmer

Global Game Jam 2020 – “Repair”

During the Global Game Jam 2020 @ SAE Institute Berlin we made a Game which has to be played with an Audience. The Player has the Task to quickly rebuild a broken Toy by their “child” from anything that gets thrown to them. After the Time rus out, the Audience, which looks at the Second Screen, has to guess, what the Player had to Rebuild. The Player then Reveals the Audience if they guessed right by Pressing the corresponding Button.

My Tasks:

• Game Programming
• Controls
• Game Loop & Game Design
• UI Intergration & Logic

Global Game Jam 2019

During the Global Game Jam 2019 @ SAE Institute Berlin I was part of the Organizing Team, Taking Care of the Beverages, Help People with their Needs and taking Care of any Tasks that needed to be done During the Event.
I still managed to create some 3D Models and do a bit of Programming for the Game “Save the Date” where you, a Dino, quickly have to cleanup your Room before your Date arrives.

My Tasks:

• 3D Modeling of some Assets
• Taking care of the Jammers throughout the whole Jam

Global Game Jam 2017 – “Waves”

I was part of the Organizing Team of the Global Game Jam 2017 @ Wooga Berlin.