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Level Designer at GRIP Studios โ€ข Occasionally Speaker & Workshop Host โ€ข Cologne Game Lab Alumni โ€ข He/him https://tristanhantschel.de/

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Suspiria (1977) mentioned!!!๐Ÿ™Œ

15.11.2025 22:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Im literally watching the episode right now XD

12.11.2025 17:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

(glances to the right of my screen)

06.11.2025 14:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 781    ๐Ÿ” 151    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 10    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Pastel of headless horseman chasing Ichabod over the bridge

Pastel of headless horseman chasing Ichabod over the bridge

Pastel of Ichabod pursed by the Headless Horseman

Pastel of Ichabod pursed by the Headless Horseman

Pastel of Ichabod looking up to see the Headless Horseman looming over him

Pastel of Ichabod looking up to see the Headless Horseman looming over him

Paste of Ichabod coming to a stop before a tree where a glowing pair of eyes look out at him from a hole in the trunk

Paste of Ichabod coming to a stop before a tree where a glowing pair of eyes look out at him from a hole in the trunk

Mary Blair's concept art for Disney's Sleepy Hollow adaptation.

31.10.2025 21:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 524    ๐Ÿ” 158    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 7    ๐Ÿ“Œ 11

For gamers who aren't in game dev, you should know that we are in one of the worst periods in game dev history in terms of industry stability and the reason you're not seeing that play out through products is because the average development window of games is 3-7 years so it hasn't reached you yet.

29.10.2025 20:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1785    ๐Ÿ” 596    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 34    ๐Ÿ“Œ 12
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Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water (1990)

#animationtidbits #sakuga #animation #2danimation

05.09.2025 20:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 203    ๐Ÿ” 42    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Photo of square orange tiles, set into the ground, across one of which several cats footprints are clearly visible.

Photo of square orange tiles, set into the ground, across one of which several cats footprints are clearly visible.

One day, nearly 2000 years ago, a cat dashed across some drying tiles, somewhere near Hadrian's Wall.

It's immortality of a kind, isn't it?

13.09.2025 16:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6835    ๐Ÿ” 1493    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 79    ๐Ÿ“Œ 68

If you see this, repost with a vampire that's not Dracula.

07.09.2025 09:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Old news, new package: AI, Procedural Generation, UGC, ingame trading, Blockchain, and the Metaverse
YouTube video by Robin-Yann Storm Old news, new package: AI, Procedural Generation, UGC, ingame trading, Blockchain, and the Metaverse

New video! Old news, new package: AI, Procedural Generation, UGC, in-game trading, Blockchain, and the Metaverse

Why are game developers so adverse to these technologies? The best way to find out is by asking folks who have lived through the history of game development.

youtu.be/CeZ_rcDQg6Q

31.08.2025 14:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 58    ๐Ÿ” 23    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 8    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

More Psychonauts 2 bts stuff?! ๐Ÿ˜ฑ
Sign me up!

02.09.2025 17:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Game Dev Book Recommendations: What I read in 2023 In 2021, I made the New Yearโ€™s resolution to read more. Since then, at the end of each year, I have highlighted some of the books in aโ€ฆ

This is the last one of my re-uploaded game design book recommendations articles๐Ÿ“š

The next one I'll post will be the one for this year (probably around December)!

medium.com/@tristan.han...

30.08.2025 21:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Hell yea.
Which editor is that?

28.08.2025 21:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Game Dev Book Recommendations: What I read in 2022 In 2021, I made the New Yearโ€™s resolution to read more. Since then, at the end of each year, I have highlighted some of the books in aโ€ฆ

New medium article (aka old Twitter thread) with game design book recommendations๐Ÿ“šโœจ

medium.com/@tristan.han...

24.08.2025 12:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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a man wearing a hat and a tank top is standing in front of a body of water ALT: a man wearing a hat and a tank top is standing in front of a body of water
22.08.2025 20:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Angry goose meme. At the top is a squinting goose that says "Salaries?" On the bottom is a goose chasing somebody screaming "whose salaries??!"

Angry goose meme. At the top is a squinting goose that says "Salaries?" On the bottom is a goose chasing somebody screaming "whose salaries??!"

22.08.2025 18:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 253    ๐Ÿ” 18    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Character design in Co-op games be like:

22.08.2025 13:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 12    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Hell yeah! Congrats on the announcement Elliott๐Ÿ™Œ

19.08.2025 19:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

If you are patient, they usually release a smaller (cheaper) version of their main series. There is also a big sale at least once a year!:)

19.08.2025 18:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Visited it last year, really a stunning site!

16.08.2025 09:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
The Trail to Oregon!
YouTube video by Team StarKid The Trail to Oregon!

I'm a HUGE fan of the stage adaptation of Oregon Trail by StarKid!
youtu.be/BxKCX-UvPrI

10.08.2025 19:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thanks Max! LDL and your mentoring at CGMA help me a lot building the skills to land that gig๐Ÿ™โœจ

04.08.2025 17:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Tristan in front of the Grip Studios logo.

Tristan in front of the Grip Studios logo.

Hey friends! I just started my new job (for which I moved to a different country ๐Ÿ˜ฑ) as a Level Designer at GRIP Studios in Prague. โœจ๐ŸŽฎ

04.08.2025 17:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 19    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 7    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Same!

16.07.2025 18:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Hell yeah.
Did you visited any of the public toilets?

09.07.2025 09:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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I changed the way I work a couple of months ago to follow this advice, it made a big difference and my productivity went up by miles.

(I don't know who made this image, if you do, let me know so they can be credited)

04.07.2025 07:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3972    ๐Ÿ” 1350    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 35    ๐Ÿ“Œ 48
Picture of a tiny gladiator figure made from stone or ivory. Blurry thumb in the foreground.

Picture of a tiny gladiator figure made from stone or ivory. Blurry thumb in the foreground.

Look at this cute little* gladiator figure I found at the Roman-Germanic Museum in Cologne.
(*blurry thumb for reference)

03.07.2025 14:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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I've resigned myself to the fact that no matter what I do with the rest of my life, THIS is what I will be remembered for.
#SpongeBob #nosferatu

12.07.2023 21:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1964    ๐Ÿ” 536    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 47    ๐Ÿ“Œ 10

Is einfach Kult!

18.06.2025 19:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A detailed production cel from an animated film, "Porco Rosso," features a vibrant red biplane flying. The biplane has two wings, with a prominent propeller at the front and a tail fin adorned with a green, white, and red Italian flag. The pilot, a pig-humanoid character, is visible in the open cockpit, wearing goggles and a scarf, looking determinedly forward.

A detailed production cel from an animated film, "Porco Rosso," features a vibrant red biplane flying. The biplane has two wings, with a prominent propeller at the front and a tail fin adorned with a green, white, and red Italian flag. The pilot, a pig-humanoid character, is visible in the open cockpit, wearing goggles and a scarf, looking determinedly forward.

Studio Ghibli turns 40 today!

Porco Rosso (1992), production cel

15.06.2025 20:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 235    ๐Ÿ” 38    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Wie cute!!
Ist die vegane Frischetheke in Kรถln? ๐Ÿ‘€

10.06.2025 21:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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