Author Joost Van Dongen (Ronimo Games)

Joost Van Dongen (Ronimo Games)

Joost van Dongen is co-founder and lead-programmer of Ronimo Games, developers of the original De Blob, Swords & Soldiers and Awesomenauts. Van Dongen is also the developer of the abstract racing indie-hit Proun. He has a Master in Game Design & Development from the Utrecht School of the Arts, and a Cum Laude Master of Science in Game & Media Technology from Utrecht University.

Teaching Awesomenaut’s AI Where To Jump

Joost Van Dongen (Ronimo Games)

Tech

When we at Ronimo Games first started development of the bots for Awesomenauts, we started with the most complex parts: path finding and movement. When people think of path finding, they usually think of A*.... Read More...

The Lamest Bug

Joost Van Dongen (Ronimo Games)

Developers Corner

Until we were testing our latest build last Thursday. We were playing on seven PlayStation 3 devkits, when suddenly 4 of them froze for about 90 seconds. Argh! We thought this really difficult bug had magically... Read More...

Fixing the DISC ROOM design

The challenges of designing games for Pillo

How I made Circles feels intuitive without any text or tutorial

Creating Realistic Fun in Stable Orbit

A Handcrafted Feel: ‘Unexplored’ Explores Cyclic Dungeon Generation

VR Dioramas: The Illusionist’s Way of Telling Stories

Animated Cover: Better Game Design Using the Scientific Method

Designing A Believable Homemade Flamethrower For The Last of Us

How Firewatch translated 2D concept art into a 3D open world

Generating art: Turbocharge your workflow

What A Difference A Hat Makes in Boss 101

Keeping 2D Herald afloat by adding 3D

The Dream That Inspired The Nightmarish Graphics of The Intruder

Making Achievements: The Design and Art Process

A Handcrafted Feel: 'Unexplored' Explores Cyclic Dungeon Generation

How We Cheated Physics To Avoid Players Feeling Cheated

How not to lose your body parts in a networked game

Cleaning Up Clustertruck

Predicting Players: Calculated Level Design in Action Henk

Fast AI for turn-based action game Space Grunts

Keeping Up — A Smarter Camera For Munch Time 2

The Assassin’s Creed game that needed more than just a score

Creating the Dynamic Sound Design of Future Unfolding

Making the sound of Elite: Dangerous (VIDEO)

The Touching Story Behind Killzone 3’s Beautiful Menu Music

"You stand no chance", Says Vlambeer's Rami Ismail (VIDEO)

Letters from the 19th century. A $300 worldwide marketing campaign

From Cardiac Arrest to Cat Success — Remarkable Story About a Game With Famous Cats (VIDEO)

SteamSpy’s analysis of the Indiepocalypse: ‘It’s nothing new’ (VIDEO)

Extending the lifetime of Hidden Object game Home Makeover

33 on Metacritic: Why My Game Failed (VIDEO)

Football Mafia is a shameless experiment in addiction

Teaching Awesomenaut’s AI Where To Jump

The Lamest Bug