Joon?

Hi ✋! I'm Joon, a game designer and developer, mostly making games.

I live and work in Reykjavík, Iceland. The most recent years I have been lucky enough to develop games of my own design, often with other artists and friends.

I have been putting out works and participated in communities since 2010. On this page is a pretty thorough (but curated) list of my work and other achievements which are meaningful to me. Have a look around, and please reach out if you see anything interesting or broken :).

I'm @joonturbo on twitter, and you can email joon@joon.be.

Games

in development · Phantom Spark _{— Ghosts}
2021 · NUTS
2018 · Don't Trip
2017 · Det Kæmpestore Trafikspil _{— Glitchnap, DR}
2017 · Invert _{— Glitchnap}
2016 · Sentree _{— Glitchnap}
2015 · Free Fur All _{— Glitchnap, Cartoon Network}
2014 · LAZA KNITEZ!! _{— Glitchnap}
2014 · Try Harder _{— Glitchnap}
2012 · Would You Change Your Life? _{— Knapnok, The Blue Van}

Event Production

2021 · Isle of Games @ Listahatid _{— Reykjavik / Isle of Games}
2018 - 2021 · Live Games Live Music _{— Reykjavik / Isle of Games}
2018 - 2019 · Isle of Games festival _{— Reykjavik / Isle of Games}
2015 - 2019 · Nordic Game Indie Night _{— Malmö / Copenhagen Game Collective}
2015 - 2017 · Screenshake Indie Game Festival _{— Antwerp / The House of Indie}
2014 - 2016 · Nordic Game Jam _{— Copenhagen /}
2013 - 2014 · Free to Play festival _{— Antwerp / The House of Indie}
2013 · Local Multiplayer Picnic _{— Copenhagen / Copenhagen Game Collective}
2013 · Playdate events at ITU _{— Copenhagen / Copenhagen Game Collective}
2013 · Chain Jam Online Game Jam _{— / Copenhagen Game Collective}

Other Projects

since 2017 · DropSpread _{— google sheets extension}
2019 · Gently Down the Marsh _{— game jam}
2019 · Svartkolla _{— game jam}
2019 · Blandscapes _{— game jam}
2019 · Meditations game (March 1st) _{— game jam}
2019 · Tiny Massive controller _{— installation}
2017 · Tractor Egg _{— game jam}
2017 · Restless Spirit Projector _{— installation}
2017 · Rockall Passports _{— installation}
2015 · Desert Mini-Golfing _{— installation}
2015 · Knife To Meet You _{— installation}
2014 · Round Round About _{— game jam}
2014 · Trainfinity _{— game jam}
2014 · Boulevard Descat _{— installation}
2014 · Canabalt 100p _{— installation}
2013 · Mitt Rowdy _{— folk game}
2013 · Zumbie _{— game}
2013 · Luggatron _{— installation}
2013 · Splintercade _{— installation}
2013 · Press X _{— installation}
2012 · The Buttfighter _{— installation}
2011 · Corruptor _{— website}
2011 · iPad Desktop Experience _{— website}
2011 · Super Crate Pixel _{— game jam}

Talks & Workshops

2020 · Why I think games are cool _{— Talk — Reykjavik / LHI, Iceland University of the Arts}
2015 - 2020 · Tech Toolbox _{— Hosting, Organizing — San Francisco / GDC}
2019 · Games as performance art _{— Talk — Cape Town / Playtopia}
2019 · Why games matter _{— Talk — Reykjavik / RASK}
2018 · Masterclass with Colin & Sarah Northway _{— Hosting — Berlin / A Maze. Festival}
2018 · Art + Games _{— Talk, Workshop — Reykjavik / Isle of Games}
2017 · Breaking the game _{— Talk — Reykjavik / TEDx}
2017 · Glitchnap retrospective _{— Talk — Karlshamn / Creative Coast Festival}
2017 · Burn The Keyboard _{— Workshop — Copenhagen / Nordic Game Jam}
2016 - 2017 · IndieCade Award Show Hosting _{— Hosting — Paris / Indiecade Europe}
2014 - 2017 · Innovative Games Showcase _{— Hosting, Organizing — Cologne / GDC Europe}
2016 · Burn The Keyboard _{— Workshop — Paris / Indiecade Europe}
2016 · The role of games in Society _{— Talk — Reykjavik / IGI Meetup}
2016 · The role of games in Society _{— Talk — Reykjavik / Rockall}
2016 · The role of games in Society, hypertalk _{— Talk — Johannesburg / A Maze. Festival}
2015 - 2016 · Nordic Game Indie Night Hosting _{— Hosting — Malmö / Nordic Game}
2014 - 2016 · Burn The Keyboard _{— Workshop — Johannesburg / A Maze. Festival}
2015 · Transgressive play (Pecha Kucha) _{— Talk — Copenhagen / Spilbar}
2015 · Burn The Keyboard _{— Workshop — Paris / GameLab Summer School CRI}
2015 · Burn The Keyboard _{— Workshop — London / Friday Late, V&A Museum}
2015 · Lyst Summit Speaker Hosting _{— Hosting — Helsinki / Lyst Summit}
2014 · Burn The Keyboard _{— Workshop — Den Bosch / Playful Arts Festival}
2014 · Burn The Keyboard _{— Workshop — Berlin / A Maze. Festival}
2014 · Glitchnap retrospective _{— Talk — Aalborg / Spilbar}
2014 · Local Multiplayer Games _{— Talk — Berlin / JOIN Local Multiplayer Summit}
2014 · Local Multiplayer Games _{— Talk — Viborg / Select Start Play}
2014 · Burn The Keyboard / Custom Controllers _{— Talk — Lille / Zoo Machines}
2014 · The Portal Goes Both Ways _{— Talk — Copenhagen / w00t festival}
2014 · The Artist is Present Speedrun _{— Talk — Berlin / A Maze. Festival}
2013 · Enabling play through modern technology _{— Talk — London / Feral Vector}
2013 · How I got started in games _{— Talk — Aalborg / Spilbar}
2013 · Pop-Up Arcade: Postmortems on Indie Arcades and Events _{— Talk — Cologne / GDC Europe}

Organizations

since 2022 · Ghosts _{— Co-founder}
since 2019 · Isle of Games _{— Co-founder}
2016 - 2020 · Reykjavik Co-working Unit _{— Co-organizer}
2017 - 2019 · GDC Independent Game Summit _{— Advisory board}
2013 - 2017 · The House of Indie _{— Co-founder}
2013 - 2017 · Glitchnap _{— Co-founder}
2011 - 2016 · Copenhagen Game Collective _{— Member}
2010 - 2015 · Ego Thieves _{— Contributor}

Teaching

2021 · Coding for designers · Iceland University of the Arts _{— Lecturer}
2017 - 2019 · Advanced Game Design & Development · Reykjavik University _{— Lecturer}
2012 - 2014 · Game Design · IT University in Copenhagen _{— Teaching Assistant}
2013 - 2014 · Game Development · IT University in Copenhagen _{— Teaching Assistant}
2013 · User Experience and Prototyping · IT University in Copenhagen _{— Teaching Assistant}

Awards & Nominations

2022 · NUTS · Winner · Nordic Game Of the Year (Small Screen) _{— Nordic Game Awards, Malmö}
2022 · NUTS · Finalist · Best Indie Developer _{— Mobile Game Awards,}
2022 · NUTS · Game of the Year List _{— Family Video Game Database,}
2021 · NUTS · Winner · Best Visual Art _{— BITBANG, Argentina}
2021 · NUTS · Honorable Mention · Grand Prize _{— IGF, San Francisco}
2021 · NUTS · Honorable Mention · Excellence in Narrative _{— IGF, San Francisco}
2021 · NUTS · Official Selection _{— Strasbourg European Fantastic Film Festival, Strasbourg}
2021 · NUTS · Official Selection _{— Tokyo Game Show Indie Game Selected Exhibit, Tokyo}
2020 · NUTS · Winner · Best Audio Design _{— Indiecade,}
2020 · NUTS · Finalist · Long Feature Award _{— A MAZE. Awards, Berlin}
2016 · Sentree · Honorable Mention · Nuovo Award _{— IGF, San Francisco}
2015 · Sentree · Finalist · Human Human Machine Award _{— A MAZE. Awards, Berlin}
2015 · Sentree · Finalist _{— Indiecade, Los Angeles}
2013 · Sentree · Winner · Best Multi-device Game _{— Mozilla Game-On Awards, San Francisco}
2013 · Sentree · Winner · Grand Prize _{— Mozilla Game-On Awards, San Francisco}
2013 · LAZA KNITEZ!! · Winner · Indie Sensation Award _{— Nordic Game Awards, Malmö}

Interviews

2021 · Forbes _{— about NUTS}
2021 · De Standaard _{— about NUTS}
2021 · Eurogamer _{— about NUTS}
2021 · The Hollywood Reporter _{— about NUTS}
2021 · Amaze Wild Hearts _{— about NUTS team}
2021 · PocketGamer.biz _{— about NUTS}
2021 · Shacknews _{— about NUTS}
2019 · Kotaku _{— about LAZA KNITEZ!!}
2015 · Alex vs Coding _{— about Burn the Keyboard}
2013 · Polygon - Man vs. Snake: The story of a compulsive competitor _{— about Burn the Keyboard}

Articles

2019 · Year in review
2018 · Year in review
2018 · How to start a scene
2015 · Glitchnap year in review (by Jonas)
2014 · I am home, A Maze. Berlin retrospective

Client work & Contributions

2021 · Astrid _{— Gagarin / Game design}
2021 · Inua _{— IKO, The Pixel Hunt / Build engineer and mobile ports}
2019 · Cancelled escape room project _{— Teatime Games / Game design}
2018 · Unannounced project _{— Licorice / Game development}
2016 · Gonner _{— Ditto / Game Feel}
2014 · Cosmic Top Secret _{— Klassefilm / Game design}
2014 · Cloud Chamber _{— Knapnok / Flash development}
2012 · 48 Hour Games documentary _{— Knapnok / Flash development}
2011 · Verandawereld _{— Februs / Web design}