Currently researching new rendering techniques

Welcome, I'm Jim

I'm a C++ game programmer specialized in graphics programming, from the Netherlands with experience in DirectX 12 and PlayStation 5 development.

🎓 Currently in my 3rd year studying Game Technologies at Breda University of Applied Sciences.
🔍 Looking for an internship starting september 2026.

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Projects

Wild engine

Personal DirectX 12 framework for researching rendering techniques like volumetric fog, procedural island generation, ocean rendering, and procedural grass.

🚀 Personal 🔧 DirectX 12 👤 Solo 💻 PC ⏱️ In Progress

Custom engine | Nakon

Custom PlayStation 5 and DirectX 12 engine where I worked on abstracting the PS5 rendering pipeline and implementing various rendering, engine and gameplay features.

💻 PS5/PC 🚀 University 🔧 C++ | Custom engine 👤 12 people

Broomstick Blitz

Broomstick Blitz is a chaotic broomstick racing game with a twin-stick twist. Shoot your opponents or the environment to unleash powerful race-altering effects!

🚀 University 🔧 C++ | Unreal engine 👤 Team 💻 PC ⏱️ 8 weeks

Phasebreak

Phasebreak is a turn-based tactics game set across two shifting dimensions, I worked on gameplay mechanics, bug fixing, and performance profiling. The game is set to release on Steam.

🚀 University 🔧 C++ | Unreal engine 👤 27 people 💻 PC ⏱️ 24 weeks

Workplace Fire Response Simulation

A VR workplace fire simulation built in Unity for the Oculus Quest 2, where players take on the role of an Emergency Response Team member and complete safety checks to secure the building.

🚀 Internship 🔧 C# | Unity 👤 2 person team 💻 PC ⏱️ 18 weeks

Gate 19

An educational game built in a small team to raise awareness of COVID symptoms. Set at an airport checkpoint, players act as border agents, inspecting passports and identifying symptoms to decide who boards the plane, using the on-screen criteria panel as a guide.

🚀 School 🔧 C# | Unity 👤 Team 💻 PC ⏱️ 4 weeks

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Articles

Modifying Godot's Vulkan back-end to support hardware accelerated raytracing

Hybrid reflections in Godot engine’s Vulkan back-end This is a short blog post talking about my personal contributions to implementing hybrid diffuse reflections into Godot’s back-end. I want to g...

Apr 1, 2026 Graphics, Raytracing

Procedural Grass with GPU Driven Rendering In DirectX12

Procedural Grass with GPU Driven Rendering In DirectX12 This is a short blog post on how I managed to draw 2 million grass blades in DirectX12 using a GPU driven technique while keeping the overall...

Jan 14, 2026 Graphics, Grass, Procedural

Dive into the deep secrets of rendering a realistic ocean.

Water in modern games How do modern games render water, I always asked myself? In this blog post I am going to explain the deep secrets of how big studios render water in detail. There are a lot of...

Jan 23, 2025 Graphics, Ocean