What’s your role at FlatPonies?

I’m a level designer. When I worked on Rebots, I also filled in as a writer.

What makes a great work environment?

Good people, good place, good pay.

What excites you most about our current project?

I never thought I’d get the chance to work on a 3D platformer – at least not here in Scandinavia. It’s a genre that requires a lot from level design, so while it’s difficult and a bit scary to work on it, I’m learning a lot.

What’s been the biggest ‘aha’ moment in development so far?

Overall improving as a level designer and becoming more confident in this role. I recall working on an area and everything clicked, and when I playtested I could see how the players genuinely had fun. Until then I’d felt a bit like an impostor who couldn’t do level design, but now I feel like I can do this.

What’s a fun or unexpected fact about you that your teammates might not know about you? 

My lifelong dream is to publish a comic book.

If you could jump back in time, and play your favorite childhood video game, which one would it be and why? OR What’s a gaming moment from your childhood that you’ll never forget?

I’ll never forget when I made my first Night Elf in World of Warcraft and stepped out of Shadowglen. Seeing the path curving between giant trees, illuminated by a pink haze and starlit lanterns, all accompanied by that wonderful music… the world felt so vast and real! Like a true elven forest.

Tell us about your pony—why is it designed this way?

My pony is holding a tricorder. I’m a big fan of Star Trek and at the time I was in the middle of a binge watch.