01 / STACK
Front-end & UI engineering
Reusable components, responsive layouts and performance-minded interfaces.
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Game developer / Front-end engineer — Bogotá, Colombia
I build
worlds.
I design game systems and build interactive digital experiences — from playable prototypes to cinematic web interfaces.
Explore my workScroll to explore
CREATIVE MIND✳TECHNICAL HANDS
01 / The person behind the pixels
I turn ideas into playable experiences.
I’m Christian Bodensiek — a Colombian–German multimedia engineer, game developer and technical game designer with a background in front-end engineering.
Video games are my passion, but what keeps me curious is the space between imagination and implementation: defining a mechanic, testing a prototype, shaping an interface and making every interaction feel intentional.
I bring that same mindset to the web: thoughtful motion, accessible interfaces, performance and details that make digital products feel alive.
13+
Years building digital experiences13
Game projects in this archiveGAMES + WEB
Disciplines: game development + web engineering02 / Selected work
A few of my games.
Explore projectAdventureMMO
COVALENT
A sci-fi action project developed with BioStorm Entertainment.
Explore projectAdventure
Trail of Trees
A survival-adventure prototype created during Naska Digital's Unreal Bootcamp.
Explore projectActionAdventure
Time Lab Disaster
A graduation game project recognised for Best Graduation Project and Best Game Design.
Explore projectActionFighting
Broken
An educational, Super Smash Bros.-inspired fighting game developed for JASA Games.
Explore projectSimulation
MONCHI Spectacled Bear
A care-simulation prototype developed for JASA Games.
Explore projectAdventurePuzzle
RESCUE SQUAD
A cooperative puzzle-adventure prototype developed for JASA Games.
Worlds I’ve helped bring to life. Each one starts with a question: what if?
↗03 / The toolkit
Design with intent.
Build for interaction.
From the first playable prototype to the final interface polish, I connect design intent with production-ready implementation.
A
The engineering side
Technical skills
Unity · C#↗Unreal Engine · C++↗Blueprints & visual scripting↗Gameplay systems↗Playable prototyping↗UI development↗JavaScript · TypeScript↗React · Next.js↗HTML · CSS · Sass↗SEO & accessibility↗Figma · Photoshop↗Agile · Scrum · Kanban↗
B
The player side
Design skills
Gameplay mechanics↗Level design & dialogue↗Game balance & progression↗Menu layout & UI implementation↗Prototyping & whiteboxing↗Documentation & mockups↗
Tools evolve. Curiosity, iteration and empathy for the player endure.
FROM CONCEPT TO PLAYABLE SPACE
WEB ENGINEERING / PRODUCTION TOOLKIT
Interfaces with
engineering depth.
From component architecture to API integration and motion systems, I build interfaces that are responsive, measurable, accessible and ready to ship.
02 / STACK
Back-end & APIs
Connecting product interfaces to services, content and data workflows.
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03 / STACK
Motion & interaction
Purposeful transitions, scroll-based storytelling and interface feedback.
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04 / STACK
Delivery & quality
Version control, testing, collaboration and production deployment.
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04 / What I bring
Design & build.
From game mechanics to responsive interfaces, I connect creative direction with thoughtful engineering — and keep refining until the experience feels right.
CHARACTER SYSTEM / ONLINECB / FIG-01
ORBITAL CORE
POINTER VECTOR // ACTIVEINPUT / X · Y
01
Game development
Implementing gameplay systems and interfaces in Unity, Unreal Engine and browser-based prototypes.
02
Technical game design
Turning creative intent into clear systems, testable mechanics and playable prototypes.
03
Level & narrative design
Building spaces, challenges and interactive moments around player experience.
04
Front-end engineering
Building responsive, accessible interfaces with purposeful motion, reusable components and clean architecture.
Open to thoughtful collaborations in games, interactive products and front-end experiences.
Start a conversation ↗05 / Web engineering · Personal product
A web product,
built from scratch.
PERSONAL PRODUCT / 001
AnimeConsensus.com
Anime Consensus turns fragmented anime ratings into a more useful, normalized consensus view.
A personal product built with Next.js and TypeScript, combining external anime data providers, seasonal discovery, ranking tools and a daily guessing game. Caching and careful data handling help keep the experience responsive.
ENGINEERING STACK
Next.jsReact · TypeScriptAPI integrationsUpstash RedisGSAP
Visit Anime ConsensusA product case study — not just a landing page.
PRODUCT INTERFACE / LIVE BUILD● SYNC
ANIME CONSENSUS
MULTI-SOURCE ANIME INTELLIGENCE
01Multi-source rating normalization
02Seasonal anime discovery
03Consensus ranking experience
04Daily anime challenge
MALAniListKitsuShikimori
06 / In motion
The demo reel.
A short look at worlds, experiments and interactive ideas.
PLAY / REEL_001VIDEO · GAMEPLAY · PROCESS
07 / Experience across disciplines
A career across
games & technology.
From interactive worlds built in Unity and Unreal to responsive products made with React and Next.js, I turn ideas into experiences people can play and use.
01
Freelance Software Engineer
2024 — PresentIndependent · International clients
Web engineering
Build web applications and interactive experiences for international clients, with responsive React, Next.js and TypeScript interfaces and a focus on performance, SEO and accessibility.
02
Senior Experience Technology Engineer
2021 — 2024Publicis Global Delivery
Full-time · International brands
Built reusable frontend components and implemented high-fidelity interfaces from Photoshop and Figma designs, from UI/UX through frontend delivery.
03
Senior Development Engineer
2016 — 2021iAmStudio
Real-estate SaaS · Web applications
Developed responsive, cross-browser interfaces and geospatial search tools using map-drawing interactions, dynamic property lists and REST APIs.
04
Technical Game Designer
2016 — 2021BioStorm Entertainment LLC
Part-time · Freelance
Developed playable Unity and Unreal Engine prototypes, gameplay mechanics, interfaces and game flow; validated technical and artistic content.
05
Technical Game Designer
2016JASA Games
Full-time · Game design & UI
Built playable prototypes and interfaces, contributed throughout production, and iterated quickly on gameplay and UI.
06
Development Engineer
2014 — 2016Multimedia Service S.A.
Full-time · Web & e-learning
Developed custom CMS functionality and interactive content, including e-learning courses for Colombia’s MinTIC and Ministry of Defense.
07
Director of Programming & Innovation
2012 — 2014Foco Urbano SAS
Full-time · Web & project leadership
Developed custom WordPress themes and plugins, managed website functionality, and coordinated web projects and multidisciplinary teams.
08 / Milestones
A few awards.
01
2013
Best Graduation Project
El Bosque University
Time Lab Disaster
02
2014
Best Game Design
LATAM Game Idol
Time Lab Disaster
03
2015
Jumpcamp Winner
Jumpcamp · Los Andes University
Fantasy Soccer · Extended Program Winner
04
2016
Best Colombian Game
Global Game Jam
Nerf Me Please, I’m Too OP
Have a project in mind?
Let’s build
something great.
Have a game concept, interactive product or web experience to build? I’d love to hear about it.
Get in touch ↗