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Tobias Weikamp

(Germany)

As a multidisciplinary, freelance artist, I have spent the past decade exploring the intersection of technology and performance, working across the fields of theatre, (contemporary-)dance (since 2013, B.A. Dance), programming for clients (since 2021) and holding an "Abitur im Bildungsgang Staatlich geprüfter Informationstechnischer Assistent" (ITA - since 2010).

My work blends movement, interactivity, and digital systems to create immersive experiences, with a particular interest in how human expression translates into virtual spaces.
Now, I aim to bring this fusion of artistic and technical expertise into game programming. My background allows me to approach game development from a unique perspective—one that values narrative, emotion, and player embodiment as much as code and mechanics.

As a starting point, I programmed a Website for this application from scratch in the last two month. It includes texts, images, videos and little animations, to display my skills in HTML, CSS, Javascript. Each section in this portfolio, includes several links to the corresponding sections on my website, which displays visual information about the projects.

Thank you for taking the time to look through my work—I appreciate your consideration!

Sound-controlled Game


(Studio Trafique Cologne)
The game was developed in the context of the theater production "full.democracy" in cologne. The Audience (ca. 25 each performance) were controlling the character with the volume of their voices.
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Programming Language: C#
Project Name: SoundGame // Fulldemo.cracy
Game Engine: Unity

Multiplayer Game


FULLDEMO:CRACY (Studio Trafique Cologne)
This is a multiplayer game setup, in the context of the production "FULLDEMO.CRACY". The audience could decide which person is doing which game - on the other side of the game... wa me.
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Programming Language: C#
Project Name: Multiplayer // Fulldemo.cracy
Game Engine: Unity

Text based Dungeon Game


(Studio Trafique Cologne)
The game was developed in the context of the theater production "full.democracy" in cologne. The Audience (ca. 25 each performance) needed to discuss their decisions before the time runs out.
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Programming Language: C#
Project Name: Wordgame/Dungeon
Game Engine: Unity

Raspberry PI // Node JS


NODEJS to UNITY
The setup of a Raspberry PI running a Node.js Server gave me the opportunity to programm a DMX-light controller, which could be triggered over HTTP from Unity/C#
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Programming Language: NODE JS // C#
Project Name: Raspberry PI
Controlls: Lights // DMX // Button Inputs through NODE JS (on a Raspberry PI)

PROTOTYPES


Research
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Dance & Tech

Coming from a background as an independent multimedia dance artist for over a decade, I have danced, choreographed, and staged several art projects. There are two main projects, which I want to focus on: The interdisciplinary shows „All in one“ and „RENDERED in real time“. Both of these shows, were touring to different theaters, with me in the role of the artistic director, choreographer and being one of the dancers.

RENDERED – in real time is a multimedia production featuring live music, dance, AI-generated projections, deepfakes, and a VJ. It toured across Germany and was funded by the Nationales Performance Netzwerk and Gastspielförderung NRW.

ALL IN ONE is a co-production between the company About Blank and my former collective “Feed Your Head Collective” - funded by Nationales Performance Netzwerk, Fonds Darstellende Künste, Kulturstiftung des freistaates Sachsen and Societätstheater Dresden. It included several shows at theaters and festivals in germany. Find out more: Visual

RENDERED in real time


Dance, Video & Music
I produced this multemedia dance piece in 2023 in Bonn - it premiered at Brotfabrik Bonn
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Position Artistic Director, Co-Choreographer, Dancer
Date: 2023
Number of Shows: 8

ALL IN ONE


Dance, Music & Lights
A dance-theater-live-music production by JuWie Dance Company and Feed Your Head Collective.
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Position: Aristic Director, Dancer, Co-Choreographer
Date: 2022
Shows: 20+

Dance & Choreography


Showreel
Since more than a decade, I am working as a dancer & choreographer - besides my IT-work and clients. Feel free to explore my history.
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Websites

Through my previous experience in programming, I established a secondary occupation, working with various clients to develop front-end and back-end solutions. Primarily using JavaScript, PHP, and SQL, along with HTML and CSS for structuring and styling. I created synchronizations for their management software and website backends. Additionally, I programmed JavaScript HTTP requests to fetch real-time data and animate front-end displays, such as interactive calendars and weekly planners.

For the client “Brotfabrik Bonn”, I implemented a PHP-based system, where the script crawls through several websites of the connected cultural institutions and grabs information about new events, which then get stored in an SQL-Database and can be displayed on their website and - coming up soon: Displayed on a screen, which runs an .exe on a mini-PC, programmed in C++ and Unreal. Combining data-analyzing/structuring with the visual possibilities of Unreal Engine

WEBSITES

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Programming Languages: PHP, Javascript + (HTML/CSS)
Clients: Bildungswerk Brotfabrik, Kulturzentrum Bf, Indito Bonn

More TECH


COMING SOON

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Programming Language: C#
Project Name: SoundGame // Fulldemo.cracy
Game Engine: Unity

FILM

Over the last decade (especially since the pandemic), I have produced several art and dance films, as well as handled post-production for other artists. Including software like after effects, premiere pro and cinema4D, got an all-around skill set in video editing, post-production and basics in 3D-Animation with C4D.

ALWAYS WATCHING


Experimental short-film
The short-film always watching was created througout my residency at Theater im Ballsall and was founded bei the FLAUSEN+ Network.
I experimented with Cinema4D - which I did not have any experiences wit before, After Effects and Premiere Pro.

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Programms: C4D, After Effects, Premiere Pro
Project Name: Always watching
Funding: Residenzförderung // FondsDaKu

LOCKED IN PANIC


Shortfilm Dance & Music
Locked in Panic was my first self-produced movie and marked the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. It was funded by Fonds DaKu. We experimented with analog camera effects, produced the music (with Angie Taylor), and I handled the post-production in Premiere Pro.

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Tools: Premiere Pro, self-made analog effects
Funding: FondsDaKu

CITIZEN 0


Gameplay
This is the (raw) playthrough of the game CITIZEN 0 -
developed for the application at CGL - B.A. Game Programming

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for more detailed information about the game mechanics.

Room 1


AI-Chatbot
This room was mainly based around researching on how to integrate LLM models into gameplay mechanis
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Room 2


Platformer
Story-based room - where the 'AI-Entity' makes a simple task more and more difficult.
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Room 3


Smile & Dance!
This room combines my artistic career as a dancer, with motion tracking and gaming technologies.
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Room 4


the final
The final room combines the gameplay mechanics from the other rooms and ends in a final cutscene.
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