Mathijs Demaeght
@mathijsdemaeght.bsky.social
Co-founder & Chief of Design @ Pok Pok
TIME 100 Most Influential Companies 2025, Apple Design Award, App Store Award and Kidscreen Award.
VAF/Game Fund committee member.
Dad of two.
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TIME 100 Most Influential Companies 2025, Apple Design Award, App Store Award and Kidscreen Award.
VAF/Game Fund committee member.
Dad of two.
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Art vs Artist
Old one from twitter 'cause I'm lazy and lets pretend I haven't aged one bit.
#artvsartist #conceptart #animation #gamedev #art #illustration
Old one from twitter 'cause I'm lazy and lets pretend I haven't aged one bit.
#artvsartist #conceptart #animation #gamedev #art #illustration
Reposted by Mathijs Demaeght
UPDATE ALERT! 🚀
Space has expanded with even more curious planets, a new decked-out station, drilling vehicles destroying their way through the galaxy, and other odd happenings to discover!
Prompt the update: bit.ly/updatePokPok
Space has expanded with even more curious planets, a new decked-out station, drilling vehicles destroying their way through the galaxy, and other odd happenings to discover!
Prompt the update: bit.ly/updatePokPok
January 16, 2025 at 6:34 PM
UPDATE ALERT! 🚀
Space has expanded with even more curious planets, a new decked-out station, drilling vehicles destroying their way through the galaxy, and other odd happenings to discover!
Prompt the update: bit.ly/updatePokPok
Space has expanded with even more curious planets, a new decked-out station, drilling vehicles destroying their way through the galaxy, and other odd happenings to discover!
Prompt the update: bit.ly/updatePokPok
Had a blast with the Demon Souls remake, now to start with Dark Souls remaster
Had played Bloodborne and Elden Ring halfway but never fully got into it, but the DS remake is so so good I think I finally get it. So I’m going through things in order now.
Had played Bloodborne and Elden Ring halfway but never fully got into it, but the DS remake is so so good I think I finally get it. So I’m going through things in order now.
December 27, 2024 at 8:57 AM
Had a blast with the Demon Souls remake, now to start with Dark Souls remaster
Had played Bloodborne and Elden Ring halfway but never fully got into it, but the DS remake is so so good I think I finally get it. So I’m going through things in order now.
Had played Bloodborne and Elden Ring halfway but never fully got into it, but the DS remake is so so good I think I finally get it. So I’m going through things in order now.
We’re expanding our art departement, looking for a 🔸Senior Animator🔸 in the Toronto area. Join a very creative, crafty and wholesome team!
Pok Pok hiring Senior Animator (Full-Time Permanent) in Toronto, Ontario, Canada | LinkedIn
Posted 9:09:16 PM. Are you an artist with a passion for crafting charming, engaging illustrations and animations that…See this and similar jobs on LinkedIn.
www.linkedin.com
December 14, 2024 at 7:38 AM
We’re expanding our art departement, looking for a 🔸Senior Animator🔸 in the Toronto area. Join a very creative, crafty and wholesome team!
Reposted by Mathijs Demaeght
Art vs Artist
Old one from twitter 'cause I'm lazy and lets pretend I haven't aged one bit.
#artvsartist #conceptart #animation #gamedev #art #illustration
Old one from twitter 'cause I'm lazy and lets pretend I haven't aged one bit.
#artvsartist #conceptart #animation #gamedev #art #illustration
December 12, 2024 at 9:05 AM
Art vs Artist
Old one from twitter 'cause I'm lazy and lets pretend I haven't aged one bit.
#artvsartist #conceptart #animation #gamedev #art #illustration
Old one from twitter 'cause I'm lazy and lets pretend I haven't aged one bit.
#artvsartist #conceptart #animation #gamedev #art #illustration
Art vs Artist
Old one from twitter 'cause I'm lazy and lets pretend I haven't aged one bit.
#artvsartist #conceptart #animation #gamedev #art #illustration
Old one from twitter 'cause I'm lazy and lets pretend I haven't aged one bit.
#artvsartist #conceptart #animation #gamedev #art #illustration
December 12, 2024 at 9:05 AM
Art vs Artist
Old one from twitter 'cause I'm lazy and lets pretend I haven't aged one bit.
#artvsartist #conceptart #animation #gamedev #art #illustration
Old one from twitter 'cause I'm lazy and lets pretend I haven't aged one bit.
#artvsartist #conceptart #animation #gamedev #art #illustration
December 11, 2024 at 9:57 AM
Reposted by Mathijs Demaeght
Esther and I got to talk to De Morgen about @playpokpok.com and how we offer healthy, educational and responsible screentime for kids (and their parents).
Worth the read! (in Dutch).
Worth the read! (in Dutch).
Een digitale speeltuin voor de kleinsten zonder verslavende valkuilen: maak kennis met de bekroonde Belgische app Pok Pok
Hoewel de toegenomen schermtijd bij kinderen zorgen baart, vinden ook opmerkelijke lichtpuntjes hun weg naar het digitale schap. Neem nu de bekroonde Belgische app Pok Pok, die geen verslavende levels...
www.demorgen.be
December 9, 2024 at 9:57 AM
Esther and I got to talk to De Morgen about @playpokpok.com and how we offer healthy, educational and responsible screentime for kids (and their parents).
Worth the read! (in Dutch).
Worth the read! (in Dutch).
Esther and I got to talk to De Morgen about @playpokpok.com and how we offer healthy, educational and responsible screentime for kids (and their parents).
Worth the read! (in Dutch).
Worth the read! (in Dutch).
Een digitale speeltuin voor de kleinsten zonder verslavende valkuilen: maak kennis met de bekroonde Belgische app Pok Pok
Hoewel de toegenomen schermtijd bij kinderen zorgen baart, vinden ook opmerkelijke lichtpuntjes hun weg naar het digitale schap. Neem nu de bekroonde Belgische app Pok Pok, die geen verslavende levels...
www.demorgen.be
December 9, 2024 at 9:57 AM
Esther and I got to talk to De Morgen about @playpokpok.com and how we offer healthy, educational and responsible screentime for kids (and their parents).
Worth the read! (in Dutch).
Worth the read! (in Dutch).
December 8, 2024 at 8:15 AM
December 6, 2024 at 11:12 AM
Just found a chicken headless. Nothing like a crispy morning walk to the forest graveyard holding a shovel and corpse.
Also, 6 of our sick ash trees fell over in the storm tonight, means I get to make lots of cool stuff.
Also, 6 of our sick ash trees fell over in the storm tonight, means I get to make lots of cool stuff.
December 6, 2024 at 8:26 AM
Just found a chicken headless. Nothing like a crispy morning walk to the forest graveyard holding a shovel and corpse.
Also, 6 of our sick ash trees fell over in the storm tonight, means I get to make lots of cool stuff.
Also, 6 of our sick ash trees fell over in the storm tonight, means I get to make lots of cool stuff.
Reposted by Mathijs Demaeght
I had a thing for forests. #animation #art
November 28, 2024 at 4:10 PM
I had a thing for forests. #animation #art
December 5, 2024 at 11:37 AM
More early thumbnails. Started using vector at the time to more quickly push stuff out.
#conceptart #art #gamedev #sketch
#conceptart #art #gamedev #sketch
December 5, 2024 at 8:50 AM
More early thumbnails. Started using vector at the time to more quickly push stuff out.
#conceptart #art #gamedev #sketch
#conceptart #art #gamedev #sketch
Starter packs are great and all, but would be nice to get added to some. 🥲
December 4, 2024 at 8:14 AM
Starter packs are great and all, but would be nice to get added to some. 🥲
Learning to make new friends.
December 2, 2024 at 6:33 PM
Learning to make new friends.
I've gotten hands of steel from years of squeezing the kids' Lego builds together every 5 minutes.
December 2, 2024 at 9:09 AM
I've gotten hands of steel from years of squeezing the kids' Lego builds together every 5 minutes.
December 2, 2024 at 8:12 AM
Crispy cold mornings always have the best skies imo. 😍
November 29, 2024 at 3:36 PM
Crispy cold mornings always have the best skies imo. 😍
We added a little Subway update to our Number Journey toy. 🟡🔺🟦
This is our first little math toy per popular request. Honestly we strongly believe all our toys work well for teaching maths, just by the act of stacking or slotting, but now you can see actual numbers for the first time.
#gamedev
This is our first little math toy per popular request. Honestly we strongly believe all our toys work well for teaching maths, just by the act of stacking or slotting, but now you can see actual numbers for the first time.
#gamedev
Pok Pok Update Alert!
Number Journey: SUBWAY 🚇✨
Complete with bustling commuters and adorable rodents, this subway scene provides new opportunities to count higher, navigate larger equations, and make real-life connections!
Prompt the update: bit.ly/updatePokPok
Number Journey: SUBWAY 🚇✨
Complete with bustling commuters and adorable rodents, this subway scene provides new opportunities to count higher, navigate larger equations, and make real-life connections!
Prompt the update: bit.ly/updatePokPok
November 29, 2024 at 9:02 AM
We added a little Subway update to our Number Journey toy. 🟡🔺🟦
This is our first little math toy per popular request. Honestly we strongly believe all our toys work well for teaching maths, just by the act of stacking or slotting, but now you can see actual numbers for the first time.
#gamedev
This is our first little math toy per popular request. Honestly we strongly believe all our toys work well for teaching maths, just by the act of stacking or slotting, but now you can see actual numbers for the first time.
#gamedev
November 29, 2024 at 8:29 AM
I had a thing for forests. #animation #art
November 28, 2024 at 4:10 PM
I had a thing for forests. #animation #art
Reposted by Mathijs Demaeght
November 28, 2024 at 9:00 AM
What makes our game non-addictive to little kids?
That's a question we get a lot and there is one answer Esther came up with so well that I can't get it out of my head:
"Because it's not a game, it's a toy."
And that just clicks for a lot of people.
#gamedev #design #gamedesign
That's a question we get a lot and there is one answer Esther came up with so well that I can't get it out of my head:
"Because it's not a game, it's a toy."
And that just clicks for a lot of people.
#gamedev #design #gamedesign
November 28, 2024 at 1:46 PM
What makes our game non-addictive to little kids?
That's a question we get a lot and there is one answer Esther came up with so well that I can't get it out of my head:
"Because it's not a game, it's a toy."
And that just clicks for a lot of people.
#gamedev #design #gamedesign
That's a question we get a lot and there is one answer Esther came up with so well that I can't get it out of my head:
"Because it's not a game, it's a toy."
And that just clicks for a lot of people.
#gamedev #design #gamedesign
One of the best design rules I've ever set for myself is setting limits. Limits in colour, limits in interaction, limits in sound,... Trying to get away with doing less is essential to soothe my impatient nature, it gives me laser focus when I can toss stuff out of the equation. You'll make do.
November 28, 2024 at 10:02 AM
One of the best design rules I've ever set for myself is setting limits. Limits in colour, limits in interaction, limits in sound,... Trying to get away with doing less is essential to soothe my impatient nature, it gives me laser focus when I can toss stuff out of the equation. You'll make do.