Rouven Ziegler
Game Sound Designer
Crafting immersive audio worlds for games. Currently studying Sound and Music Production at the Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences.
View My WorkAbout Me
As a Sound and Music Production student, my deep-rooted passion for gaming has evolved into a professional ambition. My fascination with competitive titles like Hunt: Showdown and Valorant is rooted in how their audio design directly impacts gameplay, and I am driven to create sound that is not just immersive, but also functional.
My background as a live audio engineer taught me to deliver high-quality results under tight deadlines and solve creative problems within a team—skills directly applicable to the agile development cycles in the games industry.
My creative toolkit isn't limited to audio; I also have skills in 2D and 3D applications like Gimp and Blender, giving me a broader understanding of the game development pipeline and a keen eye for general design principles.
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Location: Darmstadt, Germany
(Open to relocate) -
Focus: Sound Design &
Wwise Implementation -
Languages: German (Native),
English (Fluent) -
Availability: Open for Internships & Junior Roles
Showreel
A selection of my recent work in game sound design, implementation, and music composition.
Professional Experience
ESA Shield - Space Safety Game
During an internship with Steinbeis GmbH, commissioned by the European Space Agency (ESA), I worked as part of a two-person team on "ESA Shield." My core responsibilities included:
- Conceptualizing and co-designing in-game sound effects and ambiences.
- Handling the entire Wwise implementation and integration independently.
- Collaborating on the composition and integration of the main soundtrack.
- Adapting all audio for a full VR version of the game.
The project was successfully showcased at Gamescom in Cologne.
Core & Software Skills
Core
Teamwork
Problem Solving
Sound Conceptualisation
Sound Design
Live Sound
Post Production
Mixing & Mastering
Fieldrecording
Foley
Software
Unreal Engine
Unity
Wwise
Nuendo
Blender
Gimp
After Effects
HTML & CSS
Melodyne