Adinda van Oosten

Adinda van Oosten combines a background in China Studies with Game Design and Development. After working as a game designer in Taiwan and the Netherlands, she pursued a master's degree in game design research in Germany. She later relocated to Hong Kong as a Service-Learning Tutor at Lingnan University, where she taught courses, managed service-learning projects, and organized the Global Game Jam. Since 2019, she has run the YouTube channel Acreates, sharing game development tutorials and interviewing indie developers from all over the world. She has taught game development at universities and colleges in the Netherlands, including Deltion College and Games at the University of the Arts in Utrecht. Alongside her teaching, Adinda works as a freelance coach and mentor, actively supporting the game community through mentorship initiatives and by creating new opportunities.