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Creativity, meet precision.

I'm Arthur Baars, a creative developer based in Utrecht. My path runs from a BSc in Computer Science through an MSc in Game & Media Technology and years of professional software engineering, and all of it points the same way: I like building things that are technically solid and a joy to use.

What sets my work apart is balance. The 3D scene in the hero above still runs at a stable framerate on your phone. The playful portfolio you're browsing is statically generated, accessible and SEO-friendly. Creativity that ignores engineering falls apart; engineering that ignores creativity puts people to sleep.

I also believe in explaining the ideas behind my code. Whether I'm mentoring bootcamp students or walking a client through a technical decision: no black boxes. Sharing knowledge makes for stronger projects.

Portrait of Arthur Baars

The journey so far

  1. Jan 2026 – nowJob

    Utonomy · Full-stack Developer

    Full-stack development building personal online data stores (Upods) centered on privacy, Solid, and Linked Data

  2. Sep 2023 – Aug 2025Utrecht University

    MSc Game and Media Technology

    A research master bridging games, interactive media and computer science, closing with a thesis on AI-assisted level design.

    Alongside this

    1. Mar 2025 – Feb 2026Job

      Winc Academy

    2. Jan 2025 – Jun 2025Paper

      Ctrl + Create: Empowering Creative Control in AI-Driven Rapid Level Design

    3. Sep 2024 – Feb 2025Internship

      HKU: Landhuis Oud Amelisweerd

    4. Jun 2023 – Nov 2024Job

      RYSST

  3. Sep 2018 – Mar 2023Utrecht University

    BSc Computer Science

    A broad foundation in software engineering, algorithms and systems, capped off with a final project combining computer vision and GPS positioning.

    Alongside this

    1. Feb 2022 – Jul 2022Internship

      UU Final Project: 2D to 3D Pipeline

    2. Feb 2020 – May 2020Job

      UU Teaching Assistant: Web Technology

The toolbox

Collected from the projects, jobs and internships in my work, grouped by kind.

Frameworks

ReactNext.jsTailwind CSSNode.jsThree.jsUnityAngularReact Three FiberSpring Bootstyled-components

Languages

TypeScriptC#CSSHTMLJavaScriptC++GLSLJavaPython

Other

Code reviewGPSPostgreSQLScrumTeachingWeb AudioWebAssemblyBetter AuthComfyUIComputer visionControlNetCreative codingCurriculum designDSPGame designGoogle AnalyticsLinked DataMachine learningMDXMeta PixelNFCNodemailerPixel artPrismaPWARedisSanity CMSSolidStable DiffusionStrapi CMSUser researchWeb Extension

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