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MLU Paintball was a project I worked on with a group of talented friends from different countries. It all started when I founded a small game studio called Squared Games to work on game ideas and learn by doing. The team was made up of five people: me, two other developers, and two 3D artists. I was both the team manager and one of the developers.

The highlight of our work was creating a multiplayer paintball game for my high school’s annual senior celebration before final exams. We recreated the school grounds as a 1:1 3D environment and turned it into a paintball arena. We only had about a month to pull everything together, and somehow, we made it work! We even got to play a few rounds, which was a lot of fun, even if the game was far from perfect.

Looking back, I’m proud of what we managed to deliver in such a short time. It taught me a lot about managing a team, working with stakeholders, and staying calm under pressure. The studio disbanded about a year later as we all moved on to other things, but it was a great experience I won't forget.