The Contributor Spring 2017 | Page 8

The four years of your study at NHTV go by so quickly and suddenly. There you are, packing your suitcases, selling your old bike, moving out of your beloved student house and leaving Breda for good. You are going on a new adventure and who knows when and if you will ever come back to this city. Breda - the town with the beautiful old cathedral, the cute, tiny cafes in the city center, the wonderful Valkenberg park and most importantly: some of the best memories of your student life. We decided to take a little trip down memory lane and ask around to see what your fellow graduates love and miss the most about the charming little town called Breda. I liked living in Breda. Some of my favourite Robin-Yann Storm places were Park Valkenberg, and the Pakhuis, – IGAD Alumni Please tell us a little bit about yourself I studied Game Design & Production at NHTV IGAD and graduated in 2015. Currently I am working on the Glacier 2 engine at Io-Interactive in Copenhagen, designing better tools so others can make video games. Why did you decide to study in Breda? I decided to study in Breda because the NHTV is there and I did not want to travel 2 hours back and forth every day! Did you like living in Breda - what are some of your favourite places in the city? 7 which was the original building IGAD started in. I will never forget the Super Smash evenings and game jams we had there. What do you miss most about living in Breda? The low rent. Deniz Rafael Adams - IMEM Alumni Please tell us a little bit about yourself A short summary of my personal background: I’m half Dutch, half Turkish and was raised trilingual. I was born in the Netherlands but grew up in Istanbul and Hamburg. After graduating in 2015 I took half a year off,