About the judges

Get to know the incredible folks who'll be wearing their judge's hats at the High Coast Game Jam. Our awesome panel of judges is a mix of game gurus, tech wizards, and all-around cool people. They'll be the ones rating your game, so let's introduce you to the dream team that makes this jam rock!

  • Nicklas Holmgren

    Company Owner at The First Boss

    Judged: 2023, 2024

    I'm a passionate system / game developer with sufficient competence in C/C++, C#, ASP.NET, JAVA, PHP who loves working in teams. I develop games on what little spare time I have.

  • Alice Hagström

    Level Designer at Grey Tower Studios

    Judged: 2024

    I’m an indie game developer interested in design, programming and tool building. Using Houdini I create procedural tools for level design and 3D generation. In my spare time I’m either tinkering on games or playing some ARPG.

  • Theodore Liem Norell

    Lead programmer at Grey Tower Studios

    Judged: 2024

    I am game developer mostly focused on programming but with a passion for everything that involves making games. I am mostly experienced with C# and Unity. In my spare time I am most likely making games or trying to make music.

Former judges

Meet the judges who have donned their judging hats in previous years at the High Coast Game Jam!

  • Markus Persson

    Judged: 2023

    I'm a system developer with 10+ years experience in .NET (C# and VB), while also tinkering around with PHP and MySQL databases at home. In my free time I play a wide variety of different games and genres, with the challenge of trying to acquire all the trophies/achievements.