Justin van Oort

Justin van Oort is a Lecturer in the Games department at Breda University of Applied Sciences (BUas), teaching third-year Creative Media and Game Technologies students with industry experience from studios including Sumo Digital, Mojang Studios, and Vertigo Games. He founded Showhow Games in December 2023 while maintaining his teaching role and leads BUas' Unreal Guild in collaboration with Epic Games.

His educational background includes:

• Bachelor's degree from Breda University of Applied Sciences (BUas), graduated 2020

Specializing in Unreal Engine implementation and technical game design, his work focuses on open-world FPS mechanics and asymmetric cooperative systems. His personal project Heist Haven—an online co-op heist game—serves as a live case study for teaching industry-relevant development practices, demonstrating his philosophy that active development sharpens pedagogical effectiveness.

Justin operates Showhow Games while directing BUas' Unreal Guild, maintaining direct pipelines to Epic Games for curriculum integration of cutting-edge tools. His 2025 GDC Education Summit talk formalized his methodology for educators balancing industry practice and teaching responsibilities.