{"id":2148,"date":"2025-01-06T17:00:03","date_gmt":"2025-01-06T17:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christiantwellmann.de\/?page_id=2148"},"modified":"2025-07-25T17:59:46","modified_gmt":"2025-07-25T17:59:46","slug":"backstage","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/christiantwellmann.de\/de\/backstage\/","title":{"rendered":"Backstage"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Backstage<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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In today’s digital age, visitors (especially potential business partners) want to get to know the real person behind the service<\/a>. It’s not about booking services – it’s about connecting with people… so here’s a peek behind the curtain with some personal details and background:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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where I'm from and how I got here<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Originally I come from the small-town of Harsewinkel<\/a>, world-famous for being the birthplace of the self-driving Combine Harvester (\u201cClaas<\/a>\u201d). The next bigger city in this fine area of \u201cOstwestfalen\u201d is G\u00fctersloh<\/a>, where I went to school and did a business apprenticeship at \u201cMiele<\/a>\u201d. After successful graduation<\/a> and right before the turn of the century I then ended up in Hamburg<\/a>, right in the heart of the \u201cSchanzenviertel<\/a>\u201d, that I never really left too far behind ever since…

Nowadays you\u2019ll find me in the triangle of \u201cSchanze\u201d, Eimsb\u00fcttel and Northern Altona.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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(some) games that shaped my youth<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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I grew up in the era of the Atari VCS 2600<\/a> and coin operated Arcade Machines in Ice Cream Parlors. As a player you were used to having three lives and no option to \u201crevive\u201d or \u201ccontinue\u201d. Here are some* of the platforms and games that I love(d), roughly in historical order:<\/span><\/span><\/p>

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\u2022 Atari 2600<\/strong>: Pitfall, River Raid, Enduro
\u2022 Arcade<\/strong>: Donkey Kong, Moon Patrol, Green Beret
\u2022 Commodore 64<\/strong>: M.U.L.E. , The Bard\u2019s Tale, Elite …to name a just a few \u2013 a great list can be found here<\/a>
\u2022 Amiga 500<\/strong>: Sensible World of Soccer, Ports of Call, Defenders of the Crown
\u2022 Sony Playstation<\/strong>: Wipeout, Soul Edge, Medal of Honor
\u2022 Sega Dreamcast<\/strong>: Rez, Speed Devils, House of the Dead
\u2022 Sony Playstation 2<\/strong>: Tony Hawk\u2019s Underground, Frequency, Gran Turismo 3<\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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\u2026well and from there on I moved into games professionally and things became pretty blurry\u2026 so many games, so many platforms, console, mobile, whatever\u2026<\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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various non-gaming info<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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\ud83e\uddd1\u200d\ud83e\uddd1\u200d\ud83e\uddd2 Family<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/h3>

I\u2019m living in the beautiful district of Eimsb\u00fcttel (see above) together with my wife Stefanie<\/a> and our son.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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\ud83c\udff4\u200d\u2620\ufe0f Hobbies<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/h3>

Besides my family and work, there\u2019s not that much room for hobbies left, but I still manage to get my running in (aiming for 100km\/month – follow me on Strava<\/a>) and I, quite obiviously, support the Football Club St. Pauli<\/a>. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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\ud83d\uddfa\ufe0f Places I’ve been<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/h3>

I’ve crisscrossed Europe by rail three times during my final school years. My university days, personal adventures, and professional journeys have since expanded my travel portfolio. While I’ve extensively explored the Northern Hemisphere (from the sun-soaked coasts of California to the bustling streets of South Korea), I\u2019ve never been south of the Equator. Japan is also still on the top of my bucket list.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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\ud83d\udcd6 Books (non-professional)<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\nApart from the \u201cclassics\u201d like the \u201dHitchhiker\u2019s Guide to the Galaxy<\/a>\u201d or \u201cLord of the Rings<\/a>\u201d, I love the writings of Ben Elton<\/a> (e.g. \u201cPopcorn<\/a>\u201d or \u201cHigh Society<\/a>\u201d).<\/span><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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\ud83c\udfb6 Music<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/h3>

I’m a musical Frankenstein’s monster, stitched together from all kinds of genres that, at first sight, don’t seem to go well together. My playlist is a wild rollercoaster ride: Soul<\/a>, House<\/a>, Punk<\/a>, Psychobilly<\/a>, Rock<\/a>, Hip-Hop<\/a>, Ska<\/a>, Jazz<\/a>, Turntablism<\/a>, …<\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Whether it’s time to thrash, groove, or chill, I’ve got a track for that. My musical buffet is always open, and trust me, there’s a flavor for every mood.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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\ud83d\udc4d\ud83c\udffb Support<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/h3>

I\u2019d also like to use this opportunity to draw attention to the following charitable organizations and NGOs that I regularly donate to and\/or am actually a member of: <\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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\u2022 Viva Con Agua<\/a>
\u2022 The Generation Forest<\/a>
\u2022 Wikipedia \/ Wikimedia<\/a>
\u2022 Save The Children<\/a>
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