Between you and me • Remarkable colleagues Merlin's adventures

TheGreatMerlin. This is the pseudonym of Grégoire Noirfalise: gamer, actor, videomaker, etc, and Multimedia and Toy manager at Dreamland La Louvière. With his own Youtube and Twitch channel and an account on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and Twitter, he's never bored.

Born entertainer

“Even as a little kid, I was interested in films and video games. I've always wanted to make films and loved telling stories. I took an acting course and during several shoots I discovered the world of editing. To combine all these different passions - playing video games, acting as well as making and editing videos - I launched my own YouTube channel in 2018. Being able to entertain my audience gives me great pleasure. Even if it's only one person. (laughs)”

Let’s play

“What do I do exactly? Every other Saturday I play live on Twitch, an interactive streaming platform. I record myself while I'm playing a video game, like I'm playing 'Sea of Thieves' now. The advantage of Twitch? You can communicate with your viewers! That's how I talk to Belgian and French people and even Swiss and Canadian people. Every other week I also post a ‘Let’s play....’ video on Youtube. I play the main character in the game I'm playing. In ‘Flight simulator’ for example, I play the pilot. In these kinds of videos it's mostly about the acting. I also have other video series in which I test games: Belgian games, Star Wars games, etc. I'm also active on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and Twitter. I mostly post memes and teasers of my videos here to publicise my other channels.”

In my element at Dreamland

“All my passions helped me get my current job. And I'm happy to put them to good use at Dreamland. It is a pleasure to be able to advise customers on consoles and video games, but also on toys such as Lego or all kinds of figures, which, by the way, I collect plenty of myself. I also create animations and posters for promotional items in the store, and I edit videos that are then used in all the stores. At Dreamland, I can let my creativity run wild, and I really appreciate that. And by the way, if Dreamland ever wants to launch a YouTube channel to test toys or video games, they can always contact me! (laughs)”