XWDFr

Merouane M, better known by his pseudonym XWDFr, is a French creator and mapper best known for his identical creations such as the Louvre Museum, the Sheikh Zayed Mosque, the Arc de Triomphe, and the Chambord castles. XWDFr specializes in video games and has worked for various brands like Epic Games, Time Magazine, Intel, and RhinoShield, further enhancing his artistic abilities.
XWDFr, with his expertise, provides a range of services such as Map creation, logo design, video production, brand and industrial design. The appearance of his first map was released at the end of October 2019, on the theme of Halloween. He is presently working as a mapper and designer for Epic Games, Beyond Creative and Goodnite.
==Early life and education==
XWDFr (born November 10, 1999) was born in Poissy, France. From an early age, Merouane has been passionate about construction. As a child, his parents often gave him Lego and Kapla to play with, and he even subscribed to the weekly LEGO magazine back then. At the age of 14, XWDFr started playing Minecraft on a game console. Later he also became passionate about fighting games with Fortnite in 2017. 
In 2018, XWDFr began his studies in architecture in Paris, but later dropped out to pursue his passion for creating maps. 
==Career==
At the end of 2019, XWDFr decided to drop his studies in architecture to devote himself fully to his passion, which lay in map creation. After dropping out, Merouane joined an affiliate program set up by Epic Games for content creators. The appearance of his first map was released at the end of October 2019, on the theme of Halloween.
In 2020, young XWDFr came across an opportunity to create maps for the first mapping tournament in France, organized by Fortnite and Goodnite. Merouane tried his luck at it, however, he failed to get enough points for the final tournament, which took place in Lyon, France. Following his failure, XWDFr embarked on a new challenge of creating maps of historical monuments like the mini Paris map, and in a matter of a few weeks, it became a hit in the game. Upon his success, XWDFr joined the Goodnite team as a professional creator.
In May 2020, XWDFr created a futuristic megalopolis named "Next Generation” for the tournament organized by the famous creator MakaMakes, in which he came second. At the end of August 2020, XWDFr partnered with the creator HassanFTN for the realization of the map "Sheikh Zayed Mosque of Abu Dhabi".
Later in his professional journey, Intel ESLGaming and WSCgroup signed up with Goodnite and XWDFr. Thereafter, XWDFr obtained sponsorship from Rhino Shield for his famous reproduction of the Louvre Museum. He was also asked by Intel and ESL for the creation of a map based on the reproduction of the capital of France.
In 2021, XWDFr embarked on personal projects to create larger-than-life Tomorrownite maps inspired by the Tomorrowland music festival in Belgium. He created an apocalyptic map as well.
In 2022, XWDFr created an interactive experience “DJ Simulator”, where players can create their own music, fireworks, light games and so on. Having gained rich experience in creating maps, XWDFr caught the attention of Quantum Builds, who decided to entrust him with the mission of reproducing a detailed museum for the notice of the “Doctor Who” series signed with BBC studios.
==In the media==
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==References==
==External links==
* Official website
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* XWDFr on Tiktok
Category:1999 births
Category:French cartographers
Category:People from Paris
Category:French people