Charting the cosmos of game development at Blueshift Interactive!Working on producing internal projects with some ground-breaking new IPs such as X-GRAVITY!While also partnering with clients to integrate into their teams and help solve technical & creative problems.

Working as a Principal Technical Artist on external projects @ Radical Forge part-time.Consulted on a client project creating an in-depth audit deck, which turned into getting my hands dirty.Written a very in-depth plugin in C++ for UE5 to handle procedural generation needs for the client..- Core system written in C++ using a subsystem and editor settings, and wraps around Houdini Engine- Automated actions such as regeneration on specified aspects of the procedural prices (which will run Houdini Engine without an artist ever having to drag a HDA) - all inputs and data automatically gathered for relevant tiles (i.e brush AABBs which intersect with the tile)- Tracking data on a tile-basis using AABBs to track positional data (i.e brushes)- Brush system to deform terrain, paint, and interact with foliage spawning system- EUW based front-end so their team can support future needs- Tool system using editor utility Blueprints to generate BP actors which can interact with the system- Tools for water bodies, rivers, roads, fences etc- System for sending custom data to Houdini encoded in actor tags- Engine and Houdini Engine changes to support this- Automated repackaging of assets to improve workflow and reduce unused assets in content browser- Terrain HDA which handles bulk of work such as processing brushes and applying them based on data encoded in them, generating cliffs, erosion etc- Foliage HDA which handles abiotic based spawning, weighted spawning, parsing of Unreal data, and removal of self overlaps- River and water HDAs with automatic splitting of the generated mesh by tile bounds (for occlusion and streaming purposes)- More I can't fit into this description..

Managing a small team of technical artists across different client projects, while also working directly on a client project with some of those technical artists, and conversing with the client to represent technical art as a function.Worked on an upcoming multiplayer Android/iOS/Switch game based on a very popular existing IP.Briefly consulted for technical art for live-ops support for a recently released multiplayer FPS.Generally just trying to treat people like human beings first though :)

Worked on an unannounced project, and working on (another) unannounced project.Completed leadership essentials training.

Working at MPG Improbable.Primarily responsible for rendering & shaders, tools & procedural generation.Provided support for Midwinter Entertainment on Scavengers.

Worked on Sackboy a Big Adventure (PS4/PS5).Key responsibilities: - Advanced shader development & VFX - HLSL, some working knowledge of PSSL - PBR shaders & materials + supporting material artists - Procedural material creation (Substance Designer & Houdini) - Houdini and supporting Houdini pipeline - procedural modelling, tools-dev, HDA creation, point of contact with SideFX - Mainting internal build of Houdini Engine for Maya plugin (C++, HAPI, OpenMaya, Mel, Python) - Pre-simulated destruction pipeline - Tools development (3ds Max, Maya, Substance, Houdini) using Python+PySide/Mel/MAXScript - Keeping up to date with current software, techniques, & best practices - Supporting vertex animation pipeline & tech - Optimisation of art/animation content - Profiling of art content using engine tools & renderdoc - Working with art to compromise on next-gen visuals which are achievable - Communication between art and code/graphics - Report directly to lead artistWorking heavily with Houdini and writing shaders. Also writing tools for 3ds Max (Python+Max API), Maya (Python, Mel, C++, OpenMaya), & Substance (Designer & Painter).

Worked on: - Sackboy a Big Adventure - Vampire the Masquerade: Blood Hunt - Ctrl: Remaster (VR) Worked primarily with high quality real-time shaders, particle effects, animation implementation, and providing technical support.

Paid placement as an artist (June - July).Working on the creation of PBR textured low/medium poly assets for a VR game, as well as the creation of scripts for the 3ds Max modelling package - including a mesh exporter for an in-house mesh file type I helped to develop.