Stephen Yu Email & Phone Number

Montreal, Quebec, Ca

Responsible for solving complex gameplay animation problems, constructing animation systems for the project, mocap (directing, planning, casting). and providing best practices and efficient processes for the team. Collaborating with other EA animation teams in developing new animation tools and workflows.Currently on: BattlefieldShipped 2023: Dead Space Remake

Montreal, Quebec, Ca

Responsible for creating and upholding visual quality of Main Player animation features, combat sequences, as well as building out animation tree/logic inside Frostbite. Responsible for testing and creating features based on advanced animation controllers such as motion matching.Shipped 2020: Star Wars SquadronsResponsible for Player VR and Third-Person animations in the social spaces and in the cockpit. Cockpit rig animations and testing. All in-game player stateflow/animation logic was created and managed by me, as well as hooking them up to Frostbite. Captured various living world animation as an actor using XSENS and cleaned up the data, integrated in Frostbite. Laid down ground work for the Conversation system animations in Frostbite. As well, was responsible for animation asset tracking and management.Shipped 2017: Star Wars: Battlefront 2 - Single Player campaignResponsible for AI navigation animations, the Melee Trooper animation, stateflow/anim integration. As well, I did the seamless player to ship to air gameplay transitions (animation and in-engine integration/schematic level work)

Montreal, Qc, Ca

Projects worked on:- Batman: Arkham Knight Batgirl DLC- Batman: Arkham Knight Red Hood DLC- Batman: Arkham Origins- Batman: Arkham Origins DLC (A Cold, Cold Heart)Responsible for creating keyframe combat attacks, synced takedowns, hit reactions for Batman. Principal animator for the following boss fights: Firefly and Bane (Final showdown), created animations for Killer Croc, Copperhead and Deathstroke boss fights as well.Collaborating with the rest of the talented animation team to create strong and compelling gameplay assets, keyframing gameplay content with 3DS Max and cutting and polishing mocap in MotionBuilder.

Project worked on: Sleeping DogsAdding animation polish to existing NIS sequences using 3DS MAX. This includes characters, vehicles and camera work.

Project: Need for Speed: The RunCreation of awesome consumer experiences within game-play and cinematics via character and vehicle animations for the AAA-title Need for Speed: The Run. I collaborated with software engineers to build pipeline tools to import animations from MotionBuilder to our proprietary animation software, ANT. Tested and gave feedback on character and vehicle animation rigs with the character team. Assisted engineers in assembling sequences inside of Frostbyte, the new engine developed by DICE; which was used for Battlefield 3 and Need for Speed.

Redwood City, Ca, Us

Responsible for the creation of NIS, in-game and secondary character animation on NBA Live 2011

Redwood City, Ca, Us

Directed mocap shoots, created gameplay and presentation (NIS) animations, reviewed outsourcing work, and helped create key features in gameplay. Project was NCAA Basketball 2010.

Redwood City, Ca, Us

Responsible for the creation of NIS, in-game and secondary character animation. Games shipped, NCAA 2006 to 2009

Vancouver, British Columbia, Ca

Main responsibilities included creating character animation for the show, while maintaining models, rigs and training new employees with respect to pipelines and new techniques.Also, joined the lighting team for a few projects to help establish set lighting and light incoming shots from animators.

Toronto, Ontario, Ca

Created designs for road profiles and overviews, topology, and environmental reclaims; all within city standards.