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Work History
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Cosplay and Prob making
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Baltimore,MD

Summary

Creative Game Designer thoroughly experienced at shifting ideas to prototypes and content. Pivotal assessment of self-coded and made elements to ascertain content quality and effectiveness. Astute guidance through planning, collaboration and in-person implementation to reduce troublesome instances. Resourceful logging of design process.

Overview

1
1
year of professional experience

Work History

Animator

Molecular Jig Games
06.2023 - 08.2023
  • Combined technical and artistic abilities to accomplish challenging animation objectives.
  • Worked alongside with other intern co-workers and Molecular Jig's employees to create unique designs to translate artistic vision into visual medium for Strategic Repair Protocol.
  • Used Unity to create 2D for the machines character, and Unity timeline to create cutscene
  • Implemented variables such as anticipation and impact for model development.

Game Developer

Game Jam 2022 - PigShroom
02.2023 - 02.2023
  • Developed gameplay for Pigshroom to perform in Unity.
  • Used debugging techniques to create tutorial scene.
  • Collaborated with game designers, artists to ensure quality product delivery within the 48 hours challenge.
  • Optimized game performance and loading times for online PC platforms to enhance user experience.

3D Artist

Smell Eater Team
09.2022 - 12.2022
  • Utilized Maya and Blender to perform modeling, texturing, rigging, and animations, with a focus on optimizing assets for real-time 3D game applications in Unity.
  • Followed design guidelines, asset naming conventions and other technical constraints to produce results compliant with industry and platform standards.
  • Conceptualized compelling 3D animations, visual effects and motion for NPCs character and main character of Smell Eater.
  • Worked with other artists and programmers to execute projects on time and within time and budgets constraints.

Education

Bachelor of Fine Arts - Game Design

Maryland Institute College of Art
Baltimore, MD
12.2023

Skills

  • Proficient in Unity/Maya/Blender/Live2d Cubism
  • Proficient in digital tool Photoshop/Clip Studio/Pro Create/Illustrator
  • Hand Drawing and Design
  • Gaming Design
  • Games Development

Cosplay and Prob making

Fueled by a deep passion for the gaming industry, I invest my personal time in the professional creation of assets and cosplay photoshoots. In essence, I independently manage all aspects of these projects, except for enlisting a dedicated photographer for capturing the final results.

Cosplayer page Kuro Ayame 黒菖蒲

Languages

English
Full Professional
Vietnamese
Native or Bilingual

Timeline

Animator

Molecular Jig Games
06.2023 - 08.2023

Game Developer

Game Jam 2022 - PigShroom
02.2023 - 02.2023

3D Artist

Smell Eater Team
09.2022 - 12.2022

Bachelor of Fine Arts - Game Design

Maryland Institute College of Art
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