Sean Montplaisir

Technical Artist – Horizon Worlds (VR/AR)

• Collaborate with cross-disciplinary teams to design, optimize, and integrate next-gen 3D assets for Horizon Worlds.
• Develop efficient real-time shaders and procedural tools to improve iteration speed and visual fidelity.
• Prototype performance-optimized environments for immersive social VR spaces on Meta Quest hardware.
• Define technical art workflows balancing creative vision with engine constraints; support tool rollouts and artist training.

• Created 3D props, vehicles, people, and environments for AI and ML testing for autonomous vehicles
• Developed visually stunning environments and managed lighting for conference stage demos, reaching millions of viewers
• Established physically accurate PBR materials, lighting, and environments to support accurate machine learning.
• Built a library of procedural content, including modular 3D assets, materials, and textures
• Researched and developed prompt engineering techniques to enhance AI-assisted workflows for 3D and Technical Artists
• Trained and managed global art teams including our India and China groups

• Technical Artist and World-Builder on Sony’s “God of War: Ragnarok” game, with a focus on optimization and tools
• Created pipelines and tools for Maya (using MEL and Python) for the Technical Art team
• Built an automation tool for creating LODs and shadow proxies (reducing processing time by 80%)
• Optimized 200+ God of War assets using MEL and Python optimization tools I created
• Assisted in Technical Art, VFX, and Environment Art on the Award-Winning VR Game “The Walking Dead: Saints and Sinners”

• Created AR/VR applications for the Department of Defense (DOD), i.e. training apps for the US Army, Air Force, and Space Force
• Established Art pipelines and in-game optimization best practices that were implemented company-wide
• Responsible for Art Direction, foliage, and lighting for all 3D environments studio-wide
• 3D modeled and textured hundreds of assets for use in Department of Defense (DOD) applications
• Built training applications for the Space Force and was responsible for all 3D/2D Art, UI, C# scripting, and optimization
• Point of contact to train new employees on Unity and UE4

• Delivered the highest level of quality and performance for 5 platforms (AR, VR, PC, iOS, Web)
• Streamlined content creation pipeline resulting in an increased profit margin of 10% or more per project
• Modeled, textured, and lit multiple high-end PC architectural visualization scenes
• Trained offshore teams in China & India on AAA game pipelines
• Collaborate with architects and design firms to ensure real-world accuracy
• Partner with Project Managers, Engineers and Creative Leads on execution of art direction and user experiences
• Communicate effectively with the production team to ensure project goals are delivered
• Flexible to changes in production and able to quickly shift focus between a range of tasks

• Responsible for visual development, prop creation, level design, lighting, and tools for Marvel’s Iron Man VR game (PSVR)
• Helped establish art pipeline and created tools for Unity and Substance Painter/Designer
• Created multiple VR experiences for Oculus (Internal Tech Demos)
• Assisted with onboarding and instruction of new hires
• Sculpted high-resolution props and hard surface models using Maya, Zbrush, and 3ds Max
• Created clean, low-resolution game topology and UV’s optimized for PC, VR, and Mobile

• Part of a small team that created award winning Halo Warzone (HoloLens) demo at E3 2015
• Modeled and textured 3D assets optimized for HoloLens
• Created various 2D content and concept art including all textures for E3 booth
• Assisted Technical Art Lead in building tools/scripts used by all HoloLens teams
• Built a tool that rendered lightmaps much faster (by more than 10x) and at higher quality
• Created various VFX animations for use in film

• Created 3D props and environments for award winning PC and mobile game
• Responsible for visual development, prop creation, level design, and lighting.
• Helped establish an efficient art pipeline and built our documentation library
• Created promotions and marketing material seen by millions of people
• Authored tools/scripts to improve in-game atmospheric effects
• Implemented a Physically Based Rendering (PBR) pipeline