Babaroga 3D Artist

Babaroga

• Creating environments and assets for virtual reality games and experiences

• Reducing high poly assets for mobile specifications

• Contributed to several shipped titles for mobile and all HTC and Oculus VR devices

• Producing UI art and design for mobile and VR games and experiences

• Utilizing Maya, ZBrush, Photoshop, Illustrator, Unity, Substance Painter, SVN and Git

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Contract 3D Artist Work

Various

• Rendering animations and fly throughs pf 3D spaces and engine deconstructions

• Working as a 3D Environment Artist on a 360 VR Film experience

• Contributed full pipeline 3D assets and textures to an Arma 3 mod with a large following

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Dark Catt Studios 3D Artist Intern

Dark Catt Studios                                         December 2016 - June 2017

• Creating environments and assets for virtual reality games and experiences

• Exploring virtual reality with the Unreal and Unity engines, the HTC Vive and the Oculus Rift

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DePaul College of Computing and Digital Media Tutor

DePaul University                                             March 2016 - November 2016

• Assisting Undergrad and Grad students with projects including 3D Modeling, Animation and Video Editing

• Learning additional software and techniques by helping solve a variety of problems

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iD Tech Camp Instructor

University of Wisconsin-Madison                               Summer 2016

• Taught basic and advanced lessons for Unity, Maya, c# and game design to high school students

• Aided students with 3D assets, scripts and level design to successfully produce their first game

• Instucted six week-long camps

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Technical Art Concentration Courses

DePaul University, MA Degree                  September 2015 - Present

• Pursuing a Master of Arts in Animation degree, specializing in Technical Art

• Expanding my modeling and texturing skillsets by gaining experience with Mudbox, PBR and MEL scripting

• Creating environments, props and characters to hone my modeling and texturing knowledge with Maya

• Studies involve the utilization and knowledge of Maya, Mudbox, Photoshop, CrazyBump and MEL

 

Games for Entertainment and Learning Lab (GEL)

Michigan State University                                   May 2014 - May 2015

   • Built levels, 3D/2D low | high poly assets using Maya, Photoshop, Illustrator, Unity and CrazyBump

   • Participated in client meetings to obtain specifications for required assets

   • Contributed to five games across various genres making 3D/2D assets, levels, rigs and animations

   • Utilized Maya, Photoshop, Illustrator, Unity and CrazyBump

 

MSU Game Design Camp Instructor

Michigan State University                                   Summers 2014, 2015

   • Taught and coached the basics of Unity, Maya and game design to high school and middle school students

   • Guided students through the process of successfully producing their first game

   • Lead three/four separate camps each summer

 

Game Design Specialization Courses

Michigan State University, BA Degree         August 2013 - May 2015

   • Contributed to six games across various genres making 3D/2D assets, levels, rigs and animations

   • Attended and contributed to MSU's game development clubs lectures, events and game jams

   • Created environments, props, characters, rigs and animations

   • Utilized Maya, Photoshop, Illustrator, Unity, xNormal, Marmoset and CrazyBump