Previous Work

Horizon Worlds

At Meta I have worked across multiple projects on low-end VR hardware with a strong focus on performance constraints, profiling and the resultant optimisation.

Accomplishments

• Created an artist friendly workflow for environment art and light baking that could be ingested into a game via Unity Asset Bundles.
• Developed level editors in DCC tools to allow for faster iterations on environment art.
• Authored high performance shaders that work across multiple platforms including VR, mobile and cloud streaming.
• Developed tooling with FBX SDK in both C++ and Python to batch process large quantities of assets.
• Created dozens of generic VFX assets for use across first party games and UGC creations.
• Worked with outsource teams to set standards and ensure delivery of high quality content (VFX, Modular Kit Pieces, FPS Weapons).
• Extensive work porting Unity title to bespoke game engine, helping inform the direction of a custom engine using industry standard practices.
• Extensive cross-functional work with teams across different timezones.
• Editor tooling and gameplay code across multiple projects.

Crayta

Crayta was a UGC title developed by Unit 2 Games prior to their Facebook acquisition in 2021. I joined the project in 2022 before it was shut down on March 3rd 2023.

Accomplishments

• Slate tooling in UE4 for improved outsource workflows.
• Complex materials for outsource content and UGC creators.
• Improved UGC sky system utilising UE4’s volumetric clouds, integrated into custom UGC editor.

A Couple of Cubes

A Couple of Cubes was developed in part for Tranzfuser Enterprise pathway 2021 as well as being a passion project for the team. I acted as the Programmer and Technical Artist for Silent Yeti and developed many of the visuals, mechanics and tools used for the game.

Accomplishments

• Developed a Blender Plugin in Python to allow quick retopology, UV’s and low-poly baking of unoptimised voxel models.
• Created master materials and editor utility blueprints that automatically generated material instances when importing textures and models.
• Scripted the vast majority of the games logic with Unreal Engine’s blueprints and a small amount of C++.
• Developed blueprint tools to enable easier level design.
• Optimised all aspects of the game for suitable performance.
• Created a performant dynamic lighting blueprint that faked bounce lighting to enable more atmospheric lighting.
• Created all of the Niagara particle systems in the game.
• Set up functional online peer-to-peer play through Steam.

Mysticism

Mysticism is a small Virtual Reality game based on Celtic mythology and set in Wales. As the Lead Artist on this project, I developed the art style alongside most of the art seen in the game.

Accomplishments

• Developed a character that utilised Unreal Engine LiveLink to map facial performance data into game ready animations.
• Created a high quality heightmap of snowdonia, utilising NASA’s SRTM data as a base and Gaea for erosion and flow maps.
• Sculpted, textured and rigged all character models in the game.
• Designed performant foliage that worked well within the performance constraints of virtual reality.