Capabilities
I thrive in a team setting, both as a leader and member. In order to work within a team setting, collaborating needs to be productive and efficient at every stage. From flowcharts to slide-decks, the software to facilitate this is expansive and constantly growing. The tools for operating in a collaborative setting go beyond artistic software, however, as being able to effectively and efficiently communicate is vital to the success of a project.
To stay adaptable, I try to learn as much as I can about a given software every time I'm given the opportunity to use it. When it's time to learn a new workflow, I draw from my breadth of knowledge to learn as much as I can on my own, identify the most critical gaps, and seek out the assistance I need. By developing a broad awareness of the pipeline, I am able to more effectively communicate my needs, ideas, and feedback to my team.
Below are a few tools in my workflow that facilitate that communication.
3d design skills and software
modeling
• hard surface modeling
• sculpting
• projecting onto low-poly
• UV unwrapping
• texture painting
• implementing textures
• retopologizing
• asset revision
• utilizing asset libraries
animation
• motion graphics
• character rigging
• mechanical rigging
• weight painting
• editing motion curves
• mocap data utilization
• mocap cleanup
• importing / exporting
• real-time animation
• blending
• timing principles
fabrication
• laser cutting
• arduino wiring
• arduino programming
• woodworking
• 3D printing
Prototyping
Whether it be a quick animation, life-sized mockup, or VR experience, I have dedicated myself to understanding how to display my ideas in a presentable, functional form.
By combining sketching, animation, and the 3D pipeline, I can ideate virtual spaces and interactions to explore experiential designs. Furthermore, by using VR as a pre-production tool, I am able to ideate 3D spaces even faster. Throughout my ARVR degree I often prototyped even the simplest of concepts in VR. With an efficient pipeline, I am able to quickly mockup any interaction I could need, and gain real insight on its viability.
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