Pixel 4 Live Wallpaper + App
Interactive Live Wallpaper & Mini App developed with Unity to demonstrate Pixel 4 device’s new Gesture recognition sensor
Worked as a Technical Artist and Prototyper
Created prototypes using Unity
Designed and created character behavior logic tree in Unity Animator with Lead Engineer
Animated Pokemon characters in Maya and created FX animations in Unity
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Google Spotlight Stories means storytelling for VR.
Immersive stories created for mobile 360, mobile VR and room-scale VR headsets. The team that built innovative technology to make it possible.
PEARL
directed by Patrick Osborne
2017 EMMY® AWARD-WINNER for OUTSTANDING INNOVATION IN INTERACTIVE STORYTELLING
2017 Oscar nominated for "Best Animated Short Film"
2017 Ub IWerks Award for Technical Advancement in the Art of Animation
Set inside their home, a beloved hatchback, “Pearl” follows a girl and her dad as they crisscross the country chasing their dreams. It’s a story about the gifts we hand down and their power to carry love. And finding grace in the unlikeliest of places.
Worked as a Technical Artist
Responsible for scene structuring, daily show building, and bug fixing
Responsible for VR (VIVE conversion and Google Cardboard special set up)
Worked on 2D (rendered movie version)
Asset Optimization
BACK TO THE MOON
directed by Fx Goby & Hélène Leroux
2018 OFFICIAL EMMY NOMINATION FOR OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL INTERACTIVE PROGRAM
The Google Doodle, Google Spotlight Stories, Google Arts & Culture, & Cinémathèque Française teams have collaborated to create the first-ever VR / 360° interactive Doodle to celebrate the life and artistry of French illusionist and film director Georges Méliès. Produced by Nexus Studios.
VR/AR/Google Doodle and device build optimization
Worked with engineers to address visual issues and glitches while optimizing the show
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AGE OF SAIL
directed by John Kahrs
2018 OFFICIAL SELECTION VENICE FILM FESTIVAL
2019 SHORTLISTED 91ST OSCARS BEST ANIMATED SHORT
Set on the open ocean in 1900, Age of Sail is the story of William Avery (voiced by Ian McShane), an old sailor adrift and alone in the North Atlantic. When Avery reluctantly rescues Lara, who has mysteriously fallen overboard, he finds redemption and hope in his darkest hours.
Managed daily builds for VR and mobile devices
Bug/visual glitch fixes on main show
Worked with sound director and audio engineers to integrate audio occlusion on actors and ocean surface
Supported 2D camera positioning and animation
PIGGY
directed by Jan Pinkava & Mark Oftedal
A jogging pig meets a delicious cake. Will he give in to temptation? Not while you’re watching! Google Spotlight Stories presents Piggy, a new level of interaction between character and audience.
Worked as a Lead Technical Artist
View-Interaction design tuning
Fine tuning audio
Bug fixes and tuning
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SONARIA
directed by Scot Stafford and Chromosphere
2018 MOTION AWARDS AR/VR EXPERIENCE
2018 TELLY AWARDS - ART DIRECTION & INTERACTIVE VIDEO, MUSIC, SOUND DESIGN
Follow two ever-changing creatures as they flow from one life-form to another on a vivid journey of sound and light. Sonaria’s visual language is simple and abstract, designed to suggest, while the sonic language is layered and immersive, designed to answer.
Worked as a Lead Technical Artist
Scene set ups and sequences
Audio set up and tuning for interactive experience
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BUGGY NIGHT
directed by Mark Oftedal
A nocturnal group of singing bugs is interrupted by a flashlight beam...and a very hungry frog. Featuring production design by Caldecott Award winning author and illustrator Jon Klassen!
Worked as a Technical Artist and 3D Artist (working with Art Director)
Planned 3D environment scene structure system and progressing
Created and optimized scene stages for maximum efficiency
Texture/Shader assignment and optimization throughout the show
Prototyping with the Key Animator
RAIN OR SHINE
directed by Felix Massie
2018 CINEQUEST BEST MOTION PICTURE
2018 TELLY AWARDS - CHARACTER DESIGN, DIRECTING, ENTERTAINMENT, USE OF VR
It's a perfect summer day in London; the sun is shining, the birds are singing, there’s a spring in everybody’s step, and Ella is determined to wear her new sunglasses. What could possibly go wrong?
Worked as a Technical Artist
Scene/Asset optimization for various devices
SON OF JAGUAR
directed by Jorge Gutierrez
In the most important match of his life, the once mighty masked luchador, Son of Jaguar, faces his legacy, his family, and what it means to be a part of something bigger than himself.
Worked as a Technical Artist
Scene/Asset optimization for various devices
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HELP
directed by Justin Lin
2016 CANNES LIONS GOLD LION VIRTUAL REALITY
2016 CANNES LIONS GOLD LION TECHNOLOGICAL ACHIEVEMENT
2016 COMMUNICATION ARTS INTERACTIVE
2016 WEBBY’S BEST USE OF ANIMATION OR MOTION GRAPHICS
Our first live action story takes place in the middle of downtown Los Angeles where a meteor shower has left a deep scar on the streets of Chinatown. Panic, fear and an alien sends a young woman scrambling to escape.
Worked as a Technical Artist
Provided camera tracking with Art Director
Managed/Animated multiple VR 3D audio emitter