Daniel Flavelle

Work History

• Game Developer

  LOLHaus

  August 2015 - Present

  Toronto, Canada Area

  Developing games for my own company, LOLHaus, as a one man operation handling all design, development, and art tasks. After a number of prototypes, some of which have been released on an as-is basis, I am moving forward with an action game.
  
  Currently working on a local multiplayer arena death match game for release on PC, with plans to port to console.
• 

  Computer Graphics Supervisor

  IoM Media Ventures Inc.

  June 2023 - November 2023

  Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada · Remote

  CG Supervising on an upcoming children's television show. Currently in temporary layoff.
• 

  Part Time Professor

  Durham College

  January 2022 - September 2023

  Oshawa, Ontario, Canada

  Teaching real-time engines courses in the Game Art program, focusing on Unreal Engine.
• 

  Computer Graphics Supervisor

  Pipeline Studios

  February 2023 - May 2023

  CG Supervising the tail end of a feature film during crunch.
• 

  Finaling Artist

  Pipeline Studios

  September 2022 - February 2023

  Character and Layout Finaling on an upcoming feature film
• 

  CG Supervisor

  Snowball Studios

  July 2021 - July 2022

  Toronto, Ontario, Canada

  CG Supervising on Netflix's Magic: The Gathering.
• 

  CG Supervisor

  Guru Studio

  March 2019 - July 2021
• 

  Assistant CG Supervisor

  Guru Studio

  October 2018 - March 2019
• 

  Shot Finaler

  Guru Studio

  March 2018 - October 2018
• 

  Shot Finaler

  Jam Filled

  December 2016 - March 2018

  Toronto, Canada Area

  Check quality of final rendered shots. If there are any problems diagnose then fix them, or send them back if a fix would be too time consuming. Requires in-depth knowledge of all aspects of the production pipeline.
• 

  Lighter/Renderer

  Yellow Bear Studios

  September 2016 - December 2016

  Toronto, Canada Area

  Short contract for lighting and rendering a new pilot project. In addition to developing the lighting "look" and ensuring clean, consistent renders duties include fur simulation, rigging and animation, and providing technical art solutions. Also on call to provide consulting services for tie-in game developed in Unity.
• 

  Assistant Technical Director

  Arc Productions

  July 2016 - August 2016

  Toronto, Ontario, Canada

  My responsibilities revolved around front line artist support, pipeline development and maintenance, and writing documentation. In short I fixed animation tools and helped artists to work more efficiently.

  

  

  

• Game Developer

  Independent

  August 2015 - August 2016

  Toronto, Canada

  Independently making games in my spare time. I handle every aspect of development, from coding to art.
  
  First project, Victor's Day Out, is still in development. The most current version can be found below. Working on prototyping a new VR project in Unreal Engine.
• 

  stereoscopic depth artist

  Stereo D

  May 2015 - July 2016

  Toronto, Canada Area

  Created depth maps for stereo conversion.

  

  

  

• Technical Animator

  Xenophile Media

  May 2014 - May 2015

  Toronto, Canada Area

  Contracted Technical Animator

• Game Designer

  Durham College/Toonbox Entertainment Ltd Partnership

  September 2014 - April 2015

  In charge of designing in-game economy for as-of-yet unreleased RPG on mobile, developed in Unity. Also contributed significantly to game and level design in general, in addition to some rigging, animating, and surfacing.
• 

  Games/Animation Tutor

  Durham College

  September 2007 - April 2015

  Tutored in the Animation and Games programs the entire duration of my college career. Tutored every subject and even received special dispensation to tutor outside the bounds of the program to help students in under-served programs.
• 

  Animation Instructor

  Durham College

  July 2013 - July 2013

  Durham College, Oshawa, Ontario

  Teaching high school students the basic principles of animation, while maintaining a fun, welcoming learning environment.