Karen Segars

Karen Segars

Senior Env Artist/Architect / 20 yrs

Austin, TX, United States

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Work History
  • Lead Level Architect

    Arkane Studios

    December 2015 - Present
  • Senior Level Architect

    Arkane Studios

    April 2015 - November 2015
  • Senior Environment Artist

    Daybreak Games

    February 2015 - April 2015

    Sony Online was purchased - this position was a continuation of DCUniverse

  • Senior Environment Artist

    Sony Online Entertainment

    September 2008 - February 2015

    DC Universe Online

    * Architecture and Props – create models, textures, collision, lightmaps, and LODs using Maya, Photoshop, ZBrush, and xNormal
    * World Building – import assets, create materials, level prop out, and lighting in Unreal Engine
    * Performance Evaluation and Optimization for PS3
    * Outsource management/Art Direction – worked with several Outsource studios pre-launch, plus managed the creation of 200+ props for our Housing DLC
    * Sub Lead - managed 3 internal artists leading up to the launch of DCUniverse (the environment team

  • Ringling College of Art + Design

    August 1998 - May 2002
Education
  • B.F.A. computer animation/minor photography/digita in computer animati

    Ringling College of Art and Design

    1998 - 2002