Tim Yen

Work History

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  Sr. Environment Artist

  Raven Software

  July 2020 - Present

  Madison, Wisconsin, United States

  
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  Environment Artist

  Raven Software

  August 2016 - July 2020

  Madison, Wisconsin Area
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  Environment Artist

  Glu Mobile

  November 2013 - July 2015

  Bellevue, WA

  Deer Hunter 2014 (iOS/Android)
  • Designed, created top-grossing game environments for mobile devices with art leads and designers, then implement them in Unity and ensured they met the performance and technical benchmarks
  • Created dramatic weather and seasonal variations with only lighting and texture changes
  so that each regions felt fresh and different from each other
  • Provided feedback and directions to other artists and guided them to completion with
  technical accuracy
  • Worked with technical artists to develop new shader techniques
  • Helped re-skinned additional weapons with hand-painted textures

  
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  3D Artist 2

  Turn 10 Studios

  July 2013 - November 2013

  Redmond, WA

  Forza Motorsport 5 (XBox One)
  • Prepared vehicles for the proprietary engine and ensured they are photo-realistic and indistinguishable with real life in every aspect
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  Environment Artist

  Glu Mobile

  August 2011 - May 2013

  Kirkland, WA

  Cancelled prototypes
  • Experimented with engine and hardware limitation while pushed the graphical fidelity
  • Provided additional asset and polish for various other projects in production
  
  Gears & Guts (iOS/Android)
  • Established and oversaw the environment and prop creation pipeline
  • In charge of creating and implementing majority of the game environments and props
  • Polished outsourced vehicle and weapons to ensure the quality of assets
  • Mentored contract artist and provided support on the asset creation pipeline
  • Provided additional UI arts such as icons and screenshots
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  Environment Artist

  Griptonite Games

  October 2010 - August 2011

  Kirkland, WA

  cancelled Wii/3DS project
  • Helped designed and created additional environments and props
  
  Marvel Super Hero Squad: Comic Combat (PS3/XBox 360/Wii)
  • Designed, created and polished various environments optimized for the proprietary engine
  • Developed lighting themes that enriched the mood and the story
  • Developed pipeline for assets that required special treatments
  • Performed play testing and bug fixing to maintain the game in its highest quality
  
  Green Lantern Rise of the Manhunters (Wii/3DS)
  • In charge of lighting, polishing, and implementing outsourced environments
  • Designed and created various additional props and assets
  • Re-visited and updated existing models to raise the quality standard
  • Provided play testing and bug fixing to maintain the game in its highest quality

  

• Freelance 3D Artist

  Panoptic

  November 2009 - November 2009

  New York, NY

  • Created 3D models for a high definition TV commercial utilizing camera mapping technique
  • Prepared and applied ultra high resolution textures for camera mapping
  • Modeled, textured, and rigged characters for Aeroplane Pageant’s music video Nobody Gets Hurt

• 2D Production Artist

  ACES Studio

  March 2008 - January 2009

  Redmond, WA

  Microsoft Train Simulator 2 (cancelled)
  • Created hundreds of various types of terrain textures for the "World of Rails" initiative using high resolution satellite photographs
  • Implemented textures onto existing terrains for testing
  • Created seasonal variations for terrain textures and served as a consultant for 3rd party vendor, including recording tutorial on creating seasonal variations and reviewing their works