Bruce Evans

www.brucein3d.com | brucein3d@gmail.com | 424-362-7186

Level Design | Environment Art

Los Angeles, CA

Passionate level designer and environment artist with over 9 years of production and international experience working to make some of the best gaming experiences imaginable. My own work is a mix of art, game design, and academic research contributing as a level designer, 3D modeler, programmer, and texture artist.

EXPERIENCE

Blizzard Entertainment - Associate Technical Artist, February 2020 - Present

Create tools written in Python and PyQt.
Wrote a footage submission tool to manage real-time captures and versions for World of Warcraft and Diablo cinematics.
Write custom Python scripts to speed up workflows including batch texture migration, pipeline checks, and merging texture sets in Autodesk Maya.
Diagnose and solve animation pipeline problems ranging from rig issues to shading for Overwatch 2 and World of Warcraft.
Cache, ingest, and update animation for proprietary game engines.
Send captures to the render farm, monitor captures, and check for errors.

Pixologic - Designer and Plugin Developer, April 2019 - February 2020

Create a diagnostic tool to assist the support team in troubleshooting users issues.
Design and develop sculpting tools and plug-ins for future releases of ZBrush written in C++ using proprietary SDK's.
Sculpt high poly meshes, retopologize, and test new features in ZBrush.
Work with teams of developers and designers to create unique, artist-focused approaches to software, UI, and interaction.

Ohio State University - Graduate Research Assistant, August 2016 - April 2019

Published "The Message in the Mechanics", game design research thesis.
Invited to show Escape from the Glass Factory at the UCLA Game Art Festival where the game was played by over 200 people.
Organized the 2018 Global Game Jam ACCAD location with over 40 students in attendance resulting in 5 playable games.
Scripted a procedural UI system and model viewer for Canine Anatomy, an iPad app made in partnership with the OSU Veterinary School.

Sendai Board of Education - Assistant Language Teacher, September 2014 - August 2016

Prepared and taught English lessons for eleven Japanese classes as a participant in the JET Program (Japanese Exchange and Teaching Program).
Managed classrooms of approximately 40 non-native English speaking students.
Volunteered as an English teacher at the Nagamachi Children’s Club in Sendai, Japan.

ASCD - Associate Producer and Video Editor, March 2012 - August 2014

Worked with teams of designers and producers to create video and graphics concepts for feature documentaries.
Routinely solve creative problems and complete digital products under strict deadlines.
Operate camera, setup lighting, and record audio for over fifty productions.

SKILLS

Game Design / Level Design / Environment Art & Design / Shaders

Unreal / Unity / Radiant / Blender / Maya / Substance Designer & Painter / ZBrush / Marmoset Toolbag / Photoshop / After Effects

Python / C# / C++ / Node Based Shaders / PyQt / Javascript

EDUCATION

Ohio State University - M.F.A. Design, May 2019
Ohio University - B.S. Communications, May 2011

PUBLICATIONS

The Message in the Mechanics: Designing Game Mechanics that Reflect a Character's Mental State