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Hi, I'm Ioan Rusu, a passionate game developer and technical artist with over 7 years of experience in the industry. I've had the pleasure of working on a variety of projects, from mobile games to VR experiences, constantly striving to improve my skills and contribute to creative works. Outside of game development, I enjoy exploring new technologies and tools that can enhance my work. Collaboration is key for me, and I love working with diverse teams to bring imaginative ideas to life. Let's create something amazing together!…Hi, I'm Ioan Rusu, a passionate game developer and technical artist with over 7 years of experience in the industry. I've had the pleasure of working on a variety of projects, from mobile games to VR experiences, constantly striving to improve my skills and contribute to creative works. Outside of game development, I enjoy exploring new technologies and tools that can enhance my work. Collaboration is key for me, and I love working with diverse teams to bring imaginative ideas to life. Let's create something amazing together!

Ioan Rusu

Game Developer, Animator, Character Designer, +1

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Hi, I'm Ioan Rusu, a passionate game developer and technical artist with over 7 years of experience in the industry. I've had the pleasure of working on a variety of projects, from mobile games to VR experiences, constantly striving to improve my skills and contribute to creative works. Outside of game development, I enjoy exploring new technologies and tools that can enhance my work. Collaboration is key for me, and I love working with diverse teams to bring imaginative ideas to life. Let's create something amazing together!…Hi, I'm Ioan Rusu, a passionate game developer and technical artist with over 7 years of experience in the industry. I've had the pleasure of working on a variety of projects, from mobile games to VR experiences, constantly striving to improve my skills and contribute to creative works. Outside of game development, I enjoy exploring new technologies and tools that can enhance my work. Collaboration is key for me, and I love working with diverse teams to bring imaginative ideas to life. Let's create something amazing together!

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Hi, I’m Ioan Rusu, a passionate game developer and technical artist with over 7 years of experience in the industry. I’ve had the pleasure of working on a variety of projects, from mobile games to VR experiences, constantly striving to improve my skills and contribute to creative works.

Outside of game development, I enjoy exploring new technologies and tools that can enhance my work. Collaboration is key for me, and I love working with diverse teams to bring imaginative ideas to life. Let’s create something amazing together!

Skills

Unity

3D Animation

Game Design

Experience Level

Unity

Expert

3D Animation

Expert

Game Design

Expert

Language

English

Advanced

Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan

Fluent

Work Experience

Technical Artist & Developer Consultancy at Salto Games, PlaySpark Studios, GamePoint Bingo, Reality Jam

January 1, 2022 - January 1, 2025

Delivered Unity features, UI systems, tools, and art integration across mobile, web, and PC titles. Built asset pipelines and Addressables/Bundles workflows supporting LiveOps and remote content updates. Implemented VFX, animations, shaders, and 2D/3D asset integration with optimisation.

Technical Artist & Animator at Playtika, World Series of Poker

January 1, 2020 - Present

Delivered features, tools, pipelines, and technical solutions for cross-functional R&D teams in a large-scale live mobile title. Implemented UI/UX flows, animations, VFX, and asset integration across multiple platforms while ensuring performance through optimisation.

Game Artist & Integrator at Z3 Bros

January 1, 2018 - January 1, 2019

Prototypes & Art Style research - 2D & 3D Game Art creation and integration in Unity. Prototyping and iterating with styles to create efficient and striking assets, animated elements, VFX, and UI components.

VR Unity Generalist at HabVR

January 1, 2017 - January 1, 2018

Created linear and interactive content for a horror puzzle experience using real-time heart rate monitoring. Focused on PBR, lighting, environments, and character integration.