Tudor Stanescu

Created the MA curriculum aligned with UCA outlines, leveraging VR/AR game development to explore emerging technology mediums. Incorporated case studies spanning board games to indie, AAA, and interactive experiences, with a focus on both theory and practical application within an agile development environment. Mentored students and organized workshops and industry guest lectures for each module.

Commissioned for VRChat avatars and tabletop miniatures. Created particle simulations, assets, and collectibles for Web3 marketplace.

Developed pre-production and production pipelines for procedural gameready characters from original concept art and briefs. Blocked out and sculpted in ZBrush, retopologized, textured, and rigged models using biped, CAT and bone rigs in 3dsMax and Blender. Animated by keyframes and motion capture, then retargeted and corrected animation clips to share between characters. Optimized assets and worked around limitations for mobile and VR. Shipped Unity and Unreal Engine games and proprietary products. Supervised interns through the character pipeline and made final adjustments for quality control and implementation. Delivered prototypes and vertical slices for Meta.