Hi, I'm Vivian Nguyen, a 3D Animator passionate about bringing characters to life in videogames. I love collaborating with diverse teams to craft believable, humorous, and immersive gameplay through strong animation fundamentals and efficient workflows. I've worked at four Australian game studios, honing traditional animation techniques and character performance. I excel at collaborating with animation teams to deliver polished work on deadlines and contribute to engaging, immersive gameplay.

Vivian Nguyen

Hi, I'm Vivian Nguyen, a 3D Animator passionate about bringing characters to life in videogames. I love collaborating with diverse teams to craft believable, humorous, and immersive gameplay through strong animation fundamentals and efficient workflows. I've worked at four Australian game studios, honing traditional animation techniques and character performance. I excel at collaborating with animation teams to deliver polished work on deadlines and contribute to engaging, immersive gameplay.

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Hi, I’m Vivian Nguyen, a 3D Animator passionate about bringing characters to life in videogames. I love collaborating with diverse teams to craft believable, humorous, and immersive gameplay through strong animation fundamentals and efficient workflows.

I’ve worked at four Australian game studios, honing traditional animation techniques and character performance. I excel at collaborating with animation teams to deliver polished work on deadlines and contribute to engaging, immersive gameplay.

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Work Experience

3D Animator (Contract) at Yak & Co.
October 1, 2024 - October 1, 2025
All animations completed independently; Collaborated closely with Lead Game Designer to ensure animation conveyed accurately and humourously in gameplay; Motion capture cleanup
3D Animator (Contract) at Effort Star Games
October 1, 2024 - January 31, 2025
Support the Lead Animator with hyper-stylised animations; Created unique animation sets for characters of varying personalities; Actively tested animations in game, and implemented animation timelines and props accordingly
3D Animator (Contract) at Upsurge Studios
January 1, 2024 - February 29, 2024
Developed proficiency in Blender animation and seamlessly transitioned into animating immediately on the project; Refined motion capture performance and meticulously cleaned up the minor details whilst ensuring the overall performance is retained; Adapting to on-the-go changing workflow, tools and animations according to clients' demands
3D Animator at League of Geeks
March 1, 2022 - November 1, 2023
Created animations for gameplay and previsualisation for cutscenes; Support the Lead and Senior Animator by developing polished animations for creatures and humanoid characters; Proficiency in work management tools such as Confluence, Jira and Miro; Collaborated with Tech Artists to ensure animation timelines, props, and character locomotion were implemented accurately; Worked completely remote with ease

Education

Animation Program at Academy of Interactive Entertainment
January 1, 2021 - December 31, 2021
Animation Program at Academy of Interactive Entertainment
January 1, 2019 - December 31, 2019

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Industry Experience

Gaming, Media & Entertainment