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Senior VFX Artist @riotgames on @tft. Former @wizards @nianticlabs @treyarch

Los Angeles, CA
Joined March 2010
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Thoroughly enjoyed every bit of working on Alune’s VFX!! Great stream @Subzeroark 🌝 See y’all on @TFT tomorrow!
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Finally have time to post up some work from Set 14. Hope everyone’s enjoying their summer ⚽️ artstation.com/artwork/Y8L06…
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We’re investing in TFT’s future by making some changes under the hood. Here’s what that means for us, and for you!
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I CANT BELIEVE I GOT TO SEE A TFT TOTEM
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TFT Lore & Legends is live! On behalf of every single person who worked on the set and helped in its development, thank you and please enjoy and have fun. We wouldn't be here without all of you who enjoy TFT. Good luck in your games, and take it easy :)
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Not mad about it this 🤷‍♂️
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you don’t have to face every fight alone. 2xko official cinematic out now: ties that bind (ft. courtney laplante of @spiritboxband)
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Literally a dream come true to work on all their vfx, we love lulu 💜 def agree tho- need this on a shirt
Lulu and her friends always make time to stop and smell the butterflies! They'll carry the spirit of fun to the K.O. Coliseum--win or lose, it'll be a good time! Stay tuned for our next fighter reveal tomorrow! 💪🐯 🎨 @kawasumi3
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💯🔥It’s showtime!!🔥💯 Enter the K.O. Coliseum, assemble your dream fighting team, and unleash your superpowers into the arena on July 30.
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TLDR: Rare opportunity!! We're hiring for some Game Designer roles that do not require previous Game Design experience, with a major focus on Critical Thinking, Growth Mindset, and game familiarity. So if you're looking to switch careers, great opportunity! riotgames.com/en/work-with-u… Longer Post: With things how they are in the world today, we're excited to open up this rare opportunity, as we're looking for the next batch of future Game Designers to help shape our games. We're looking for strong analytical thinking skills, deep passion for our games, and a growth mind set to come in and absorb and learn and grow into awesome designers. I'm personally excited as the last time we did this, we ended up with @kentwuhoo who was working in Finance at the time, but came in as a TFT player and absorbed so much, and is now a Senior Game Designer running our finalization team. This could be you! On the TFT side, the folks we hire will get to be a part of every single set, helping on Live or Finalization, and acting as experts in TFT mechanics, game feel, balance, and so much more. Working directly with folks like Kent, @Chaemirix , and myself. I might even be your manager! If you seriously think this is you, and you have a deep interest in TFT and Game Design, make sure you apply fast. Stuff like this will fill up quick, and likely have a ton of applicants. We're hoping to find the right folks to come in and help us continue to make our games great. Good luck, and I look forward to working with whoever ends up getting these roles :)
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...var CYBER_CITY-initializing Tactician's Crown activation key: 03-14-16-5AM-PT-1PM-CET
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New year, new vfx openings on TFT. Let’s make sparks fly this year starting up on set 14 from Cyber City, on thru an anime themed tourney for the set after, and a return to Runeterra in set 16: riotgames.com/en/work-with-u…
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Announcement Time: The League wiki is leaving Fandom and moving to a new one hosted by Weird Gloop and backed by Riot! It's free from the intrusive ads and pop ups and has an improved mobile experience Link: wiki.leagueoflegends.com
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Watch it all burn. The final season of #Arcane, coming this November on @netflix.
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A restart and a couple dozen space heaters should fix that. 🥶 Don’t miss the full Dev Drop on July 14, right after the Tactician’s Crown. The tournament begins at 4:00 am PT. 📺: riot.com/3RjDfb5 📺: riot.com/41KyUAG 🔗: riot.com/tacticianscrown
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Congratulations to @MilalaTFT on winning the #TFTVegasOpen and taking home the Tactician's Belt! Thank you for a great event, TFT Community! ❤️
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Loved working on T-Hex 🦖 #TFT
When the lead designer of Runeterra Reforged asked for two titans to clash on the Convergence @JimJam092, @mbarq and @sohanim8r made it happen. Read all about Baron versus T-Hex here: riot.com/3RWDHgl Oh, and @riot_Prism is there too 🤷 to talk about reception.
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COACH POTTER APPRECIATION POST #VALORANTCHAMPIONS
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Eyo come work with me; TFT’s hiring VFX Artist II. Have any questions drop a dm, let me know how I can help! Good luck:) #vfx riotgames.com/en/work-with-u… – at Los Angeles, CA
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