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Nelson da Cruz

Portugal

Lead

3D Art
Technical Art

3D Generalist & Tech Artist Crafting immersive 3D worlds through art, technology, and game design.

Biography

Hello, I'm Nelson. I'm a 3D generalist turned Tech Artist working in the Games industry.

After taking the challenge of creating a mentoring program with THUxKING I decided the best way to understand the mentees' needs was to create my own game and have full transparency during the process. So I am publishing my first Game later this Fall!

Come join us on Discord! We help anyone with their portfolio, game dev or tech questions and of course, have some fun playtesting the Game in multiplayer!  ( https://discord.gg/PAXXJ6y9ck ) 

My professional focus is to make games more accessible and playable through both more inclusive accessibility options and performance optimisations. A big claim, but I thrive in the sweet spot where creative audacity meets technical challenges.

When not online, you can find me on the roam in either London or Lisbon, taking photos, sipping coffees, daydreaming and petting dogs.

 

Skills

Roles

  • Advanced

Technical Skills

  • Mastery
  • Advanced

Work Experience

2024 – Present day

Solo Dev - Indie game developer

Triple Dash

2019 – Present day

Senior - 3D Artist

Marmalade Game Studio (London / Lisbon)
Senior 3D Artist with a focus on the technical side of things in Unity (lighting / shaders) Project Lead on LiveOps for Marmalade games

2010 – 2018

3D Generalist

Freelance (Lisbon)

Education

2006 – 2009

BA

IADE U

Design

Industrial Ambient Graphical Multimedia