Creative + Technical Leadership in Real-Time Development
Technical Art Director | Unity Pipeline Integration | Team Leadership
Direct multidisciplinary art teams with actionable feedback and clear vision. Balance creative goals with technical constraints for optimal results.
Bridge artistic vision with technical implementation. Create innovative solutions that maintain visual fidelity in real-time environments.
Ensure visual quality while maintaining performance standards. Optimize workflow efficiency across Unity environments and Git repositories.
Leverage generative AI and advanced prompt engineering techniques. Enhance visual development workflows with cutting-edge automation tools.
Dive deeper into specific areas of my visual work through curated galleries.
My portfolio showcases technical expertise across multiple disciplines.
Browse through game environments, character designs, VFX systems, and UI elements.
Each gallery demonstrates both artistic vision and technical implementation.
Currently managing a multidisciplinary art team with mentorship at its core. I empower artists through clear direction and technical guidance.
Quality remains non-negotiable. I serve as the final gatekeeper for all art assets entering our pipeline.
Ensure exceptional visual fidelity while maintaining strict performance standards in Unity. Oversee Git workflow integrity across all art submissions.
Bridge the communication gap between art, design, and development teams for seamless collaboration.
Led multidisciplinary art teams while maintaining strict visual quality standards in Unity environments.
Spearheaded AAA Unity pipeline development with optimized workflow integration.
Created high-impact slot VFX and UI elements while ensuring seamless Unity integration.
Developed specialized assets and technical integration solutions under strict NDA requirements.
Built aesthetically pleasing and visually engaging environments and related systems.
Created Maya/Arnold concept visualizations for Lockheed, NASA and DARPA projects.
School of the Art Institute of Chicago, focusing on the intersection of art and emerging technologies.
Creating not just new aesthetic experiences, but often the very tools and processes with which they are achieved.
Appropriating, repurposing, and subverting technological systems to unlock new experiential possibilities.
James Coddington - Experience Design