James Penman
James Penman
3D Generalist
Wellington, New Zealand

Summary

3D generalist and software developer. Studied at Victoria University of Wellington School of Design. While my passion lies in creating world to explore, I also enjoy cooking and sleeping-in on weekends.

Skills

3D ModelingSoftware DevelopmentGame DevelopmentPBR TexturingPhotographyVirtual RealityAugmented Reality

Software proficiency

Blender
Blender
Unity
Unity
Godot
Godot
Substance 3D Painter
Substance 3D Painter
Substance 3D Designer
Substance 3D Designer
Affinity Designer
Affinity Designer
Affinity Photo
Affinity Photo
Visual Studio
Visual Studio
Photoshop
Photoshop
Illustrator
Illustrator

Experience

  • Designer and Software Developer at Reactar Labs
    NZ
    October 2018 - Present

    Working with Reactar Labs to realise the potential of augmented reality on mobile phones. Predominantly using Unity to produce various experiences related to new build real estate development.

  • Freelance 3D Content Creator at Various
    September 2018 - October 2018

    Worked as a freelance content creator.

  • Software Developer at NEC New Zealand Ltd
    Wellington, New Zealand
    November 2016 - August 2018

    Worked with the Smart Cities team to develop a prototype virtual city of Wellington in VR to intuitively visualise city data. We were one of two frontend data visualisers for the platform. I was responsible for developing a system for processing 3D topographical data which was then rendered with Unity in the Vive VR headset.