Luke Stilson

Lead Technical Artist

• Lead technical-art workflows for real-money slot and skill-game production, connecting visual development, asset preparation, Unity implementation, and developer handoff.
• Create and integrate polished game art, shader effects, animation, and reusable presentation systems with attention to visual quality and constrained target hardware.
• Develop a flexible 2D shader framework with SDF-based outlines and shadows, light sweeps, gradients, color treatments, and reveal effects using per-instance controls.
• Replace Animator-heavy content workflows with lightweight state-based animation control; improve atlas organization, texture compression, and runtime behavior.

Technical Artist

• Produced art and real-time experiences for licensed properties including Disney’s Mickey and Friends, Star Wars, and Masters of the Universe.
• Built Python and C# production tools for asset preparation, look development, performance analysis, and engine integration; collaborated across art and engineering.
• Authored and optimized shaders, animation systems, VFX, and texture workflows for web, mobile, and desktop delivery.

Lead Technical Artist / 3D Generalist

• Led technical-art workflow coordination across artists and developers, including pipeline decisions, documentation, and production problem-solving.
• Modeled, animated, authored materials and VFX, and integrated game-ready content; developed Blender Python tools, Unity C# scripts, and shaders to streamline production.

3D Generalist / Gameplay Programmer (Contract)

• Helped design and build AR, VR, and mobile experiences in Unity and Unreal, contributing gameplay, 3D assets, shaders, materials, UI, and audio.

OpenVAT

Creator / Open-source Blender Extension

• Created a vertex-animation-texture authoring pipeline and Unity/Unreal decoders, including full-range EXR export, channel normalization, normal packing, multi-track playback, and artist-facing optimization tools.

PlushEngine

Creator / Independent Game Engine, Editor & Runtime

• Developing a C# game engine and Avalonia editor with real-time PBR rendering, HDR/ACES, ambient occlusion, shader translation, physics integration, and Blender-inspired datablock architecture.
• Building scene, behavior, pooling, rendering, and asset workflows informed by hands-on technical-art production.