Tan Yek Chuen | Game Designer & Artist

PROFILE            

Enthusiastic Game & Level Designer, 2D & 3D Game Artist with additional sub-skills in basic Programming, Storyboarding and Scriptwriting.

 

EDUCATION      

2014 ~ Current   Diploma in Multimedia & Animation

                              Ngee Ann Polytechnic, 535 Clementi Rd, 599489

 

2014 – 2010    “O” Level Certificate (Express stream)

                          Xinmin Secondary School, 11 Hougang Avenue 8, 538789

                      

SKILLS

• Professional Game Art & Design Experience

  • Game & level designer, lead artist and writer for a VR action survival game as my final year project.

  • Produced several 3D games in Unity for school assignments.

  • Produced several 2D platformer games for programming modules in Unity and Adobe Flash.

  • Produced a card game and a board game for Game Mechanics module.

• Game Development Programs

  • Unity

  • Maya, Mud Box, ZBrush, Houdini 

  • Substance Designer, Substance Painter

• Other Programs
  • Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere Pro and Flash  
  • Microsoft Word, Powerpoint and Excel  

• Programming languages:

  •  C-Sharp, AS3

• Languages:

  • Fluency in English speaking and writing

  • Fluency in Mandarin speaking and writing

  • Some basic Japanese speaking and writing

 

WORK EXPERIENCES

• Worker at KSS Electronics:         

  • Work scope includes moving, assembling,                                                              

              and disassembling of electronic parts, and          June 2014 - December 2014                     designing the company’s business card.

 

• Helper for “Nike’s She Runs” Women marathon:                                       June 2013

  • Work scope includes moving and labelling

              of furnitures.

 

CO-CURRICULAR ACTIVITES & COMMUNITY SERVICES

• Public Relations manager of Amphibi Studios in Ngee Ann Polytechnic

  • Hosts an educational board game session every week.

  • Regularly posts event updates and communicates with the community on the studio's Facebook page

 

• Member of the Japanese Taiko Club, and Japanese Comick Club in Ngee Ann Polytechnic

  • Drew character designs and sketches regularly for the Comick Club

  • Learnt basic Taiko drumming songs and techniques

 

• Part of the Xinmin Rockclimbing Team in Xinmin Secondary Team:

  • Learnt climbing and belaying skills for Level Two Sports Climbing Certificate.

  • Participated in multiple sports climbing competitions within the nation.

  • Traveled overseas to climb real mountains.

 

• Performed in Chingay 2013 as tribal characters:

  • Learnt to coordinate and communicate with fellow performers, even in the midst of performance.

 

• Took part in Pony Canyon’s “Anime Adaptation Competition”:

  • Took the role of Illustrator and Character Designer, as well as being the co-author for the project.