Derek Goeckeritz 3D Artist


Profile:

Derek Goeckeritz; 3D Environment Game Artist pushing myself to be one of the best and I absolutely love my job. I am a very creative artist and creating realistic worlds as well as Fantasy world's is my greatest inspiration. I grew up in Salt Lake City, Utah as a musician and semi-pro mountain biker. In August 2008 I completed one of my childhood dream's by graduating Full Sail University and receiving a Bachelors of Science in Digital Arts and Design in the study of 3D Arts. My decision to enter the video game industry comes from a passion for the creative process as well as a deep apreciation for those people involved in shaping my gaming memories. The passion I have for my industry is competitive, unique, strong, and true.

Objective:

I desire to obtain a 3d artist position in a goal oriented, friendly environment within the gaming industry; that will take full advantage of my talent, while providing opportunity to acquire new skills and experiences for artistic growth.

Skills:

  • -3D Studio Max
  • -Maya
  • -ZBrush
  • -Photoshop
  • -Speedtree 5.0
  • -UVW Unwrap
  • -Normal Map Creation
  • -CrazyBump
  • -Gamebryo 3.0
  • -Unreal Engine 2
  • -CryEngine 2
  • -CryEngine 3
  • -Mental Ray
  • -Illustrator

Industry Experience


Xaviant LLC

Environment Artist (Febuary 2009 - Present)
Lichdom, a single-player action RPG for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC
  • -Completing tasks and milestones effienctly and on time
  • -Modeling and texturing environments, vegetation and props
  • -Create Procedural Breaking and Touchbending Vegetation with the CryEngine 3 tools
  • -Optimize assets by creating LOD models
  • -Create Normal Maps based off high-res Zbrush models
  • -Create Diffuse, Specular, Normal, Environment, and Cube maps in Photoshop
  • -Export models and textures into CryEngine 3
  • -Placement of models and vegetation into game level
  • -Work along side the Design team to establish Lichdom's lore, environments, level-design, story, and prototyping concepts.
  • -Work along side the Lead Environment Artist and Concept Artists to establish the look and feel of Lichdoms Environment's and create those concepts into 3d.

LukeWarm Media

Lead Environment Artist (October 2008 - January 2009)
LightSpire (Action Adventure Fantasy RPG) (Full Conversion Mod for Cryengine 2)
  • -Supervised an art team in completing milestones effienctly and on time.
  • -Modeled and textured environments and props
  • -Optimized assets by creating 2+ LOD models based off the main model
  • -Create breakable objects
  • -Create both high and low poly models for normal map creation
  • -Create diffuse, specular, normal and paralax maps.
  • -Exporting models and textures to Cryengine2

28 Months Later Mod

Environment Artist (April 2008 - December 2008)
28 Months Later (Horror Survival - First-Person Shooter) (Full Conversion Mod for Cryengine 2)
  • -Modeled and textured environments and props
  • -Optimized assets by creating 2+ LOD models based off the main model
  • -Create breakable objects
  • -Create both high and low poly models for normal map creation
  • -Create diffuse, specular, normal and paralax maps.
  • -Exporting models and textures to Cryengine2
  • -Collaborated with team leads and met project milestones

Education:

  • Full Sail University, Orlando, FL 2006 - 2008
  • Bachelors of Science in Digital Arts and Design

Hobbies / Interests:

  • -Working
  • -Games
  • -Movies
  • -Paintball
  • -Hiking
  • -Mountain Biking
  • -Rock Climbing
  • -German / Scottish Ancestry