About me
Name : Thanaphat Tassanavijitwong
Alias : Mai Michael
Gender : Male
Age : 39
Nationality : Thai
Language : Thai (Native), English (Professional Working Proficiency)
Personality Traits : ISFJ
Expertise : Technical Artist (Programmer-Oriented)
"Shader, Rendering, Procedural, Tools, Optimization"
Skill
Overview
(⭐ - Confident )
Unity ⭐
Unreal Engine
Git source control ⭐
C# ⭐
C++
Python
Houdini ⭐
Blender
Maya
Substance Designer ⭐
Adobe Photoshop ⭐
Adobe Illustrator ⭐
Game Development
Common
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Programming
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Linear Algebra
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Shader writing
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Tool development
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Optimization
Unity
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HLSL + ShaderGraph
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VFX Graph
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Shuriken
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ECS
Unreal Engine
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VR Development
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Material Editor
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Cascade
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Utility Blueprint
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C++
Houdini
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Heightfield
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Procedural modeling
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VEX
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Simulation
Work Experience
Senior Technical Artist
Revolution Industry (Formerly Cloud Colour Games)
Bangkok, Thailand (Hybrid working)
Sep 2020 - Present
Project
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Airship: Kingdoms Adrift (PC - Unity3D)
Responsibilities
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Look development, shader development, and visual effects, including particle systems
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Utilized Houdini for procedurally generating sky-island landscapes
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Designed and implemented asset creation workflows
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Developed helper scripts to streamline 3D artists' workflows
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Set up third-party language modding workflows and created an uploader tool
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UI programming and graphic optimization
Game Developer / Technical Artist
MotionX Studio
Bangkok, Thailand
May 2018 - Aug 2020
Projects
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XALT: Last Stand (Oculus Rift - Unreal Engine 4)
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Dash Dash World (Oculus Rift, Oculus Quest - Unreal Engine 4)
Responsibilities
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Created materials, developed shaders, and implemented visual effects
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Played a key role in identifying and resolving rendering issues and provided solutions
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Educated creative team on game development aspects
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Verified assets and shaders for optimization
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Developed internal tools for asset creation automation
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Played a key role in game optimization efforts
Technical Designer
Cloud Colour Games
Bangkok, Thailand
Sep 2017 - Apr 2018
Project
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Game Making - Starter Kit (Educational course)
Responsibilities
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Designed and developed a Unity-based game development course for newcomers
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Provided instruction and assistance to students throughout their learning journey
Technical Artist
Playlab
Bangkok, Thailand
Oct 2012 - Aug 2017
Projects
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Lost Cubes (Mobile - Unity3D)
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Juice Cubes (Mobile - Unity3D)
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Jungle Cubes (Mobile - Unity3D)
Responsibilities
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Integrated 2D artworks into projects, optimizing games for performance
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Developed a Level Editor Tool in Unity to streamline level design tasks, maintaining it to support new features
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Served as a key contact for feature and pipeline design, art asset specifications, and created scripts for artists
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Utilized shaders to develop basic 2D sprite effects and expanded expertise in shaders and VFX
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Led UI implementation, polishing UI elements, including dynamic UI to support various aspect ratios
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Performed technical artist tasks such as creating helper scripts, technical prefabs, and optimization
Education
Academy of Information Technology
Sydney, Australia
Advance Diploma in Game and Interactive Media Design (2009 - 2011)
Diploma in Information Technology (2008 - 2009)
Chulalongkorn University
Bangkok, Thailand
Bachelor's Degree in Environmental Engineering (2003 - 2007)