Daniel Chan
Instructor
About Me
A professional 3D artist and game developer with multiple published titles on Steam, Daniel is always keen to not only hone his many skills, but also to share them with others. He’s an accomplished team player and teacher, often taking on roles and peer mentoring as needed on his own group endeavors – to great success. One of these, in fact, titled Whisker Witchery, in whose development Daniel played a significant part with multiple character models, animations, blend spaces, and more, holds the Master’s Rank in Apex Legends and made it to the #1 slot on the New and Free Game Category on Steam – with over 30,000 adds from interested gamers! Another team project(F.I.D.O.), likewise available on Steam, features Daniel’s sound design work, animations, story sequences, and cutscenes.
In his free time, he’s an avid video gamer (of course!), film enthusiast, video creator, and even exercise aficionado.
Achievements
- Holds a B.S. in Games (Entertainment Arts & Engineering) from the University of Utah
- Awarded the Crimson Crew Scholarship, the highest award possible in that department, for producing tangible results and positive contributions
- Lead Developer of multiple fully shipped and playable titles on Steam, with more to come
- Proficient in a broad range of industry-standard programs, including Maya, Blender, Adobe Photoshop, Premiere Pro, Final Cut Pro, Unity, Unreal Engine, and Substance Painter, among others
- Specializes in 3D animation, rigging, modeling, and all aspects of the game development pipeline
- Accomplished video editor and sound designer