Chris Hartelius - Tech Art - Games

Here you'll find a list of the games I've had the priviledge to work on. I've shipped 12 titles, many of them starting from pre-production. I'm very grateful for being part of so many great teams and projects!

Thick As Thieves (2026) - Lighting, Tech Art, Animation

Twitch Sings (2019)

Interim Art Lead (Extension Only)

Managed Art Team
UI Integration and Animation
Directed External Developers

Tech Art

Avatar System - Developed Pipeline for Scaling Body Shapes Customization
Skinning, Rigging, Scripting (Maya/Python)
Integration of Character Assets (Unity)
Motion Capture Support
Shaders for Avatar and Crowd
Pre-Vis/Prototype - Look Development

Rock Band VR (2017)

Lead Animator

Managed Animation Team
Mocap Director

Technical Animator

Created and Managed Behavior Graphs for Bandmates and Interactive Crowd
Drummer Animations
Pre-Vis/Prototype

Rock Band 4 (2015)

Tech Art

Character Outfit and Instrument Pipeline, Asset Integration
Shaders and State Graphs for Outfit Customization
Texture Pipeline - Physically Based Rendering Tools R&D and Engine Integration Support
Upgraded Legacy Guitars using Substance Painter and Designer
Pre-Vis/Prototype - Cameras, Lighting, Animation for new proprietary engine

Environment Art

Models, Textures and Layout for Small Club Environments
Created and Managed State Graphs for Main Menu Backgrounds including Lighting, Character Animations and Cameras

Dance Central Spotlight (2014)

Thick As Thieves (2026)

Senior Technical Artist

Tech Art, Lighting, Animation

Rock Band VR (2017)

Lead Animator

Managed Animation Team
Mocap Director for Bandmate Animations

Technical Animator

Created and Managed Behavior Graphs for Bandmates and Interactive Crowd
Drummer Animations
Pre-Vis/Prototype

Rock Band VR (2017)

Lead Animator

Managed Animation Team
Mocap Director for Bandmate Animations

Technical Animator

Created and Managed Behavior Graphs for Bandmates and Interactive Crowd
Drummer Animations
Pre-Vis/Prototype

Rock Band 4 (2015)

Tech Art

Character Outfit and Instrument Pipeline, Asset Integration
Shaders and State Graphs for Outfit Customization
Texture Pipeline - Physically Based Rendering Tools R&D and Engine Integration Support
Upgraded Legacy Guitars using Substance Painter and Designer
Pre-Vis/Prototype - Cameras, Lighting, Animation for new proprietary engine

Environment Art

Models, Textures and Layout for Small Club Environments
Created and Managed State Graphs for Main Menu Backgrounds including Lighting, Character Animations and Cameras

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