Here is a little bit about me

I believe that there is art in everything

Apart from Video games, I have a great passion for art, interior design, architecture and product design, to the point that I will model interior scenes, buildings and existing products in my free time

What made me want to be a game developer

I have been playing games since I was 8 but I did not really have the ambition to become a game developer, opting to rather be a software developer or an animator. There were games such Uncharted 4, Far Cry 3, Assassins Creed Black Flag and Bioshock Infinite that planted seeds in my mind thinking of becoming a game developer but it was when I played Red Dead Redemption 2, that was the game that made me want to be a game developer, it encapsulated everything from previous games that I had played into one

My time on YouTube

Through out my time in high school and my first year in university, I would post videos on my YouTube channel called Phil Gates where I would post videos about tech which is another area I am very passionate about, through out that time, I became very skilled Adobe Premier Pro, Adobe After Effects, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Media Encoder Adobe Illustrator as well as photography and videography as I would do some client work for photo editing, video editing and photography.

My Time In University

When I started my first year, I was enthusiastic to learn how games were made and how to make my wildest ambitions come true, but from my second year, my passion shifted from programming to the art side, more specifically, 3D Modelling and creating an immersive world that players can engage with. I put my efforts to level design, 3D modelling, sculpting, simulations, texturing, VFX and Skinning and rigging. Learning software such as 3DS Max, Maya, Cinema 4D, Blender, ZBrush, Marvellous Designer and Houdini along with learning Unity and Unreal Engine 5 as I was interested in both the art side and programming side of game development.

Which led to me wanting to become a Technical Artist, but my passion lies in 3D modelling

Through out this time, new acquired knowledge of game development got me interested in making educational games and gamification projects.