Game Art Alumni Showcase + Weekend

About

Hear from some of your fellow alum as they give presentations, demonstrations, and hold Q&A sessions on Friday evening and Saturday. The weekend will culminate with a social event on Saturday evening at Dave & Buster’s in the Irvine Spectrum Center.

You will receive more information and an itinerary of the event once all presentations are finalized.

We look forward to reconnecting with all of you.

RSVP + Art Submission Form

Click the button below to RSVP and potentially pitch an idea you’d like to present.

Weekend Schedule

Thursday, February 06

• 5:00 PM – Dinner Reception
  • Administration Building
    2265 Laguna Canyon Rd.
• 7:00 PM – Gallery Showcase Reception
  • LCAD Gallery
    374 Ocean Ave.

Friday, February 07

• 4:30 PM – Welcome
  • Big Bend Campus, Room BB13/14
    2825 Laguna Canyon Rd.
• 4:45 PM – Designing Premium Content for Valorant
  • Andrew Orozco – Concept Artist (Riot Games)
• 5:45 PM – Visual Problem Solving: Creating Concept Art for Games
  • Bobby Hernandez – Lead Environment Concept Artist (That’s No Moon)
• 6:45 PM – Panel – Exploring Alternative Sources of Income
  • Moderated by Ehren Bienert – SR 3 Character Artist (Riot Games)
  • Nicole Chang – Brand Owner (Gacha!Pins)
  • Georgia Muller – 3D Artist/Illustrator (Freelance)
  • Lauren Oien – Illustrator (Goodie Two Sleeves)
• 7:45 PM – Dinner + drinks with your crew

Saturday, February 08

• 9:30 AM – Breakfast
  • Big Bend Campus, Room BB16
    2825 Laguna Canyon Rd.
• 10:30 AM – The Artist’s Foundation: Why Plein Air + Figure Drawing Matter
  • Gabriel Gonzalez – Lead Visual Development Artist (Blizzard Entertainment)
  • David Heidhoff – Lead Concept Artist (Unannounced Title)
  • Tayler Olivas – Senior Concept Artist (Turtle Rock Studios)
• 12:00 PM – Lunch in BB16
• 1:30 PM – The Secret to Rendering
  • Phil Zhang – Principal 3D Environment Artist (Riot Games)
• 3:00 PM – Life After LCAD
  • Moderated by Gavin Rich – General Bad Ass
  • Eden Reyes – 3D Environment Artist (Pie Trap Studios)
  • Rolando Cruz-Taura – Senior Ext. Dev. Coordinator (Treyarch)
  • Lara Colson – 3D Artist (Mobius Digital Games)
  • Angelica Silva – VFX Artist (Blizzard Entertainment)
  • K Sosnovsky – VFX Artist (SuperGenius Studio)
  • Enya Oreshkin – 3D Environment Artist (Torbie)
  • Kelsey Bailey – Environment Artist (Sucker Punch Games)
  • Edwin Peraza – Prop Artist (High Moon)
  • Andrew Erickson – Concept Artist (Obsidian Entertainment)
• 7:00 PM – Game Art Mixer at Dave & Buster’s
  • Dave & Buster’s – Irvine
    661 Spectrum Center Dr.
    Irvine, CA 92618