Li
Age: 27
Position: 3D Artist
Education: Bachelor in Industrial Design, University of Shanghai
Favorite games and hobbies:
Li’s hobbie is watching movies, all kind of Hollymood movies. His favourite game is “World of Warcraft 3″, and also “Counter Strike”.
His quote? “Looking backwards, we will not be regretful for fooling time away neither shameful for doing nothing”
How long have you been at Virtuos?
It will soon be 4 years, I’ve been here since almost the beginning and was the 20th employee to join the company!
What do you enjoy in your work at Virtuos?
It’s full of opportunities. I started doing simple things, and gradually moved to more complicated, but also more interesting tasks. It went step by step so I could learn more and thoroughly. I particularly appreciate one of our 3 corporate values: Trust. At Virtuos, there are easy interpersonal relationships, good atmosphere, and I work well with my manager and my colleagues. The management really respects my attitude, my value, and I can see my own growth within the company, progressively.
What involvement have you had in recruiting?
I am not invovled in recruiting, however I actually happen to give some trainings to new staffs in our team at the begining of some projects. I get opportunities to communicate with my new co-workers, introduce Virtuos to them, and as well as the software tools. I am very happy to see all of us get on and grow together as a whole team!
How frequently do you learn new things at your current job?
Everyday! Skills and techniques in 3D game art production evolve very quickly. I am constantly aware that there are a lot of new things to learn and that it is never enough. For instance, when I started at Virtuos, I could only use Max and Photoshop. Now, I’m familiar with most major software and tools used in 3D Art: Maya, XSI, ZBrush, rendering plug-ins such as Brasil, etc. More generally speaking, now I also have higher abilities than before when it comes to judge the quality of a piece of art.
How is your career development monitored at Virtuos?
I often have discussions with my Art Director about my career path and what I should undertake to one day become Team Leader. I can feel that Senior Management is really paying attention to the staff and respects our own attitude and aspirations. As I still need more experience, I am often acting as a kind of junior Team Leader: from time to time I can manage a team with a limited number of members. I think this is very helpful for me to improve my professional knowledge as well as my management skills.