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Digital Futures

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Ryan

Boyd

3D Art, Game Design, Level Design, Narrative Design, Virtual Reality, C#, Pixel Art

“I am an interdisciplinary artist and designer who seeks to create enthralling and impactful narratives through a variety of digital and interactive media. I am wildly passionate about games, VR, education, storytelling, and innovation. Let’s create.”

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Ryan is an impact-driven designer and 3D generalist continuously learning new techniques and competencies for application in the game industry and beyond. Infusing philosophy and storytelling into every creative experiment, Ryan seeks to develop new ways of relating to technology, not as a departure from nature, but as an expression of the ever-evolving human spirit. His work attempts to cultivate greater awareness, responsibility, and appreciation for the natural world while opening eyes to the possibility of the supernatural hidden within it.With proficiencies in Virtual Reality, 3D Environment Modeling, Character Sculpting and Narrative Design, Ryan has developed game industry skills in Blender, Maya, Substance Painter, Unity and Unreal Engine over the course of his degree.Ryan's dream is to develop a VR education platform that nurtures aspiring entrepreneurs and their social innovations with gamification and narrative-based learning.
OCAD U - Faculty of Arts & Science
Digital Futures
Major Completed, 2023
OCAD U - Faculty of Arts & Science
Games and Play
Minor Completed, 2023

3D Modelling Game Design Narrative Design Virtual Reality Development Rapid Prototyping

2022, VRTO
100 McCaul Street
2022, Open Show
205 Richmond St W
2023, Ontario E-Sports Scholarship
Ontario
2022, Ernie & Rivette Herzig Bursary
Ernie & Rivette Herzig
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