Joel Stinson
3D Game Artist at Virtual Therapeutics
- Role
- 3d Game Artist at Virtual Therapeutics
- Location
- Seattle, WA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Joel Stinson
I’m a 3D Environment Artist with 10+ years of experience creating real-time assets for games, VR/AR, and mobile platforms. I thrive at the intersection of art and technology where I craft immersive, optimized environments that tell a story; always balancing visual design, technical performance, and player experience. My background spans both production and academic leadership. I’ve delivered stylized and realistic environments in Unity and Unreal Engine, authored shaders with Shader Graph, and optimized VR experiences for mobile headsets including Meta Quest and Pico. My shipped projects have reached thousands of users through a major U.S. healthcare provider to support nationwide wellness initiatives. Before my current role, I spent time leading 3D art and game development programs at The Art Institute of Seattle. I managed faculty, guided student projects from concept to completion, and prepared graduates for the realities of real-time production pipelines. I flourish in collaborative, cross-discipline teams and enjoy building workflows that balance creativity with efficiency. I’m currently open to remote or Seattle-based opportunities in real-time 3D media, particularly in environment art, technical art, or small-team leadership. Specialties: Unity · Unreal Engine · Shader Graph · Real-Time VFX · Environment Art · Lighting · Optimization · VR/AR · 3D Asset Pipelines · Maya · Substance Suite · Team Collaboration
Experience
3d Game Artist
Jun 2017 — Present · Kirkland, WA, US
Education
Argosy University
Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)
2006 — 2009
Henry Cogswell College
Bachelor’s Degree
1999 — 2003
Skills
- Curriculum Development
- Shading and Texturing
- Maya
- Instructional Design
- Learning Management Systems
- Storyboarding
- 3d Modeling
- Video Games
- Virtual Reality
- Project Management
- Zbrush
- Shading
- Microsoft Office
- Graphics
- Art
- Adobe Creative Suite
- Texturing
- Conflict Resolution
- Digital Sculpture
- Public Speaking
- Modeling
- Classroom Instruction
- 3d
- Marmoset
- Adobe Photoshop
- Adobe Illustrator
- Animation
- Substance Designer
- Photoshop
- Scheduling
- Graphic Design
- 3d Studio Max
- Management
- 3d Graphics
- Leadership
- Character Animation
- Classroom
- After Effects
- Computer Animation
- Art Direction
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