Statement:

     My name is Vance Wu and I graduated from The Art Institute of California in San Francisco with a B.S. in Game Art & Design in December 2008. I specialize in level and environment creation in artistic, design, and technical capacities. I think my nature and tendency to create and share have helped pave my journey as an artist. Specifically to interactive entertainment and digital media in general, this may come to mean many things including the telling of a story, the playability of a game level, and even the efficiency in which all of it is executed.

     Ultimately, the goal is to create something unique to the medium at hand. Something that we, as human beings may not be able to actually see or touch, but can realistically experience in the closest way possible where the only limit seems to be our imagination. I craft stories and build worlds. This is my passion.

Background:

     I was born in Savannah, Georgia but was raised in San Francisco, California for most of my life. Growing up, I've always had the tendency to create and design. It wasn't until the end of high school that I discovered my own fascination with interactive media and video games. From then on, I began to, and still continue to dedicate a large part of my life to constantly grow as an artist and designer both creatively and technically.

     Since graduating from college, I have been working on personal projects, as well as freelance and contract jobs ranging from independent games and mods to larger projects for platforms like the Playstation 3. I am currently looking for more permanent work and I hope to be updating this website with new content periodically. Stay tuned!