Carlos Santaella

Level Design and Technical Art

I was level designer and techincal artist for two games published and shipped games under VFS - Lobster Loader (Epic Store) and Escape from Bear Island (Itch.io).

Level Designer | Technical Artist | Environment Artist

Designed a 3D puzzle-combo system and automated level-design pipeline for an isometric puzzle game. Developed performance-optimized shaders and VFX, and constructed and lit four environments.

Level DesignSystem DesignShadergraphHLSLVFX GraphURPMayaSubstance PainterFTUECinemachineTimeline

Level Designer | Environment Artist | Technical Artist

Authored level design document and terrain layout for a non-linear exploration game. Engineered custom HDRP shaders and environmental VFX, and optimized GPU rendering in dense forest environments.

Level DesignEnvironment ArtShadergraphVFX GraphHDRPUnityLODLightingPost Processing

Level Designer | Technical Artist

Designed and set dressed a narrative-driven interior environment in Unreal Engine 5. Scripted interactive gameplay systems including proximity-triggered lighting and a custom line-of-sight room-streaming system.

Unreal Engine 5Blue PrintLevel DesignEnvironment ArtLightingSpatial AudioRoom Streaming

Level Designer | Lighting & Cinematic Artist

Storyboarded, blocked out, and directed a 3-minute narrative opening cinematic using Unity Cinemachine and Timeline. Lit and set dressed three nighttime horror environments with volumetric light probes and custom post-processing.

Level DesignCinematic DesignUnityCinemachineTimelineLightingPost ProcessingEnvironment Art