Kyren Xie
London,Greater London
Summary
Second-year UCL Media student with a focus on digital art, stylized animation, and game design, with additional experience across film production. Interested in combining strong visual direction with storytelling and interactive media.
Overview
1
1
year of professional experience
3
3
years of post-secondary education
Work history
Blueprint Developer&3D Artist (Modeling/Animation)
UCL team
London, UK
2025.10 - 2026.01
- Concept ideation and puzzle/mechanic design, defining puzzle progression, level flow, and player guidance for clarity and pacing.
- Developed an Item Pickup and Inventory system in Blueprints(UE5), including interaction prompts, item management.
- Implemented an item-driven Level Sequence triggering pipeline: different items trigger different sequences for cutscenes, animations, or puzzle events, designed to be clean and extensible.
- Produced 3D assets and animations in Blender, then imported and integrated them into UE5 (e.g., FBX pipeline), validating in-engine playback and interactions.
Sole creator
UCL Individual Project
London, UK
2025.03 - 2025.06
- Sole creator: wrote the script, modelled and textured all assets in Blender and authored custom shader/material setups (Grease Pencil & cel-shading) to achieve a 3D to 2D hand-drawn aesthetic.
- Edited, colour-graded and assembled final masters in Adobe Premiere Pro; managed timeline, and basic audio mixing.
Character Artist & Animator
UCL Group Project
London, UK
2025.03 - 2025.05
- Designed, modelled and textured original character assets in Blender.
- Rigged and animated characters, baked animation sequences and optimised geometry for Unreal.
- Integrated assets into Unreal Engine, set up cameras and lighting, and captured cinematics with Sequencer; delivered a full handover pack (.fbx, texture atlases, Unreal sequences).
Director & Production Designer
UCL Group Project
London, UK
2025.02 - 2025.04
- Developed visual concept, moodboards, key frames and prop lists; coordinated art-department and prepared set-dressing plans.
- Directed actors on set, managed shooting schedule.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Media- Game Design & Film Production
University College London
London, England 2024.09 - 2027.06
Skills
- UE5: Blueprints (interaction/triggers, inventory pickup & use), Sequencer / Level Sequence (item-driven triggering)
- Blender: 3D modeling, animation, stylized rendering (lighting/camera/render output)
- 2D Animation: Blender Grease Pencil (stylized short film)
- Art Direction / Visual Development (visual style, mood, composition)
- Production Design (set/prop design, layout, visual consistency)
- Directing / Shot Planning (storyboarding, camera language, pacing)
- Video Editing (cutting, transitions, delivery/export)
- Sound Design-basic (SFX editing, syncing, basic mix)
Affiliations
- Jazz guitar
- Music production/sound design
Timeline
Blueprint Developer&3D Artist (Modeling/Animation)
UCL team
2025.10 - 2026.01
Sole creator
UCL Individual Project
2025.03 - 2025.06
Character Artist & Animator
UCL Group Project
2025.03 - 2025.05
Director & Production Designer
UCL Group Project
2025.02 - 2025.04
Bachelor of Arts - Media- Game Design & Film Production
University College London
2024.09 - 2027.06