Luiz Freire

About

Real-time VFX artist currently working on Tomo Endless Blue, focused on improving combat feedback and gameplay readability through hit VFX. Experienced in Unity (Shader Graph, VFX Graph, Particle System) and performance-conscious techniques, including replacing heavy particle setups (e.g., falling leaves) with GPU-driven low-poly mesh + shader solutions, iterated through QA/playtests and tracked in Jira.

Experience

Education

Key Strengths

• Improves combat readability by designing hit VFX that communicate hit confirmation, damage type, and damage amount
• Iterates effectively using QA/playtest feedback and prioritizes fixes via Jira
• Strong performance-minded VFX approach (faking effects, quads over complex meshes, simple shaders, minimizing transparency)
• GPU-optimized environment VFX solution (low-poly mesh + shader using UV channels/vertex colors) to replace costly particle systems
• Cross-functional collaboration with design, art/creative direction, and tech art from block-in through polish
• Maintains visual clarity by pushing back on overly flashy direction when it would harm gameplay readability