GAME DESIGN
VFS Faculty consists of the most highly trained professionals in the creative industries. While our full-time instructors provide more one-on-one time with students than any other school, our part-time instructors are pulled right from the heart of the industry, equipped with the most current, relevant industry experience and credits.
We call this THE VFS ADVANTAGE.
Christopher
Mitchell
Head of Game Design and Programming for Games, Web & Mobile
Chris is an Educator and award-winning Writer and Game Designer with more than 10 years' industry experience on games such as Simpsons: Hit & Run. He is one of the first people in the game industry to receive a nomination from the Writers Guild of America.
Seán
Conroy
Instructor
Seán is a Motion Designer, Spine 2D Animator, and Game VFX Artist working on a variety of mobile games within the Vancouver gaming industry. He is currently working as an Art Producer for Truly Social Games and teaching Cinematics at VFS.
Glen
Hamilton
Instructor
Glen’s 20-year career as a producer, designer, and project manager has seen him lead teams across AAA and indie studios. He has guided student projects as an Instructor and Mentor for over a decade, with an emphasis on team dynamics through proactive communication.
Quin
Henshaw
Instructor
Quin is a Unity Programmer with over a decade of experience on indie projects, and is a Founder of Whitebox Interactive. At VFS, his focus is teaching Unity programming and best practices in a digestible manner while providing instruction on advanced concepts.
David
Hinds
Instructor
David is an Art Director with ten years of experience across numerous studios in the mobile game space at Truly Social Games and as an Artist at Electronic Arts. He instructs students on crafting a strong portfolio to stand out in the industry upon graduation.
Steven
Kearney
Instructor
Steven has experience in Unreal and Unity and has worked at AAA and indie studios. He founded Valklabs, and continues to create games. He works to improve VFS’s level design content to ensure that students are capable level designers in any game engine.
Jeff
Plamondon
Instructor
Jeff is a VFS graduate who has worked with Electronic Arts and Capcom as a Lead, with experience in all major modeling disciplines including Characters, Environments, Weapons, Vehicles, & Props. He excels at the art pipelines & workflows for game production.
Derek
Tam
Senior Instructor
Derek is a Game Designer with a respected career spanning two decades in the games industry leading teams at studios including Microsoft and Electronic Arts. His credits include work on various properties such as SSX, Skate, and Marvel’s The Hulk.
Daniel
Hwang
Program Manager
Pradeep
Pillai
Teaching Assistant
Jason Cormier
Instructor
Jay is an accomplished Board Game Designer and Publisher with over 20 titles including In the Hall of the Mountain King, Junk Art, and most notably, MIND MGMT: The Psychic Espionage, which he published through his own company, Off the Page Games.
Graeme Jahns
Instructor
Graeme has 15 years of experience as a Senior Programmer on franchises like Madden at Electronic Arts and Homeworld at Blackbird Interactive. A published board game designer and active member of the Game Artisans of Canada, he has taught at VFS for a decade.
Ksenia Krasova
Instructor
Ksenia is a Digital Artist experienced with drawing environments, characters, & icons, and with User Interface design. She is a Lead Artist at Originator Inc. and has experience as both a 2D and 3D Artist at companies like Hothead Games.
Soyoon Lee
Instructor
A graduate of the VFS Game Design program, Soyoon is a 3D Environment Artist skilled in Maya and ZBrush, with experience in multiple studios including Hellbent Games, Kabam, and The Coalition on projects such as Gears Tactics.
Dieter Piltz
Instructor
Dieter is a veteran Sound Artist with two decades worth of experience at studios such as Electronic Arts, Capcom, and Blue Castle Games. He facilitates collaborations amongst Game Design and Sound Design students at VFS.