Malaysian born Tan Shan-Wen has been aspiring to be a game designer since he first discovered the addiction of working on mods, where he taught himself in the use of 2D and 3D development packages.
Just having completed a Bachelors degree in Computer Arts program at The University of Abertay Dundee, he has been working on independant projects and mods most notably as a researcher and 3d modeller for Infiltration Total Conversion for Unreal Tournament.
Considering himself to be a flexible artist he enjoys taking opportunities as they present themselves. He also enjoys working in a team and has kept himself involved in numerous group projects since his first mod project in 1997.
His passions in Science Fiction and spiritual view of modern warfare are reflected in his artwork often depict conflict, future and a quirky slice of humor.
His hobbies include digital painting, martial arts, airsofting, reading graphic novels and experimenting with computer game designs.
Bachelor of Arts - Computer Arts (Graduated July 2006)
University of Abertay, Dundee, Scotland
International Diploma in Computer Studies (Graduated June 2002) 5/5 A's
Systematic College, Selangor, Malaysia
(2004 – Current) Lead Artist and Concept Design for Team Survivor independent game project.
(2004) Director, Writer, Stunts and Editor for short film “Immersion”.
(2003-2004) Lead Artist and Concept Design for Operation Shadow Falcon independent game project.
(1999-2003) 3D Modeler, Sound artist and Researcher for Sentry Studios' Infiltration for Unreal Tournament.
(1999) Writer, Researcher for USCM Infestation TC Half-Life mod.
Discreet 3D Studio Max
Adobe Photoshop
Portalgraphics OpenCanvas
Adobe Premier
Fruityloops Studio
Gold Wave
Sun Microsystems OpenOffice
Microsoft Office