As a 3D Modeller at XR Labs, you will play a crucial role in the development of XR simulators designed to train and prepare our personnel for a wide range of scenarios. Your expertise in Blender and strong understanding of 3D modelling, texturing, and asset optimization will be instrumental in creating high-quality, realistic and effective XR training environments for these critical organizations.

3D Modelling: Create high-quality, detailed 3D models of characters, vehicles, props, weapons, and environments in Blender for use in XR training simulators.

Texturing & Materials: Develop realistic textures and materials using PBR workflows to enhance the visual fidelity and immersion of XR simulations.

Optimization: Optimize models, topology, and texture sizes (LODs, poly counts, UV layouts) to ensure smooth performance across different XR platforms.

Collaboration: Collaborate closely with the end users, as well as programmers, designers, and fellow artists to create assets that authentically simulate the situations and challenges they face.

Asset Integration: Prepare, export, and integrate Blender assets into Unity, ensuring correct scale, pivot points, materials, and naming conventions.

Environment Art: Build immersive environments, buildings, and props that accurately reflect real-world locations and scenarios encountered by special forces and the police.

Prototyping: Rapidly prototype and iterate on 3D assets and environments to refine the training experience.

Documentation: Maintain clear and up-to-date documentation of asset pipelines, naming conventions, and processes to facilitate knowledge sharing within the team and with our partners.

Adaptation: Stay current with industry trends and emerging tools and techniques in 3D art and XR, and apply them to improve asset quality and pipeline efficiency.

Kennis en ervaring (vereist)

• Bachelor’s degree in 3D Art, Game Design, Animation, or a related field

• OR

• Multiple years of proven experience in the industry: Candidates without a bachelor’s degree must have several years of demonstrated experience in the industry. A comprehensive portfolio showcasing your work is required.

Competenties

• Strong proficiency in Blender, including modelling, sculpting, UV unwrapping, texturing, and material creation.

• Demonstrated experience creating 3D assets and/or environments for games and/or XR simulators for training and simulation, showcased through a portfolio.

• A solid understanding of PBR texturing workflows and tools such as Substance Painter or Substance Designer.

• Experience optimizing assets (poly count, topology, LODs, texture resolution) for real-time rendering on XR platforms (VR, AR, MR).

• Experience exporting and integrating assets into a game engine, preferably Unity.

• Excellent eye for detail, proportion, and realism, with a passion for creating authentic XR training experiences for special forces and the police.

• Proficiency in Dutch, French and/or English.

• Strong communication skills and the ability to work well with special forces and police partners and in cross-functional teams.

• Having worked with 3D scans and the optimization of it, is a plus.