Hi! I’m Viji, a 3D/VFX artist and game designer | viji.raja0994@gmail.com
Ghost of Yōtei
PS5
Shipped Games
Set 300 years after the critically acclaimed Ghost of Tsushima, Ghost of Yōtei is a standalone open world action-adventure game set in 1600s rural Japan.
I worked on this 29th Annual D.I.C.E. Award-winning title as a technical designer, providing layout and environmental storytelling support to better enrich the setting of Northern Japan. I worked closely with the World Team to provide art support for our cave and rock assets. I was responsible for rigging locations to be pathable, setting up parkour, fortifying the world edge and impassable areas. This involved a deep working understanding of Maya, Adobe Creative Suite, and our custom tools.
For Legends, our team handled early graybox prototypes for challenge content, collaborating with world artists to finalize layouts. I also pitched and iterated on multiple quests and design concepts throughout my time at the studio.
Monument Valley 3
iOS, Android
I worked as a QA Analyst, doubling as a 3D prototyper and writer for this third installment of the BAFTA award-winning Monument Valley series, a collection of evocative, Escher-inspired games.
“…old walls can find new
shapes, old ways can
find new paths…"
“…without our tower,
many would drown in
shifting waters…”
“The Hidden Fens
in which
a new friend wakes in calm
waters”
“The Torrential Parting
in which
a rescue echoes”
“Sub Rosa
in which
the verdant curtain closes”
I collaborated closely with the Game Director of the project, Jennifer Estaris, in prototyping levels during pre-production, creating original shaders and providing art support. I also delivered writing passes for all out title card text and character dialogue. Additionally, I made level pitches, oversaw playtests and worked closely with our design team to iterate on prototypes.
Desta: The Memories Between
Steam, Switch, iOS, Android
A surreal tactical dodgeball adventure game that follows the dreams of Desta, a non-binary person returning home after two years.
I worked closely with design to iterate on post-launch challenge content and verified narrative continuity. While porting across various platforms, I worked closely with the art team to resolve visual bugs. I also edited and iterated on character bios, barks, ability, and memoria descriptions. It released in 2022 on Steam.
Assemble With Care
Steam, iOS, Android
A game about taking things apart and putting ourselves back together. When Maria, a globe-trotting antique restorer, arrives in the sun-soaked town of Bellariva, she helps the locals restore their belongings and lives. It released in 2020 on Steam.
I provided post-launch support for Assemble With Care in 2023 with the addition of Mandarin Chinese copy and voiceover content.
Vernacular
Quest, Quest 2
I led the narrative design and provided art support for an unannounced, Oculus Launch Pad awarded, Japanese language learning VR game with adaptive dialogue and speech recognition.
Personal Projects
This is a collection of smaller-scale games I worked on. I was the principal 3D and VFX artist on these projects, additionally providing design support.
Gayatri’s Fall is the spiritual prequel to Mind Over Manam, pictured to the right. Embark on an evocative meditation-adventure inside the mind of a young girl suffering from a life-threatening injury and revisit her final moments.
Please see the itch page for more information.
Finding Semolina is a VR multilingual puzzle-adventure game about recovery and loss. Scour the realms of consciousness in search of long-lost mementos and sieve through half-forgotten conversations for peace of mind.
Please see the itch page for more information.
In Mind over Manam, you grow your vocabulary, and your abilities, by translating the worlds around you. But with every interpretation applied, who or what is lost along the way? f
Please see the itch page for more information.
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