Art directing 3D Environment & Animation · 2025

NEOKI Metaverse

Neoki | Environment Design & 3D Animation

With over two years at Neoki, I collaborated closely with fellow artists to craft immersive environments and produce high-quality 3D animations in my role as Senior Art Director and Technical Director of the Media team. My work spanned the full creative pipeline—directing visual content, developing concepts, creating and rendering animations, as well as designing 3D environments—ensuring cohesive and compelling visual development across projects.

How did it begin?

My journey at Neoki started in May 2023, when I independently built immersive 3D environments and produced compelling animations and videos leveraging Blender and Adobe software.

Later, as more artists joined the team, I took on the role of directing our efforts to design and produce 3D environments and cinematic animation videos aimed at encouraging participation in the metaverse. Our work emphasized the 3D design, texturing, and animation pipeline, with a primary focus on using Blender.

Seeking a fast and reliable rendering pipeline, we turned to Unreal Engine—a choice that not only met our core requirements but far exceeded our expectations

To align with changing seasons and special events, the entire environment underwent a complete redesign, alongside a series of custom animations created to announce these updates.

Real-Time Visualizer · 2025

Dynamic Audio-Reactive Visualizer for Music Competition

A real-time visualization system built for Neoki's online music tournament.

The system works by analyzing different aspects of the music - like beat, volume, and melody - and turning these musical elements into visual patterns. This creates an engaging experience for online viewers, helping them feel more connected to the music even though they're watching through a phone screen. It's like adding a visual layer to the music that helps viewers "see" what they're hearing.

This visualization tool helped transform a standard online music competition into something more dynamic and engaging, making it easier for audiences to connect with and appreciate each performer's unique musical style through both sound and sight.

Other Artists who Participated in the Team:

- 3D Artist / Environment Artist: Mohammad Hosein Kakoui - Milad Sabaghi

- Animator: Saleh Hekmati

- 3D designer: Saeed Kholghi - mohsen mohammadianpour

- Music Artist: Mohammad Semnani

neoki.io

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Tools

Blender, Unreal Engine 5, Unity

Role

Senior Art Director/Animator and Visual Artist

Studio

Neoki.io

Year

2023–2025