I'm Travis Treadway, a VFX artist with a lifelong passion for video games and entertainment. My journey began at the University of Utah, where I dove headfirst into the world of game development learning the tools and techniques to bring my imagination to life.
My career has been an exciting ride so far! I started at UndertoneFX, working on various projects as a VFX outsource artist. I gained some VR development experience and AAA experience, and I even had the opportunity to work on a Lady Gaga music video. This experience gave me a solid foundation in the industry and ignited my desire to work on even bigger projects.
That desire led me to Bungie, the studio behind the legendary Halo and Destiny franchises. At Bungie, I joined the rewards team. I was helping shape a move modular pipeline for rewards VFX and I was able to make some unique effects for some beloved in-game content. Additionally, I was utilized on the raids and dungeons team where I could work on some boss visual effects for some of the raid encounters. Working on such a massive and beloved game was a dream come true, and I learned a tremendous amount about collaborative development and pushing the limits of real-time VFX.
Most recently I've been honored to be part of the team at Firewalk Studios. It was an incredibly creative and ambitious studio that was unfortunately shut down. However, during my time at Firewalk, I was lucky enough to work alongside an incredibly talented and dynamic team. I was in charge of a few heroes' visual effects and various other effects around the project. I had to find ways to create performant visual effects while working around the design and mechanics of their complex systems. I'm always looking for new ways to innovate and elevate the player experience through visual effects.
When I'm not conjuring up digital magic, you can find me at bowling league or hanging out with my beautiful wife Andrea and our dog Dexter. I'm from Oregon originally so I've got the PNW in my blood. I love to ski, hike, drink beer, and I love football.
I hope to connect with you here on my website!