Wargaming Prague believes that educating the next generation of gaming industry professionals is essential to ensure continued success. As such, Wargaming Prague offers a range of opportunities for talented individuals to complete a unique, first-class internship within Wargaming Forge project at a large international game development studio. Learn on the job from top-notch experts while gaining hands-on experience and taking the first step of your game development career.
As a 3D Art intern, you will join the production team focused on creating 3D content for the World of Tanks PC game. Under the supervision of your mentors, you will learn all the necessary skills for producing and delivering high quality, game-ready assets. You will have the opportunity to improve your technical and artistic skills while delivering assets for the game and becoming a part of the World of Tanks family of artists.
What will you learn?
You'll learn what it means to be a 3D Artist in the game industry. You’ll go through the entire pipeline of asset creation multiple times, learning different techniques and approaches along the way. You’ll learn how to perform proper high-poly sculpting and how to bake normal maps. You’ll learn more complex approaches to modeling and texturing, including trim textures and blend textures. You’ll learn the specifics of proper modeling and texturing for a better LOD. You’ll practice photogrammetry using stand-alone assets and tileable materials. And much more!
The first part of the training will be the same for everyone, while the second part will focus on either environments or hard surfaces.
The Environment specialization involves learning about the processes of creating various 3D content that can be seen in the video game world, from porches and pits to buildings and epic structures. You'll learn how to work with blend materials, trims, and decals.
The Hard Surface specialization gives you the chance to learn how to work with references to create accurate and precise historically-realistic objects. You'll work with large, detailed objects while optimizing your model and approaches to achieve a high-quality result.
Who will your mentors be?
Kiryl Kudrautsau (Environment art lead) 8 years in the game development industry. Started as a tank modeler, progressed into senior 3D artists working with distributed teams. Grew environment team in Prague that now counts 10 people in total
Max Hoek (Environment Artist) 3 years of game development experience on different IPs including World of Tanks. Started as a Prop/Weapons Artist, later turned into environment artist focusing mainly on buildings for Wargaming IPs
Alexander Plechkov (Lead 3D Artist) 10 years of experience in a game development company. Managed outsourcers and supervised content production in several locations. Worked on hundreds of tanks, R&D projects, and training sessions. Is now in the process of putting together a new team in Prague
Pavel Poplavskis (3D Artist) 2 years of AAA game models creation experience. Focuses on tanks and tank 3D styles. One of the best students at the first 3D Training program at Wargaming Minsk
Skills you already have:
- You know modelling and mapping basics in Maya
- You know Zbrush interface (and it isn’t very scary anymore!)
- You know Substance painter/ Photoshop at least on basic level
- English on communication level
What additional skills will help you stand out?
- Basic knowledge of Substance Designer
- Fine arts fundamentals
About Wargaming Prague
Wargaming is an award-winning online game developer and publisher that has been delivering legendary games since 1998. Wargaming has grown to become one of the leaders in the free-to-play MMO gaming industry with more than 5,500 employees and 20 offices globally. Over 200 million players enjoy Wargaming’s titles across all major gaming platforms, including the massively popular World of Tanks and World of Warships. Here in Prague, we are happy to work on World of Tanks and continue its legacy for years to come.
Wargaming Prague is located in Karlín. With excellent access to cultural events, cool restaurants, sports facilities, and public transport, Karlín is the ideal location for current and future Wargamers. At Wargaming Prague, we do our best to make sure we deliver the best possible games to players while pushing the standard of the video game industry.
At our company, there will always be interesting challenges and opportunities to gain valuable experience while working with first-class experts.
Take your place among our passionate and experienced team and bring out the best in yourself at Wargaming!
