Resume

Michael Hong

Environment Art Director @ Riot Games

Los Angeles, United States

Summary

Michael is an Environment Art Director currently at Riot Games on the VALORANT IP. He has previously worked on the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare series and Warzone, with Infinity Ward. In the past, he has worked at Ubisoft, EA, Visceral Games and Bioware for over twenty years as a Lead/Senior Environment artist. He has had the pleasure to work on game franchises such as Call of Duty, Far Cry, Assassin's Creed, Splinter Cell, Jade Empire, Dragon Age, Mass Effect, Need for Speed and Dead Space. During this time, he has been using common industry game development tools such as 3D Studio Max, Maya, Adobe Photoshop and various game engines, including Unreal to create high level environments, lighting and assets.

Credited AAA Game Titles:

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II / Warzone 2.0: Season 1-6
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II / Warzone 2.0
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare / Warzone: Season 1-6
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare / Warzone
Call of Duty: WWII
Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare: DLC Content
Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare
Watch Dogs: Legion
Far Cry Primal
Assassin's Creed Chronicles
Assassin's Creed Unity
Splinter Cell: Blacklist
Dead Space 3
Dead Space 2 DLC Content
Dead Space 2
Mass Effect 2
Dragon Age: Origins DLC Content
Dragon Age: Origins
Need for Speed: Nitro
Jade Empire: Special Edition
Too Human
4 Unannounced Titles and IPs

Skills

Software proficiency

3ds Max

Maya

SketchUp

Photoshop

Illustrator

Frostbite Engine

Unreal Engine

ZBrush

Mudbox

NDO

RealityScan

RealityScan Mobile

Blender

Substance 3D Designer

Productions

- Video Game
  Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4
- Year
  2026
- Role
  Associate Art Director
- Company
  Infinity Ward/Activision
- Video Game
  Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III
- Year
  2023
- Role
  Lead Environment Artist
- Company
  Infinity Ward/Activision
- Video Game
  Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0
- Year
  2022
- Role
  Lead Environment Artist
- Company
  Infinity Ward/Activision
- Video Game
  Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
- Year
  2022
- Role
  Lead Environment Artist
- Company
  Infinity Ward/Activision
- Video Game
  Call of Duty: Warzone
- Year
  2020
- Role
  Lead Environment Artist
- Company
  Infinity Ward/Activision
- Video Game
  Call of Duty: Modern Warfare
- Year
  2019
- Role
  Lead Environment Artist
- Company
  Infinity Ward/Activision
- Video Game
  Call of Duty: WWII
- Year
  2017
- Role
  Lead Environment Artist
- Company
  Sledgehammer/Activision
- Video Game
  Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare
- Year
  2016
- Role
  Senior Environment Artist/Map Lead
- Company
  Infinity Ward/Activision
- Video Game
  Watch Dogs: Legion
- Year
  2020
- Role
  Lead Environment Artist
- Company
  Ubisoft
- Video Game
  Far Cry Primal
- Year
  2016
- Role
  Lead Environment Artist
- Company
  Ubisoft
- Video Game
  Assassin's Creed Chronicles
- Year
  2015
- Role
  Senior Environment Artist/Map Lead
- Company
  Ubisoft
- Video Game
  Assassin's Creed Unity
- Year
  2014
- Role
  Senior Environment Artist/Map Lead
- Company
  Ubisoft
- Video Game
  Splinter Cell: Blacklist
- Year
  2013
- Role
  Senior Environment Artist/Map Lead
- Company
  Ubisoft
- Video Game
  Dead Space 3
- Year
  2013
- Role
  Senior Environment Artist
- Company
  EA
- Video Game
  Dead Space 2
- Year
  2011
- Role
  Senior Environment Artist
- Company
  EA
- Video Game
  Need for Speed: Nitro
- Year
  2009
- Role
  Senior Environment Artist
- Company
  EA
- Video Game
  Mass Effect 2
- Year
  2010
- Role
  Environment Artist
- Company
  Bioware Corp
- Video Game
  Dragon Age: Origins
- Year
  2009
- Role
  Environment Artist
- Company
  Bioware Corp
- Video Game
  Jade Empire: Special Edition
- Year
  2005
- Role
  Environment Artist
- Company
  Bioware Corp
- Video Game
  Too Human
- Year
  2008
- Role
  Motion Capture Artist
- Company
  Silicon Knights

Experience

Environment Art Director at Riot Games
Los Angeles, CA
July 2025 - Present
VALORANT IP
Associate Art Director at Infinity Ward/Activision
Los Angeles, CA
January 2016 - July 2025
Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare / Warzone, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II / Warzone 2.0, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III
Lead Environment Artist at Sledgehammer/Activision
Los Angeles, CA
May 2017 - April 2018
Call of Duty: WWII
Lead Environment Artist at Ubisoft
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
January 2012 - January 2016
Splinter Cell: Blacklist, Assassin's Creed Unity, Assassin's Creed Chronicles, Far Cry Primal, Watch Dogs: Legion
Senior Environment Artist at EA
Montreal, QC/Redwood Shores, CA
January 2009 - January 2012
Need for Speed: Nitro, Dead Space 2, Dead Space 3
Environment Artist at Bioware
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
January 2006 - January 2009
Jade Empire: Special Edition, Dragon Age: Origins, Mass Effect 2
Motion Capture Artist at Silicon Knights
St Catharines, Ontario, Canada
January 2005 - January 2006
Too Human

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