Unity Technical Artist / 3D Animator

We are looking for a Unity Technical Artist / 3D Animator for a project task for a VR experience.

The project runs on standalone HTC Vive Focus 3 headsets. An animated dinosaur model already exists, the scene is in Unity.

We need to add a skeleton, cavities in the neck bones, lungs and air sacs, heart and blood vessels, and then assemble the "reveal" animation on the same dinosaur. If necessary, we will purchase a suitable skeleton; we will provide the archive with the current model.

Animation sequence: Reveal, about 10 sec. A mask with a sharp edge moves across the body. The skin disappears, revealing the skeleton and organs. There is no translucent skin. Neck bones, about 10 sec. All anatomy is already visible. Vertebral cavities and air movement are highlighted. Breathing, about 11 sec. The focus shifts to the lungs and air sacs, their rhythmic work is visible. Heart, about 15 sec. The heart pulsates, impulses show the blood flow up the neck to the head. Return to normal view, about 9 sec. The highlighting disappears, skin covers the anatomy again.

We use Timeflow, but your animation can be assembled in Unity Timeline: our developer will integrate it into the overall scenario. We will provide the Timeflow package if necessary. The skeleton and organs must match the existing Standing Idle animation in the initial and final frames and move correctly with the dinosaur.

This is Android VR, so reasonable optimization of geometry and materials is important. The viewing distance is fixed, LOD is not needed. For the reveal, mask and alpha clipping are preferred; translucent materials will only be used if the desired result cannot be achieved without them.

A working result in Unity, ready for handover to our main developer, is required. We will show references and the scenario. Budget: $20–25/hour