Barry Rooney

Associate Art Director
Riot Games

Barry Rooney has been a professional animator since 2004. Barry started his career as a lip-synch artist on Jimmy Neutron. He transitioned to game development in 2007, working in proprietary engines, UDK, and Unreal 4 and 5.

He has a game dev-first mentality and is hyper-focused on delivering the experience that players want through great gameplay and stunning visuals. He currently works as an Associate Art Director at Riot Games, focusing on Core Gameplay.

Barry’s Credits

Orcs Must Die 3

Ready Set Heroes

The Walking Dead – Survival Instinct

Films

  • The Ant Bully

Games

  • Riot RnD Project
  • Orcs Must Die 3
  • Ready Set Heroes
  • Orcs Must Die Unchained
  • The Walking Dead – Survival Instinct
  • Star Wars Kinect
  • Ghostbusters The Video Game

Television

  • Jimmy Neutron

Courses Taught By Barry

Courses may vary from term to term.

Game Animation Fundamentals

6-Week course

Animate a character to play live in the Unreal Engine.

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