Simon Edgar

Simon Edgar is an experienced Senior Effects Artist currently working at Criterion Games since February 2020, contributing to the Need For Speed franchise and leading VFX for the 2022 title, Unbound. Previously, Simon held several key roles at Ghost Games EA from 2013 to 2019, including Lead VFX Artist responsible for multiple games in the franchise such as Rivals, NFS reboot, Payback, and Heat. Earlier experience includes positions as Visual Special Effects Manager at Eurocom, Technical Artist at Free Radical Design, and Director at Red Vision Bristol. Simon also served as a freelance Technical Artist for FMV projects and worked at 4:2:2 South overseeing graphics projects and managing teams. Simon holds an MSc in Computer Science from the University of Dundee.