Buse Simon

Buse Simon is an accomplished Unreal Engine Technical Artist currently at BAFTA, where responsibilities include creating real-time environments and animations for a Virtual Production campaign celebrating storytelling in games. Additional roles include serving as a Resident Artist at Dazed Media and participating in the Unreal Engine Animation Fellowship 2023 at Epic Games. At Mariana Cabugueira Studios, Buse Simon teaches integration of game logic and character design using state machines and Metahuman technology. Upcoming projects include directing and creating a virtual production music video for Goldie x Cas is Dead, alongside a role as a Virtual Production Designer with Populous. Experience includes teaching at Manchester School of Architecture and architectural design at Paker Architecture and Özyeğin University, where focus was on human-friendly robotics in lower body exoskeleton design. Buse Simon holds a Bachelor of Architecture from Manchester School of Architecture.