Peter Claes

Peter Claes is an expert technical artist currently employed at Infinity Ward since March 2020, focusing on building procedural worlds primarily using Houdini and optimizing game pipelines with Python. Prior to this role, Peter served as an Advanced Houdini Techniques Lecturer at Gnomon, where Peter developed and taught advanced classes on topics such as lightning bolt setups and clustering techniques. Peter's extensive experience in visual effects includes positions such as FX Supervisor at The Mill, CG Supervisor at Method Studios, and 3D Effects Technical Director at Cinesite, where Peter contributed to major projects including "John Carter" and Honda commercials. Peter holds a Master’s degree in Computer Animation and Visual Effects as well as a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Visualization and Animation from Bournemouth University.