Advance RSVP is available to Primary Entry badge types only. Walk-ups may be accepted on a first come, first served basis.

Mentor Sessions offer 15 minutes of one-on-one interaction with industry leaders and professionals from a variety of fields in the gaming industry.

Meeting with this Mentor is highly recommended if you’re interested in environment art, feature animation, and live action visual effects.

Phiyen is a 3D Artist with over 14 years of industry experience spanning across the web, film, animation, and gaming industries. With a specialization in modeling and texturing, he's mentored and trained artists in tools and production pipelines to give them a strong foundation to succeed within the studio. More recently, he is currently the Lead Environment Artist at Arkane Studios in Austin, TX.

You can see Phiyen’s full bio on his speaker page.

Advance RSVP is only available for SXSW badges, however there will be two, 15-minute walkup session available per Mentor for SXSW Gaming wristbands.

Programming descriptions are generated by participants and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of SXSW.