CLASS OF 2025Orange County School of the Arts (OCSA)
Michael Ge, game artist and world builder
High school senior building 3D environments, character visual development and playable prototypes.
Selected work
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Activities, leadership & honors
Leadership & clubs
Founder & President
2023 - PresentFounded the school's first game dev club (28 active members). Host bi-weekly Blender and Unity tutorials, run semester game jams and organize playtesting sessions.
Vice President & Lead Artist
2022 - PresentOrganize the annual spring gallery showcase and paint collaborative campus murals.
Game Jam Participant & Team Artist
2023 - 2024Completed 3 playable prototypes within 48 to 72 hours, producing all 2D and 3D art, UI mockups and tilemaps.
Digital Art & Sketchbook Tutor
2023 - PresentVolunteer 3 hours a week teaching middle-school students perspective, color theory and beginner digital illustration.
Awards
Scholastic Art & Writing Awards: Regional Gold Key
Alliance for Young Artists & Writers1st Place, Interactive Media & Game Design
Santa Clara County High School Arts ExhibitionScholastic Art & Writing Awards: Silver Key
Alliance for Young Artists & WritersCoursework & programs
- AP 2D Art & Design
- AP Computer Science A
- Digital Media Production & 3D Animation (Honors)
- AP Art History
- California State Summer School for the Arts, Visual Arts
- CG Master Academy, Intro to 3D for Games
About Michael
I create worlds that invite curiosity. Growing up playing narrative indie games and tinkering with level editors, I became fascinated by how art, architecture and subtle lighting can teach players how to feel before a single line of dialogue is spoken. I am looking for a college where I can be pushed creatively, collaborate with programmers and writers, and grow into a thoughtful game artist.
Why game art and environmental storytelling?
The best game environments are not just backdrops. Light through cracked masonry or moss creeping over a statue tells a story before any dialogue appears. I want to build worlds where composition guides the player's curiosity.
Balancing 3D tools with drawing
I love the technical side of Blender (clean topology, UVs, trim sheets), but I ground every piece in observation. Carrying a sketchbook for gesture, perspective and gouache studies taught me how weight and real light behave.
What I want from a college program
A critique-driven studio where faculty challenge my choices, and teams of programmers, designers and writers to build games with.
Michael Ge
Class of 2025, Orange County, CA- High school
- OCSA, class of 2025
- GPA
- 3.92 weighted
- Intended majors
- Game Art, Game Design
- AP 2D Art & Design
- 5
Modeling, UV unwrapping, basic rigging, Eevee and Cycles
Concept art, digital painting, texture painting
Level prototyping, prefabs, lighting, simple C#
PBR texturing, baked maps
Graphite, ink, gouache, life drawing
High school résumé
Michael Ge
Game Art & Design Portfolio
Education
High school: OCSA, class of 2025. GPA: 3.92 weighted. Intended majors: Game Art, Game Design. AP 2D Art & Design: 5.
Relevant coursework: AP 2D Art & Design, AP Computer Science A, Digital Media Production & 3D Animation (Honors), AP Art History.
Pre-college programs: California State Summer School for the Arts, Visual Arts, CG Master Academy, Intro to 3D for Games.
Leadership & activities
Founded the school's first game dev club (28 active members). Host bi-weekly Blender and Unity tutorials, run semester game jams and organize playtesting sessions.
Organize the annual spring gallery showcase and paint collaborative campus murals.
Completed 3 playable prototypes within 48 to 72 hours, producing all 2D and 3D art, UI mockups and tilemaps.
Volunteer 3 hours a week teaching middle-school students perspective, color theory and beginner digital illustration.
Honors
Skills
- Blender: Modeling, UV unwrapping, basic rigging, Eevee and Cycles
- Photoshop & Procreate: Concept art, digital painting, texture painting
- Unity: Level prototyping, prefabs, lighting, simple C#
- Substance 3D Painter: PBR texturing, baked maps
- Traditional media: Graphite, ink, gouache, life drawing
Get in touch
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