Owen Calderbank

Owen Calderbank serves as a Lecturer in Games at Manchester Metropolitan University's School of Digital Arts (SODA), where he oversees Games Art and Games Design teams while researching cutting-edge 3D game development pipelines.

His research spans critical domains in digital arts and game technology:

• 3D/2D Graphics and Animation
• Motion Capture Systems and Virtual Production
• Game Engine Optimization (Unity)
• Extended Reality (XR) and Metaverse Development

Calderbank integrates professional studio experience with academic practice, holding Unity Professional Artist certification to advance world-creation methodologies and industry-aligned pipelines within SODA's Games programs.