EMPOWERING
CREATIVE TEAMS
OUR WORK
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OUR REMOTE SERVICES
Whether art directing a AAA-inspired blockchain game, or leading an art team to create a life-saving VR training simulation, Magic Matter excels in remote collaboration. Our diverse experiences grant us the insights needed to forge quality outcomes without compromising on time or resources. Together, we are revolutionizing the landscape of creative development for games, web3, and XR experiences.
ORIGINAL IP DEVELOPMENT
Harnessing our expertise in location-based XR, AAA games, and mobile development, we offer content creation, and leadership support.
XR TRAINING SIMULATIONS
- We have spearheaded the art production and leadership for some of the most globally impactful VR training simulations to date.
ART DIRECTION
AND CONTENT
- As foremost experts in interactive content, we deliver best-in-class remote art direction and outsourcing services for games, web3 and XR.
ADVISORY
SERVICES
We provide consultancy services to a wide range of clients that need industry insights and expert knowledge into XR, metaverse, and strategy.
OUR
MAGICAL
TEAM
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WE ARE…
…An innovative group of imaginative freelance visionaries, fueled by passion, relentles s curiosity and a shared mission to inspire and empower people through creativity and leadership. Leveraging our enduring partnerships and extensive expertise, we’ve united as remote freelancers to operate on a bigger, better, and faster scale.
CREATIVE DIRECTOR & FOUNDER
An esteemed creative director and leader, Michael expertly blends artistic vision with technical innovation. With a 15-year career spanning XR startups to AAA game studios, he excels in fostering team collaboration, studio growth, and driving the creative execution of award-winning games and demos. His notable contributions have led to record-breaking sales at EA Mobile and fueled a substantial increase in Magic Leap’s Series D funding round.
CHARACTER ART DIRECTOR
- • 25 years of experience.
• Co-Founder of EA Firemonkeys, later acquired by EA.
• Art Director of many #1 Downloaded titles on mobile, including: Dead Space iOS, The Sims 3, Mirrors Edge, Need for speed: Hot Pursuit, and Mass Effect: Infiltrator.
SPATIAL AUDIO DESIGNER
- • 10 years of experience.
• Wētā Workshop/Magic Leap.
• realworld one.
• NZXR (now Niantic, Inc.)
LEAD VFX ARTIST
• 20 years of experience.
• Wētā Workshop/Magic Leap.
• BRON Studios.
• Gameloft.
OUR ADVISORS
Magic Matter is humbled and privileged to have a team of seasoned advisors, each with a track record of fostering business growth, readily accessible to us.
A lifelong builder and futurist, Ben began animating with computers in the 1980s. After working on his fifth VFX Academy Award nominated film at Weta Digital, Ben pivoted to XR at the startup, Magic Leap. In 2016, he forayed further into startups, first as a founding investor of Ziva Dynamics, and then as an executive leader at Meshcapade, working in ML/CV and taking it from a single employee to dozens, along with net positive income and a successful seed round.
- • 40 years LBE dev experience.
- • Playologist.
• Adjunct professor in invention. Over 160 patents.
• Venture and partnership with PlayPower to reinvent play by bringing the metaverse into physical spaces.
• Epic MegaGrant Recipient.
- • Award-winning international in film, post-production, extended virtual reality, smart technologies, business development and marketing.
- • International clients: Sony Pictures, Warner Brothers U.S.Corp, Walt Disney, Marvel and Universal Studios.
• Executive Producer and Head of Production experience at HOLOGATE.
- • 15 years of experience, entrepreneurial and startup growth expertise in global regions.
- • Expert in ecosystem growth and development.
• Business development, including finance, acceleration/incubation, venture capital, investor relations, and overall business growth strategies.
• MBA and BBA focusing on Accounting, Finance, and Entrepreneurship.
NEWS
Press articles featuring our client work and team members.
DROP US A LINE
If you are interested in our services, investment opportunities, or partnerships, contact our Creative Director & Founder, Michael McDonald. We would love to hear from you!
