David Chiu

David Chiu is a Character Rigger currently working at id Software.

He graduated with both a BA and an MFA in Arts and Technology from the University of Texas at Dallas. He started his career as an adjunct instructor teaching Motion Capture at Richland College, before going on to do various contract jobs for various clients and start-up companies, working both as a rigger and as a mocap artist.

He was then hired by outsourcing studio Nerve Software as a contract animator to help studio Arkane Austin work on Prey: Typhon Hunter. Shortly afterwards, Nerve Software then referred him over to id Software as a rigging contractor to help work on DOOM Eternal. He was eventually hired full-time at id Software, where he went on to work on both DLC’s for DOOM Eternal: The Ancient Gods (Parts One and Two).

He is currently working at id Software on DOOM: The Dark Ages.