Wildfire
Staff Technical Artist
Magic Leap Inc | 2022 | Magic Leap 2 Headset
Wildfire AR Training Simulation
Magic Leap’s Solutions Design team explored how augmented reality can improve wildfire training by visualizing weather and its impact on fire behavior, helping firefighters better understand and prepare for high-risk scenarios.
Prototyping
I was responsible for visually representing wildfire spread and weather patterns, defining the art direction for fire, smoke, and wind. I built a non-destructive workflow and VFX systems that allowed easy control over the look, behavior, and performance of the effects.
Wild fire Shader
I created a stylized wildfire shader using Shader Graph, combining layered noise and animated distortion to simulate rising flames with glowing edges. The effect was fully controllable through exposed parameters for real-time tuning and smooth scene integration.
Wildfire Spread Timelapse
The wildfire shader creates a dynamic spread effect across terrain, with responsive flames and smoke, while remaining efficient on XR hardware.
Firefighters at the Center of the Design Process
Magic Leap worked closely with wildland firefighters to create Wildfire, a command and control demo for the World Economic Forum that presents live environmental data in an immersive, top-down view to support clearer decision-making.
