Ben Platnick

Senior Technical VFX Artist

Senior Technical VFX Artist

Bellevue, United States

bplatnick@s3pirion.art

Hi, I'm Ben Platnick. I’m a VFX Artist at Riot Games, helping build up a team for a new, unannounced title.
 

I was previously a VFX Artist @Bungie, working to help raise the bar on all sorts of Cosmetic and Gameplay VFX for Destiny 2. Before that I helped contribute a slew of winter Unusual Effects in Valve’s Team Fortress 2 from 2019-2022.
 

I believe that content Players earn or buy in a game should have an equal amount of value to the cost, whether that is time or money, and most of all, should be visually pleasing and just plain fun to look at!
 

I got my start using Valve Software's Source Engine to make particle systems for their various applications as a hobby. Somehow that turned into this career, which I'm forever thankful for.