Jim Conrad

Jim is a senior artist for Mozilla Hubs. His background includes video game art and design. He has worked on VR-related projects since 2015.

10 posts

Polygons vs. Textures (or 'the starry sky tutorial')

public – 14 min read

The advice to use textures instead of polygons is quite common. In this tutorial, we'll be using some advanced modeling techniques that might make you rethink that advice.

Aug 22, 2022

Trees and Foliage - part 2

public – 18 min read

If you've ever wanted to learn Blender's Geometry Nodes system, this article will give you a great starting point so you can make even better Hubs scenes.

Aug 9, 2022

Trees and Foliage - Part 1

public – 10 min read

Making trees got you stumped? This one gets to the root of your problems.

Jun 14, 2022

Sorting out Problems with Transparency

public – 17 min read

Transparency can greatly enhance the look of a Hubs scene, but getting it to look right isn't always so clear.

May 31, 2022

Baked Lighting for Better-Looking Hubs Scenes

public – 28 min read

Light baking is a hot topic in the world of virtual environments. This article will reveal why it's so important for making Hubs scenes look and perform their very best on all devices.

May 24, 2022

Animating Textures Using the UV Scroll Component - Part 3

public – 4 min read

This is the final part of this series on the UV Scroll Component. These examples are meant to inspire you to make your Hubs scenes even better.

May 12, 2022

Optimizing a Sketchfab model for Hubs

public – 14 min read

3d models from the web are amazing. But they sometimes require a little intervention to make them work better. This tutorial will help you make the most out of models grabbed from the web so your Hubs scenes can run their very best.

May 6, 2022

Animating Textures Using the UV Scroll Component - Part 2

public – 7 min read

This second part in this series will further your skills in creating animated textures for your Hubs scenes. You’ll soon see that ‘scrolling’ can do much more than you thought was possible.

Apr 27, 2022