About Me

Owen Loakes is the Studio Head and Founder of Cosmic Black Studios, a Brisbane-based indie game studio creating immersive, artist-led interactive experiences and original Australian-owned IP. He holds a Bachelor of Games Design and a Bachelor of Cinematic Arts (Honours) from Griffith Film School, where his practice-led research explored indie game studio formation and sustainable creative production. His experience spans virtual production, freelance 3D art, and Unreal Engine development across collaborative and independent projects.

Brutalist Sci-fi Nightclub

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Scuttlebot, Lethal Autonomous Weapons on Trial

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Cracked Ornamental Sword

Model and Textures

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'Change In Trajectory'

Spaceship Model and Textures

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Soviet Inspired Flashlight

low-poly flashlight using Maya and Substance Painter.

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Martian Mech

Combat Mech modelled using Maya, textured in Substance Painter and rendered in Substance's Iray.

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Responsiblities:
- Producer
- 3D Artist
- Programming

Responsiblities:
- Game Director
- 3D Artist
- Programming

a Brisbane-based indie game studio creating immersive, artist-led interactive experiences and original Australian-owned IP