Luca Deriu

Luca Deriu is a software developer and lecturer who has been working in the fields of 3D computer graphics and virtual architecture for over twenty-five years. Founder of the Milan-based studio PlaySys, throughout his career he has combined professional production with software engineering, expanding his work to include the development of proprietary software for 3D graphics, lighting and rendering, adopted by professionals and companies internationally.

Author of technical manuals on 3ds Max and V-Ray, he combines an in-depth knowledge of industry-standard tools with a structural understanding of the inner workings of rendering and modelling algorithms. This engineering and analytical approach enables him to offer students an in-depth perspective, combining practical mastery of the software with an understanding of ‘what happens under the hood’.