INTERVIEW
the latest content, run through
MMO. I’ve also worked on a
the community appreciates all
the map to review changes, send
couple of mobile apps and games
the hard work, craftsmanship,
off feedback to external partners,
over the years, as well as trying
and nods to the game and the
and do a lighting pass for the
my hand (hobby level) at board/
fans that we’ve put into it.
morning build of the game.
table top game development.
Is SMITE the first game
that you’ve worked on?
SMITE is my first title at Hi-
Within SMITE, which was your
favourite god/map to work on?
The Siege map was the first
Do you play SMITE casually?
If so, who is your favourite
god to play and why?
I do play quite a bit. I’m
Rez Studios but I’ve been making
map that I helped with and there
currently working my way through
games since 2003. I got my start
are a lot of things I really like
mastery of all of the gods. I’m a big
at EA in San Francisco and worked
about what we were able to do
sucker for all the great skins that
on a few licenses like James Bond,
with the map and other than the
the team has been cranking out
Lord of the Rings, The Simpsons,
login screens (I’ve done all the
(Dark Whisperer, Slaughterhouse,
and Tiger Woods. Before leaving
ones from the Nu Wa rework
Ra’merica, Pixel Buster, Survivor,
I helped launch the Dead Space
patch onward) it is the only live
and Swagni have been some of my
franchise as a Senior Art Lead on
map I can really point to my work
favorites) so that has been driving
the first game and Art Director
on. Removing the constraint
my play order. Role wise, I prefer
on Dead Space: Extraction. After
of it being released work, I am
hunters and I’d probably have to
EA, I spent a couple years in
extremely excited about what the
give Artemis the nod as my main.
Seattle working on a new game
team has been able to accomplish
for Square Enix before coming
in the new Conquest map. I’m
wanted to change within the game
to Atlanta to art direct the now
really looking forward to being
but haven’t been able to justify it?
cancelled World of Darkness
able to start sharing it and hope
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Is there anything that you’ve
There are two things that
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