Contact Info

andrewjsimpson@googlemail.com

Creating a video game has been of great interest to me over the years, and thanks to this course it allowed me to expand on what I currently had learned in theory and in practical work. The software I use is Adobe Flash, Microsoft XNA, 3DS Max and Adobe Photoshop.  With every game that I made on the course (in a team or on my own) I wanted to try something new to put into the game.

During the time on my course I got the chance to go to different conventions like Games Convention (Leipzig) and go trade side and I got to talk to other developers and learn more about the industry and get tips.

I like to look at games from a creative perspective; I enjoy seeing something new in a game like user generated content used in Little Big Planet or Mod Nation Racers as well as new game play elements which can be used to improve the players’ overall experience during the game.

Prototypes Games Made (solo and in team):

Deep Space solo project (modeling, textures, coding)

New Worlds solo project (art and coding)

Were Bear Rescue team project (coding and some art)

I thrive in a design orientated area with a passion for environmental design for games, 3D work and visual effects in films. My inspiration comes from playing, watching and analysing different genres and styles of games, films and anime.

I use 3D Max and Photoshop to create environments, graphics and textures. For concept art and 2D graphics I use Akvis, Coral Painter X and Illustrator. As well as expanding my expertise in these programs, I am also learning new skills and techniques in other applications, such as, After Effect, Softimage and Final Cut Pro.

By advancing my knowledge in these programs I look to pursue and eventually become a professional Matte Painter or 3D Modeler.

1. Setting is an eerie, old and isolated house.

2. Model of the knife from the image above and a simple enemy model with limescale texture.

3. Modeled Castle set in a snowy forest mountain.

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Ever since I started playing computer games the first thing I looked for in any sort of game was the visuals, the artistic side of games  is something I want to be involved in and make my career from. I feel that the visual graphics you see when playing a game have a vital role in the whole user experience, and the game design course I have just completed has allowed me to develop and apply my artistic skills when creating games. During the three years at my course I have also learned how to use 3D Studio Max, actionscript in flash and XNA game studio. I enjoy the process of making a game from scratch, the fact that you can create  an idea or a story and turn it into an interactive experience for other people is rewarding and why I feel a future in the games industry is definitely the life for me.

For me creating video games are a way of expressing yourself and who you are. They can bring happiness and satisfaction to your life.

When I was about 6 years old the work of gaming geniuses like Shigeru Miyamoto, Takashi Tezuka and Toshihiko Nagako allowed me to realise what games could achieve. Ever since that day I’ve made it my life goal to be able to create something that can bring out of people those same magical moments and feelings that I experienced as a young boy.

With the completion of this course I now look forward to joining the games industry and living my dream.

El Trianero

Wii Remote

Smallville game

JUAN WHITTAKER-TRONCOSO

JUANXMA@HOTMAIL.COM

“Ability is nothing without opportunity” Napoleon

As young as I was able to pick up a crayon, I was designing games on paper as a form of my own and others entertainment. Belief in video games to become the main attraction for fun inspires me to be a part of this industry.

Creating and designing objects and scenery are my main interests. My skills range from 3D max and XNA scripting to ideas and design. My inspirations dwell from all forms of mediums, especially film and music. Leaving things incomplete is not part of my attributes. I become frustrated when projects could have been better.

 3D moddeling of Martial Arts Dojo on 3Dmax including texture and lighting.

Bungino Brothers – Multiplayer puzzle game, helped with both scripting and graphics.

Emotion Prototype Artifact – Romance room, dictating a range of emotions while the player plays.

I was born with a pencil in my hand, I started drawing before I could walk and soon, what used to be an outlet and a hobby became a serious ambition. I knew I wanted to create art but for what I did not know. I then fell in love with the immersive characters, worlds and surreal concepts often found in games.

LCC helped me to develop my skills and knowledge on games design and I enjoyed making the games. Coming up with ideas and the story along with artwork, these were my favorite tasks although throughout the projects I experienced all the other aspects too from programming to 3D. This helped me to get a well rounded knowledge of game making.

Below are a few examples of my work, hope you enjoy.

Gilgamesh – The first game I ever made. Our topic was mythology and I designed this game around the story of the Bull of Heaven coming down and punishing Gilgamesh by killing his people.

Daydream – The most recent game which I made. You play a character with a wild imagination who shifts between the daydream world and the real world.

And finally an example of my biggest passion, drawing.

Thank you for viewing.

Although I am not a great fan all genres in games, realism and graphics have always enticed me into playing since the earliest days of my youth. I used to love playing mini flash games during the school lunch times, even though as a pupil this was forbidden.

Since those days, I have always worked hard to seek my biggest ambition in life, which is to be a graphics designer in the games industry. Alongside being a perfectionist at visual design for 2D & 3D art, I enjoy photography, photo manipulation as well as creating visuals for web sites.

I have learnt a vast range of skills whilst studying at the LCC, including conceptualisation; management; programming with use of (Flash, Director & XNA C#); 2D/3D graphics and concept prototyping. I specialise in digital art and use 3DS Max & Photoshop to create 3D models for games and digital animation. Being an artist I have a keen eye for detail and a great understanding of the human anatomy so whether modelling environments or characters I tend to make sure it reaches perfection.

Character in a warehouse

The character you play as in 'Mongolian Conqueror'

A platform game created in XNA

Shoot Em Up

“Time”

Besides study, I spend my evenings revisiting my childhood highlights playing classic game titles and watching retro animation.

Mei fighting off enimies

Toddler makes mess in the house

Ball bouncing in Japanese garden

pouka251@yahoo.com