Lorin W

Concept Artist

Bio

Lorin is as prolific an artist as he is modest about his talent. Just ask him. No, all kidding aside, he truly is exceptional.

Length of time I have been employed in the industry

Including this gig; going on two...whole...years!. I've been in the film industry professionally since 2002.

Game companies I have worked for

Creative Capers Entertainment (Glendale CA), Midway Games (Austin TX)

Titles I have worked on

Area 51: Blacksite and some other stuff that never saw the light of day.

Advice

Resources I would recommend for those interested in getting into game development (books, tutorials, sites, etc)

...uuuuuh....

Favorites

First game I remember playing

Asteroids, or something like that...I don't remember exactly.

All-time favorite game

DARK FORCES! (There was a killer illustration of a dark trooper coming out of a black mist; down-lit ominously; prior to the game's release as part of the marketing campaign. It was rendered in pastels or some other traditional dry media. If anyone knows who did that let me know asap).

Non-video gaming hobbies

Filmmaking, creative writing, illustration & design, photography, reading, hiking, eating chocolate, walking along the beach at sunset, talking in the third person, staring blankly out of windows, and updating this profile.

Favorite bands/music

...that's none of your business!!!

Favorite books/authors

Too many to list here. I'm currently reading the latest William Gibson book Spook Country, The Agony and the Ecstasy (a fictional account of Michelangelo's history), and The book of the Dead by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child.

Favorite TV shows

X-Files, Arrested Development, American Dad, Family Guy...and the Simpson's because they started it all.

Favorite movies

Wow...too many for this tiny box....

Favorite quote

"Learn all the rules thoroughly so that you may break them well."
-Joseph Campbell