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Geek of the Week
 Adam
Myhill
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[Gama
Profile]
Computer
Graphics Artist
Electronic
Arts
Vancouver,
BC
Canada
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| | GamaGeek Summary:
| | We
have every reason to believe that this geek considers his best ideas
wholesome, hearty, and good with marmalade.... | | Credits:
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Need for Speed II 2D artist - traffic cars, dashes, HUD,
junior art monkey
NBA Live '98 PC/PSX - Head textures
NBA Live '99 PC/PSX - Facial animations, head models
NBA Live 2K PC/PSX - 2nd gen facial anims, head models, R&D
for future platforms |
| Current Project: |
| Working
on NBA Live 2000, second-generation facial animations. Divorcing
animations from models, and trying to get those heads to look as
real as possible. |
| Why I Got Into
the Industry: | | A
friend of mine was working at Electronic Arts and convinced me to
apply. I started testing, then after a while I bugged the Need for
Speed team asking them if I could help out. You should
have seen my 'demo reel' YIKES! Terrible. Worked as a miscellaneous
art lackey and learned on the job. |
| Favorite Type of Game: |
| RPG's,
driving...heck, any good, polished game |
| Favorite Current
Game: | | Half-Life
| | Favorite
Game of all Time: | |
Tough..
Star Control 1 or
Archon |
| Favorite Geek Food: |
| Japanese,
Thai |
| Favorite Geek Beverage:
| | 1
jumbo mug, 2 teabags, leave the bags in. |
| Favorite Non-Geek
Activities: | | Motorcycling,
little BEAM robots, MC-505-ing, fish aquariums, stereo stuff, mucking
around in 3D, photography |
| Pet Peeve: |
| Producers
who don't understand 'work in progress'; not being able to paint
on two models simultaneously in Softimage. |
| Why I Joined Gamasutra: |
|
Knowledge is power |
| Favorite
GamaSection: | |
NewsWire | | Favorite
GamaArticle: | | Real-Time
3D Modeling | | Favorite
GamaThread: | | Game
Design, 3D
graphics | | Favorite
Geeky Dream: | | I'm
having a nice dinner with somone, they are talking, and I'm watching
their face: Muscles constricting, subtle movements... Then the bubble
breaks and I've tuned out, not hearing a thing they said.
| | Quote: |
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"Things are more like they are now than they ever have been before."
- Ronald Reagan | |
