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I am from Taiwan and lived in Hong Kong for 4 years before I came to U.S. 11 years ago. I studied 3D art at the Academy of Art College in San Francisco. Right after graduation I entered the game industry as a junior character artist at Angel Studios, which later became Rockstar San Diego. For the past 5 years, I've worked on 6 projects and have created about 120 characters for games. Currently, I work at THQ San Diego.

I will say movie directors like James Cameron (Aliens) and Ridley Scott (Alien, Gladiator); anime masters like Hayao Miyazaki (Laputa); and martial art novelist Louis Cha are the sources of my artistic inspiration for character design and build up.

My favorite game art includes Ico (environments), Vagrant Story (characters), and wacky ones like Katamari Damacy. Audio wise, I enjoy music from Katamari Damacy and various Final Fantasy series.

I have loved games since the Nintendo Famicom era, my favorite game back then was Rockman (Megaman). Back in the college days I played a lot of Playstation games such as Final Fantasy Tactics and the Resident Evil series with roommates. At that point of my life I’ve decided to be a game artist instead of films.

I can’t live without Photoshop I must say… I can switch 3D software from Max to Maya but Photoshop will be always the tool for making textures. Overall I believe game production can't live without a solid engine / stable technology.

My favorite book is Swordsman written by martial art novelist Louis Cha. I am always looking for ways to adapt this book as game or comic book and introduce it to the western audiences.

My favorite movies are Bill Murray’s Groundhog Day, Ridley Scott’s Gladiator, Zhang Yimou’s Hero, and, of course, Steven Chow’s Kung-Fu Hustle.