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Brent Waller Location: Brisbane QLD Australia Phone: 0421 239 777 E-mail: wetwired@gmail.com Website: www.brentwaller.com (contains online portfolio and showreel) GAME DEVELOPMENT HISTORY 2011-Present Sega Studios Australia Senior Environment Artist Titles in this position: Unannounced Title (2013) Xbox 360, PS3, iOS, Android 2010 Lead Environment Artist Responsibilities:
Summary: As Lead Environment Artist at KMM Games, I am responsible for all aspects of environment development across PS3, X360 and Wii SKUs. I manage the creation, technical budget, artistic direction and performance profiling. I also direct the development of environment shaders and environment tool requirements as well as personally lighting all 54 levels and racetracks throughout the game. Titles in this position: Happy Feet 2 (2011) 2009-2010 KROME STUDIOS Lead Environment Artist / Company Environment Art Representative Responsibilities: As Lead Environment Artist at Krome, I was responsible for all aspects of environment development across PS3, X360 and Wii SKUs. I managed the creation, technical budget, artistic direction and performance profiling of over 75 square kilometres of playable organic game space. I personally created over 50% of the terrain assets as well as lighting the environments with procedural time of day and weather systems. As Environment Art Representative, I was responsible for developing the environment art pipeline to be used across the company. I was also responsible for advising the company about the development of new engine and tool features. In addition, I was involved with marketing the title by producing artwork and being interviewed for media coverage. Titles in this position: Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole (2010) Review Quotes: Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole Visually the game is remarkable in so many areas. The sense of speed when blasting through canyons is incredible, and the texture work is impressive for a licensed title. Frame rates are steady... the visuals are fantastic and the overall level of polish really helps this game stand out from the pack. www.ztgamedomain.com Legend of the Guardians looks particularly nice for a licensed game..... the environments are particularly impressive, and they all boast some impressive sights. The various areas include a desert, forest, and snow-capped mountain, just to name a few. Legend of the Guardians also runs smoothly - there are rarely issues with the frame rate, even in some of the heated battles. www.gamezone.com The lush, beautiful landscapes are really something special to look at (especially on the HD consoles). www.commonsensemedia.org 2005-2009 KROME STUDIOS Senior Environment Artist Responsibilities: As Senior Environment Artist at Krome, I was responsible for assisting the lead in developing all aspects of the environment art. I also acted as his replacement when he was absent and drew upon previous lead experience to mentor and guide junior employees. While assigned to Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen I was in charge of the Brisbane environment and prop artists and the liaison between them and the main team behind the product in Melbourne. I was also responsible for prop and vehicle asset creation as well as documenting new techniques for the creation of assets. During the development of Star Wars: Lightsaber Duels our environment team were called upon to aid a flagging team. We were asked to create levels and notably, the level I was assigned to create was highlighted by the publisher as the “new visual benchmark” which the other levels should strive towards achieving. In addition to our regular responsibilities on Viva Piñata: Party Animals the environment team were tasked with designing race track layouts to meet gaps in the design as well as creating visuals to match and expand upon the original game’s style. I commenced my employment with Krome working on The Legend of Spyro and quickly demonstrated my skills and experience as a team member. I was entrusted with creating a feature set piece without the aid of concept art and was singled out for the excellent job I had done. Titles in this position: Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009) Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Lightsaber Duels (2008) Viva Piñata: Party Animals (2007) The Legend of Spyro: The Eternal Night (2007) The Legend of Spyro: A New Beginning (2006) Review Quotes: Viva Piñata: Party Animals The first thing you notice when you get into a challenge is that Piñata Island is simply gorgeous. Whether it is racing around the paths and trails, playing at a fixed location or just checking out the background, the details are actually pretty spectacular. Krome did a fantastic job of not only recreating the island from the original, but bringing it to life through the fast action races and the fixed scene events. www.gamingnexus.com The real highlight of the game is the outstanding graphics. ... The racetracks are also very well designed with beautiful artwork that you unfortunately have no time to appreciate as you race towards the finish. www.gamingtarget.com There is no question that each environment is gorgeously realised, bursting with happy themes and lively incidental detail. www.eurogamer.net Its visual style is very clean and graphically engaging. ... The developers have also done an excellent job with the game's various environments, and whether the background is a swift-moving, cloud-ridden sky or a serene hilltop riddled with fences, it all feels alive and suits the characters well. www.gamingexcellence.com The Legend of Spyro: A New Beginning The entire game is a joy to watch, from the backgrounds and characters to the animated fighting between Spyro and the bad guys. It’s easily one of the prettiest games we’ve seen on the GameCube. www.gamezone.com You'll be doing all this running around and whacking on stuff in some really gorgeous 3D world...You can really believe in these worlds. www.worthplaying.com Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Lightsaber Duels The graphics are the high point. ... Even better are the arenas, some of which really show off what the Wii is actually capable of when developers take the time to try. One arena in particular, Separatist Listening Post, is a collapsing sky platform set against a blood red background that starts tilting during the second round. It does a great job of making the fight feel epic... www.videogamer.com 2003-2005 EYECON PTY LTD Lead Level Designer Responsibilities: I was instrumental in the concept and design of several in-development titles utilising cutting-edge game engines, with low-level game designs to match the technology. I also designed and created levels for proof-of-concept demos as well as generating many of the 3D and 2D art assets. Additionally, I was involved in promotional activities including interviews with online game news sites and published magazines, and creating promotional videos and graphics. 2001-2003 4DRULERS INC. Lead Level Designer Responsibilities: I was involved in level building from the conceptual design through to the building, lighting and interactive scripting of game characters and world objects. My role also encompassed object modelling, texture creation, UV unwrapping, interface and effect design and development. Additionally, I directed and trained other level designers in the use of the proprietary engine tools, and created tutorials for community distribution. Titles in this position: Gore: The Ultimate Soldier Secret Service: Security Breach
Secret Service: Security Breach “The fascinating thing about Secret Service: Security Breach is that it has one of the best graphics engines I've seen, in a budget game. You got bump mapping, per pixel lighting, and stencil shadowing. The lighting actually looks pretty nice. Rays of light peek through some Venetian blinds onto your gun and onto other people, and flashlights cast convincing shadows. The textures are surprisingly sharp, with brick walls looking fairly realistic even at point-blank range… www.ign.com “The game actually has decent graphics ...the programmers clearly put some time and effort into the levels. Good shadow effects, tight line of sight, strong architecture design. “Decent level design, good looking locations, authentic looking weaponry, sharp textures, the game looks really good for a "bargain" game, in fact it looks better than it should.” www.gamezone.com Gore: The Ultimate Soldier "Probably the biggest asset as far as the single-player option has to be the unique map layout. The grandeur of fighting indoors has always entranced me. The indoor levels rival or beat anything I've come in contact with. To me, any developer can throw together some outdoor scenery, rocks and trees and call it a level, but true foresight is required when developing indoor scenes." www.netjak.com "...the best type is the environmental graphics. This intricate scenery will leave you stunned. The twenty different levels available for play in this game all have their own theme..."\ "The minor details in the graphics of each level are really what pulled this whole game together. The creators of this game paid a lot of attention to the minor details in the graphics." www.mygamer.com Pre-2001 SILICON ICE DEVELOPMENT Level Designer Responsibilities: My role in this community project was to create levels and provide input into the game design into the “Urban Terror” total conversion for Quake III: Arena. All aspects of level design (concept, creation, lighting, texturing, scripting) were undertaken. MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS
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SHIPPED TITLES Title: Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole Year: 2010 Publisher: Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Platforms: Playstation 3, Xbox 360, Nintendo Wii Title: Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Year: 2009 Publisher: Activision Platforms: Wii, Playstation 2 Title: Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Lightsaber Duels Year: 2008 Publisher: Vivendi Universal Games Platforms: Wii Title: Viva Piñata: Party Animals Year: 2007 Publisher: Microsoft Game Studios Platforms: Xbox 360 Title: The Legend of Spyro: The Eternal Night Year: 2007 Publisher: Vivendi Universal Games Platforms: Wii, Playstation 2 Title: The Legend of Spyro: A New Beginning Year: 2006 Publisher: Vivendi Universal Games Platforms: Playstation 2, Xbox, Gamecube Title: Secret Service: Security Breach Year: 2003 Publisher: Dreamcatcher Games Platforms: PC Title: Gore: The Ultimate Soldier Year: 2002 Publisher: Dreamcatcher Games Platforms: PC Page Download 59.82 Kb. Share with your friends:
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