Category: Text

I always enjoy a chance to look over a list of recommended books and add a few to my amazon wishlist. So, I thought it would be a good idea to look over at my favorites on the bookshelf and write a list for the site here. These are the top three (or 6, depending…

I recently gave a short talk on Photoshop Custom Brushes here at EA Mythic (I might post about that another time). I started off talking about stylization and ended up rambling for quite a while. I think the subject is big enough to deserve a post. What I’m going to say here has been said…

EDIT (2011): Re-reading this four years later, I don’t hold the same opinion anymore. Somewhere along the line during this generation of consoles, artists began placing equal weight on the value of environment art, and it shows. Game worlds in this generation have been beautiful, believable and immersive. It’s the most common division of labor…

I still have big hopes for Steam, but I think we will have to wait a few years to see all of the great changes it can bring to the industry. When Steam debuted, I saw a future where developers get more creative control about what kinds of games to make and when to ship…