My whole life I have been fascinated by art and design and how the skillful designer can turn an ordinary idea into a work of art. My career as a creative leader has been crafted by the careful practice of fundamental design principals fused to a boundless imagination and a healthy disregard for the impossible. I have observed and experienced the overwhelming value of design as it breaks the boundaries of visual communication, marketing, entertainment and user experience and ventures into problem solving, strategies, and all levels of management and leadership. Creative Development Teams thrive when they are given the right direction, structure, tools, education, freedoms, and merit. Using these principals I have witnessed struggling creative teams transform in to brilliant contributors, project enthusiasts, and genius problem solvers. Top Creative leaders see the world of change as an opportunity and skillfully fashion extraordinary from the ordinary. Creative Leadership is my world and Design is my playground.

Wednesday, April 20, 2016

Americas Army Screen Shots

Americas Army "Proving Grounds" is the latest and most successful release in it's 10 year franchise.  I was hired in June 2012 by SAIC to take the lead in establishing a new creative direction for the Army Game Studio and its flagship product Americas Army.  It has been an amazing experience working with these incredibly talented designers, artists, animators, audio, and programming engineers creating this amazing title. 




Following are some screen shots of AAPG environments, characters, weapons, etc created by the Art and Design teams.







Modern and future US Soldier uniforms and gear were referenced for design during the initial creation of the character models and weaponry.  Enemy characters are base on a fictional country called Czervania, similar to North Eastern Europe and Russia.  


Characters were designed and modeled by Will Gallo with illustrations provided by Jeff Severson.















Weapons were modeled by Ben Day, John Richardson, Chris Cannon, and Kara Netterville 














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