In The Keep Podcast – Chuck Jones @ Realms Deep 2020
14Chuck Jones (Senior Character Artist at 3D Realms) is the unsung hero of Homeric proportion behind some of the most prolific & enduring characters in video game history. His career began with Rise of the Triad & Duke Nukem 3D before moving on to Valve where he created Gordon Freeman & the G-Man while working on Half-Life which flourished into modeling on Team Fortress & Counter-Strike. His talents carried him many places including Warner Bros. for Lord of the Rings: War in the North & Guardians of Middle Earth. Chuck has now returned to his throne at 3DR where he is currently working on the recently announced Graven.
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Timestamps:
0:00 Days at and before Apogee
5:10 Doom, Quake, id
7:41 Texture artistry
14:48 Characters that inspired Chuck Jones
19:40 Cinematics and animation
25:30 E3
26:13 Technological evolution
31:22 Pixel painting versus newer art mediums
37:30 Valve
43:24 Team Fortress / Multiplayer at the office
47:30 Steering away from cinematics
48:17 Photo Album
51:04 Areas of game development
1:00:14 Some of Chuck Jones' character models
1:02:44 Talents outside of the AAA industry
1:10:42 Warner Bros.
1:14:55 Returning to his roots
1:18:17 Working at present day 3D Realms
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