Holy Snap!

 Jonny Quest Production Drawings.  Be still my beating heart.  

http://www.classicjq.com/art/production/JQSketches.aspx

F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin fan art

 Seeing fan art of a game you worked on is always an incredible gift.

Okay, that last one was by our Art Director at the time, Cory Allemeier, created for marketing purposes, but still really cool. 

Fear Effect (PS1) | Sean Seanson. Love this guy.

The Game Awards 2023

 Here's the full list of winners from The Game Awards 2023:

Game of the Year: Baldur's Gate 3 (Larian Studios)

Best Game Direction: Alan Wake II (Remedy Entertainment)

Best Narrative: Alan Wake II (Remedy Entertainment)

Best Art Direction: Alan Wake II (Remedy Entertainment)

Best Score and Music: Final Fantasy XVI (Masayoshi Soken)

Best Audio Design: Hi-Fi Rush (Tango Gameworks)

Best Performance: Baldur's Gate 3 (Neil Newbon)

Innovation in Accessibility: Forza Motorsport (Turn 10)

Games for Impact: Tchia (Awaceb)

Best Ongoing: Cyberpunk 2077 (CD Projekt Red)

Best Community Support: Baldur's Gate 3 (Larian Studios)

Best Independent Game: Sea of Stars (Sabotage Studio)

Best Debut Indie Game: Cocoon (Geometric Interactive)

Best Mobile Game: Honkai: Star Rail (HoYoverse)

Best AR / VR: Resident Evil Village VR Mode (Capcom)

Best Action Game: Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon (FromSoftware)

Best Action / Adventure: The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (Nintendo EPD)

Best RPG: Baldur's Gate 3 (Larian Studios)

Best Fighting: Street Fighter 6 (Capcom)

Best Family: Super Mario Bros. Wonder (Nintendo EPD)

Best Sim / Strategy: Pikmin 4 (Nintendo EPD)

Best Sports / Racing: Forza Motorsport (Turn 10)

Best Multiplayer: Baldur's Gate 3 (Larian Studios)

Best Adaptation: The Last of Us (PlayStation Productions/HBO)

Most Anticipated Game: Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (Square Enix)

Content Creator of the Year: IronMouse

Best Esports Game: Valorant (Riot Games)

Best Esports Athlete: Lee 'Faker' Sang-Hyeok

Best Esports Team: JD Gaming

Best Esports Coach: Christine "Potter" Chi

Best Esports Event: 2023 League of Legends World Championship

Original Fear Effect Facial Animation Concepts for the PSOne game

 Back in the late '90s, Kronos Digital Entertainment took on an exciting challenge with the game Fear Effect for the Playstation One. Among other things, we had our sights set on something unique —animating the faces of video game characters during cut scenes, a move that wasn't very common at the time for PSOne games. 

I came across some exploratory sketches I had done to pitch the idea of animated faces and find each character's personality performance.  This lead to the game eventually utilizing digitally hand painted, hand keyed, texture swapping to match the dialogue in the scene, along with deformation around the mouth when it opened.  

Final facial textures were created by Joan Igawa.

Hana Tsu Vachel's name was Petra (as well as Mara) in the early stages of development (1998)

https://feareffect.fandom.com/wiki/Hana_Tsu-Vachel?so=search#Fear_Effect

Royce Glas.  https://feareffect.fandom.com/wiki/Royce_Glas?so=search#Fear_Effect

Jin's pre-production name was "Gino".    Hana's shady employer.  https://feareffect.fandom.com/wiki/Jin

Triad Boss  https://feareffect.fandom.com/wiki/Triad_Boss

AI Film making apps. Trying to keep up.

Hidden Path D&D Night. Episode 9: Island of Chult. Finale

 

Our protagonists found themselves transported to the enigmatic island of Chult, where they were greeted by Imbok, a frog-like humanoid serving as the Agency's designated contact. 

Imbok promptly assumed the role of their guide, leading the party through the perilous terrain to the ominous tombs of the Demi Lich, Acerebak. Their primary objective was to collect the elusive dust of the Demi Lich and safely return it to the agency. This supernatural substance held the key to expelling Acerebak for good, and if circumstances allowed, eliminating the formidable adversary altogether was considered an even more favorable outcome.

Into the tomb the party ventured, encountering an ancient room adorned with a central sarcophagus and peculiar tiles on the floor. A deceased warrior lying on one of the tiles hinted at a trap, urging the group to unravel the puzzle. Yvon the Tiefling Bard took flight, reaching the sarcophagus and deciphered a code that unveiled the safe path through the perilous tiles.

With the trap averted, the party opened the crypt, only to be confronted by four skeletal warriors. 

Swiftly overcoming this bony opposition, they revealed an ancient staircase leading 

deeper into the tomb.

Descending further, the heroes came upon a congregation of undead Dwarfs within a library cloaked in a sickly green fog. Dispatching them effortlessly, the party utilized potent magical fire spells.

 

Progressing into the next room, they stumbled upon a vast chamber with molten lava, and atop a stone balcony overlooking them stood Acererak, the ominous figure they sought.

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