Chuck Jones
For other uses, see Jones (disambiguation). |
Chuck Jones | |
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Biographical information | |
Born |
June 22, 1966[1] |
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Time period |
1996 – 2003[2] |
Chuck Jones is an artist who worked at Valve.
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Biography[edit]
Jones has been in the video games industry since 1993.[2] He studied at University of North Texas where he graduated with a degree in Bachelor of Fine Arts.[2] After college, he worked as a tattoo artist in Dallas, and tagged Jerry Cantrell of Alice In Chains.[3] He had previously worked at 3D Realms (along with Doug Wood) on video games such as Duke Nukem 3D and Shadow Warrior.[2] In 1996, he was contacted by a recruiter, put on a plane, and flown to Seattle. He liked the opportunities he saw at Valve and joined the company.[4]
Work[edit]
Jones was responsible for concepts/designs of characters, animations, scripted sequences, and weapon models for Half-Life. He created half of character content in game, provided test animations for scripted sequence development, illustrations for marketing assets, and was responsible for character and weapon rigging.[5]
Trivia[edit]
Chuck's surname appears in Half-Life as an Easter egg in the Anomalous Materials laboratory on a locker.
Gallery[edit]
Half-Life[edit]
Concept art[edit]
Renders[edit]
Textures[edit]
Selected gameography[edit]
- Half-Life (1998)
- Half-Life: Opposing Force (1999)
- Half-Life (Dreamcast port) (2001)
- Half-Life (PlayStation 2 port) (2001)
- Half-Life: Blue Shift (2001)
Company biographies[edit]
- Chuck Jones - Illustrator/3D Artist
- Chuck joins Valve from Apogee/3D Realms where he was an artist and animator for Duke Nukem 3D, Rise of the Triad, Shadow Warrior and, most recently, the Duke Nukem Plutonium Pack. Formerly a tattoo artist, Chuck tagged Jerry Cantrell of rock group Alice In Chains long before he created the space aliens who invaded Los Angeles.
References[edit]
- ↑ Blue's News archive
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Chuck Jones' personal website
- ↑ Biography on Valve's official website (January 11, 1998) (archived)
- ↑ Interview with Chuck Jones on Jaspur's Half-Life (December 23, 1997) (archived)
- ↑ Chuck Jones' personal website