Unnatural Disasters: Designer American McGee On Creative Outsourcing

Iria · Sep 17, 2006, 03:16 AM

Source: GamaSutra
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Beginning his career at id Software as a level designer for Doom II and Quake, American McGee moved to electronic arts in 1998 where he made his mark on the game world with Alice, his gothic adaptation of the classic fairy tale. Currently based out of China, American is heavily involved in Vykarian, a company which seeks to provide outsourced art and production elements to game companies. His latest designed title, American McGee Presents: Bad Day L.A., ships this month.

American took some time to speak with Gamasutra about his latest projects, the ups and downs of living and working abroad, the necessity of outsourcing game development, and the future of his franchises.

Sep 17, 2006, 03:16 AM	#1
Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 76	Unnatural Disasters: Designer American McGee On Creative Outsourcing Source: GamaSutra ______ Beginning his career at id Software as a level designer for Doom II and Quake, American McGee moved to electronic arts in 1998 where he made his mark on the game world with Alice, his gothic adaptation of the classic fairy tale. Currently based out of China, American is heavily involved in Vykarian, a company which seeks to provide outsourced art and production elements to game companies. His latest designed title, American McGee Presents: Bad Day L.A., ships this month. American took some time to speak with Gamasutra about his latest projects, the ups and downs of living and working abroad, the necessity of outsourcing game development, and the future of his franchises.