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Senior Hard Surface Artist

Thomas Vivash

I’ve been passionate about video games and art for as long as I can remember, so I smooshed them together and found a job in it. I’m into all things planes, trains and autocannons. If it’s mechanical, I love to find out how it works and functions. I’ve had a few different roles as both Hard Surface Artist and a little more specialised in Weapon Art through my career, so weapons and military tech interest me too. I grew up exposed to many old shows, with a fond love for all Gerry Anderson works, such as the Thunderbirds, which showed me the wonders of early film and entertainment’s smoke and mirrors. This also lead me to pick up some “old fashioned” hobbies, such as whittling and model making like so many others here. I’ve also got a keen knowledge for history and will learn about the history of any places I visit. I’ve recently got into retro game emulation with both handheld systems and building a retro library on an old PC. I also tend to play lesser known games or more realistic milsim simulators. But with friends I play very casual coops like Deep Rock Galactic!

_favourite Game

Timesplitters Future Perfect

_Favourite Book

V2 by Robert Harris

_Currently learning

Lots about video game emulation and remote play

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Earliest gaming memory?

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I remember playing sonic on my cousin’s Sega Mega Drive when I was about 6. Fondly remember playing lots of Escape from Monkey Island on our dad’s PC too!

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What was the game that triggered you looking at games as a career?

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The game adaptations for both The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King or Peter Jackson’s King Kong!

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What did you study at School or Uni that you feel was valuable for a career in games?

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Art and History. I just loved making and there’s so much in history to reference and learn from

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Game that has inspired you the most?

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Assassins Creed. Purely going to a new generation and seeing such a jump in all aspects of gaming; mind blowing

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What is the first game you worked on?

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Technically a WW2 Online remake, but professionally Mavericks: Proving Grounds

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Games you’re the proudest to have worked on?

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Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora

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If you weren't making games?

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I’d probably work with movie props. My dreams of being a rally driver or a stuntman are behind me now!

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Top 3 games of all time?

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INSIDE, Battlefield 3, Star Wars Battlefront 2

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Hardest game boss?

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The Valkyries in God of War