And, when you think about it, it is quite natural that they had and still have some of the most popular ones in the world – ones that are … I would say our greatest challenge is to design something appealing looking while maintaining engaging gameplay in the space. At the time it was difficult to find guides for how to use these tools so a lot of it was just trial and error until I found out what worked. I would say especially having worked closely with one person who held a degree in architecture I learned a lot of things from this person over the years and it also helped me gain a lot more interest in architecture in general. During this time making modifications of existing games was popular so I got very involved with a bunch community projects for the game Half-Life. Dedicated to creating the most epic entertainment experiences... ever. It is also a great help for how to set up spaces to make more sense and keeping measurements and standards natural. Exclusive interview with Philip Klevestav, principle artist at Blizzard Entertainment, the gaming company known for Warcraft and Overwatch. We tend to focus most of our visual interest at eye level of players, we aren’t creating static scenes where you only see an environment from one perfect shot so things need to look interesting from any accessible angles.PK: As someone who doesn’t have an architecture degree myself unfortunately, I think it can be very valuable to have people on the team who does and knows the proper terminology. This category has the following 12 subcategories, out of 12 total. 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Designers are using cutting-edge Philip Klevestav: I have worked in the games industry as an Environment Artist for about 15 years focusing on many different aspects of environment creation, but the main bulk of my work has always leaned towards architecture. Before beginning to work on any map we gather a lot of reference and try to find out dominant and recognizable architecture for the area. You can simulate a much more realistic behavior of lighting in real time now with indirect light bouncing, more accurate reflections and volumetric fog. For more than 25 years now, the legendary American studio “Blizzard Entertainment” has been providing us with amazing video games.