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James Stuart Blackton
James Stuart Blackton was the first animation artist and the founder of vitagraph studios. I also happen to share his birthday of january 5th. Game Art and animation go hand in hand, essentially game art is animation. Blackton was the first person to put his moving pictures on a screen, a critical step towards video games and game art. -
Pablo Picasso
Picasso was another very famous artist, most well known for his abstract art and also his blue period art. Picasso contributed a great deal to the art world and game artists can learn a lot from Picasso's work. The use of color and movement alone should be inspiring to any game artist. -
The Old Guitarist
This is a piece done by Pablo Picasso. It is one of his more famous works from his blue period. This is a great example of value and a monochromatic color scheme. -
The Great Depression
The great depression was a worldwide economic crash. Starting with the stock market crash on October 29th 1929, It effected pretty much the entire world throughout the 1930's. It was the worst and most widespread depression the world had ever seen even today and definetly influenced society as a whole. -
World War II
World War II affected the entire globe. Governments needed soliders to fight the war so they employed artists to create propaganda to rile up citizens and hopefully to get them to enlist. There were other reasons for the propaganda as well depending on the country but it was mainly to manipulate people into feeling some way. -
Shigeru Miyamoto
Miyamoto is the creator of Super Mario a long with many other iconic video game stars such as Donkey Kong. Miyamoto broke the norms of video games and created legendary heros that will be known for generations. -
John Carmack
John Carmack (1970-Present) is one of the most successful video game creators of all time. Carmack is a well known programmer and designer who has created or had a hand in creating dozens of games including DOOM and Quake. -
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Age of Video Games
Ever since pong was released in 1972, video games have progressed rapidly and the graphics with it. Video games today have movie quality animation and need teams of skilled artists to create the graphics you see. -
Allan Alcorn
Allan Alcorn is the designer of one the first arcade video games ever, "Pong". Alcorn was employed by Atari inc. and Pong was released in 1972. -
Donkey Kong
One of the most well known video games, Donkey Kong started an entire genre of video games. Starring two of the most famous video game charactors, Donkey Kong and Mario (originally Jumpman) were born in 1981. Countless games and titles would be made and are still being made all originating from this game, Making Miyamoto one of the most successful game designers in history. -
Nintendo Entertainment System
Named the single greatest videogame console in history by IGN, the nintendo entertainment system revolutionized video games and video game art. Games released for the nintendo were the first games to really take graphics and animation to the next level. -
The Legend of Zelda
One of the most popular games of the mid-80's ,The legend of Zelda had some of the greatest animation of any early video game. Another one of Miyamoto's masterpieces, Zelda spinoffs are still being created today and people are still enjoying the original. -
The Invention of the Internet
The birth of the internet as we know it today changed everything for artists of all medias. Instant communication and collaboration meant a whole new world. Making it possible to play games with others in entirely different locations. Pretty much all big name games released today are online. -
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
One of the most massive and beautifully designed and animated games in recent years, Skyrim made my timeline for its epic landscape. Huge mountain ranges and castles, rivers and waterfalls, a player could be entertained just by walking around the map.
