Las Vegas, NV -- (SBWIRE) -- 03/19/2013 -- Gaming Illustrated is pleased to announce the posting of their recent exclusive interview with Blizzard Entertainment Art Director Sam “Samwise” Didier. GamingIllustrated.com is a video game industry trade publication covering console and PC gaming topics, video game reviews, insightful editorials and featured interviews with video game industry icons.
One of the major keys to World of Warcraft, the biggest MMORPG game on the planet, is the look and feel in terms of the artwork, which shapes the characters and the world of gameplay. Few names are as iconic as that of Blizzard Entertainment Art Director Sam “Samwise” Didier. With Blizzard since 1991, Didier has been responsible for creating and directing the artwork for all franchises that the company has produced, including StarCraft, WarCraft and Diablo.
Leading video game review and information website Gaming Illustrated conducted an exclusive interview with the gaming icon where he gives insights and details never seen anywhere else. “This Samwise Didier interview, which is available on our website, is a great glimpse into one of the industry’s icons that lifts the veil behind Blizzard's gates for a quick peek behind their creative genius,” said Gaming Illustrated Executive Editor Sean Gibson. “This is a major coup for us where we get to ask some important questions to one of the gaming industry’s most important icons in an exclusive interview.”
The interview with Gaming Illustrated took place just hours before the launch of StarCraft 2: Heart of the Swarm, and has Didier candidly discussing his art style, what he looks for in an artist, advice for aspiring artists as well as touching on the StarCraft and WarCraft franchises. “The thing that I really look for is I try to hire for the person and not the position,” said Didier in the interview. “It doesn’t matter if you have a degree—all that matters is that you’re a good artist and a cool person.”
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