Ian Christy
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Ian Christy is a game designer, production designer, illustrator, and writer.
Ian is a Level Designer for Video Games residing in Vancouver, British Columbia. He is also sometimes known as an urban toy designer and as an underground comic illustrator in the [[Pacific
Northwest]]. He was one of the Driving forces behind the creation of Vancouver, BC's Draw Jam with Gabriel Frizzera.
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[edit] Bio
- Born 1970 in Wooster, Ohio.
- Grew up through 8th Grade in Tennessee
- Jonesboro
- Telford
- Limestone
- Greeneville
- Moved with family to Lexington, Kentucky and remained there through third year of college at the University of Kentucky.
- Dropped out of UK in 1991 & moved to Cincinnati, Ohio to work, then on to Columbus, Ohio until 1994.
- Married Lisa Marie Hendrix in Ohio, 1993.
- 1995 Moved cross-country to Eugene, Oregon with Lisa to complete a BFA in Visual Design at University of Oregon, graduating Summa Cum Laude in 1997.
- 1997 divorced from Lisa Marie Hendrix, though they remain good friends to this day.
- Worked full time concurrent to and after school at Dynamix, a Sierra Studio until the production house folded in 2001.
- 2001 Moved to Vancouver, British Columbia to attend Vancouver Film School for the year of 2002 in Film Foundations Class 84. Completed with honours.
- 2002 Hired immediately after film school by Radical Entertainment and continues working there presently.
[edit] Games
- Scarface: The World is Yours [1] - Unofficial Lead Level Designer
- Starsiege
- Tribes - weapon concepts
- RC Racers - skins
- Tribes 2 - interiors, world builder, level designer
[edit] Toy Design
- Emon Mon 8 inch for Toy2R [2] released 2006
- EmonStar Qee for Toy2R [3] Qee Designer Series 2, 2 color versions
- Emon Star for Toy2R [4] released 2002, 10 color versions
[edit] Illustration
- Big Swede Website and CD Cover, 2004 - 2006
- Pointed Sticks poster art, 2006*Storyboards for Toy2R [5] weekly magazine ads through 2001, appeared chiefly in Milk & Dont / East Touch magazines.
- Awarded Best Black & White Illustration at Columbus Comic Con, 1994, Boris Vallejo [6] presiding.
- Several published commissioned works in an assortment of formats and publications.
[edit] Comic properties
- Agent Kae with Jed McClure & Lilia T Kawakami, published by Jed McClure 2006
- Rickets Don’t Rattle with Celia Calle, sold to Celia Calle 2005.
- Raggedy Camus, under development, except published by Eugene Comics Guild 1998
- Supercute, published by the Eugene Comics Guild 2001
[edit] Writing
- Sunshine Days, novel in progress, 200k words to date
- Huron, novel still in development, first draft 2004
- Notch, motion picture screenplay, 2002 w/ re-write for submissions 2005, Ardenstreet editor 2005.
- Palace of Broken Glass, short film screenplay, 2002, produced: [7]
- ScarfGirl, short film screenplay, 2002, unproduced
- Defer: Evermount, novella, 1997 as part of BFA project, published through Danger Media in the United Kingdom
[edit] Misc. Gigs
- Lexington, Kentucky Jul 1984 - Dec 1991
- Kinko's Copies Aug 88 Oct 88
- KGS Core Library (University of Kentucky) Oct 88 – June 90
- San Diego, CA Jun 1990 - Nov 1990
- Navy ASW Base June 90 – Nov 90 (Honourable Discharge Feb 1998)
- Papa John's Pizza Nov 90 – Feb 91
- Joe Bologna's Restaurant Feb 91 – May 91
- Ramsey's Diner Aug 91 – Dec 91
- Naval Reserve Station Dec 90 – Dec 91
- Cincinnati, Ohio Dec 91 – Aug 93
- GJ's Gaslight Restaurant May 91 – Aug 91 (summer job while still living in Lexington, KY.)
- Fifth Third Bank Jan 92 – May 92
- Oakley Drive In May 92 – Oct 92
- Kenwood Towne Center Theater Oct 92 – Mar 93
- Kenwood Twin Cinemas Mar 93 – Aug 93
- US Naval Reserve Station Cincinnati Dec 91 – Aug 93
- Columbus, Ohio Aug 1993 - Aug 1995
- Sony / Lowe’s Theater 12 Aug 93 – May 94
- Drexel Theater May 94 – Oct 94
- Bed Bath & Beyond Oct 94 – Nov 94
- Limited Credit Services Nov 94 – Aug 95
- Eugene, Oregon Aug 95 - Nov 2001
- Harry Ritchie / Don Jeweler’s Sept 95 – Jan 96
- Dynamix, Inc. Jan 96 – Aug 2001
- Radical Entertainment Jan 2002 - present
