My name is Sam Tish and I'm a 3D/environment artist currently living in the merry city of Bristol. I have recently just finished a three year course in BA Design for Games in which I achieved Honours! My main area of interest and focus lies in environment design and my final major project ‘Sakena’ went some way towards developing my knowledge and skills in this particular area.
My interest in Game Design, in particular environment design grew from the very first games I ever played. Although I can’t really remember the first game’s in particular (not by name anyway, was a space man platformer kinda thing) but out of all the games I tried as a kid, a couple that particularly stood out for me were ‘Little Big Adventure 2’ (Some of my favorite music from a game) and ‘Descent: Free Space’ (where are all the space flight sim’s nowadays?!) on my dad’s crappy little PC. Not forgetting the Playstation demo CD’s I used to collect, my interest in games design was fueled by these games over the years.
My aspirations are to work in the games industry in some form, ideally focusing in on environment design however I am aware of the competitive and demanding nature of the industry as a whole, which is why I am not limiting myself to a particular aspect of the industry at this current time. Any form of experience and insight in the working environment will be invaluable to me. I feel just being in a game studio and seeing the general working environment will surely be a step in the right direction.
