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Calling all former ItF/S14 Developers! Where are you now?
In the interests on stalki--er, [i]keeping tabs[/i] on some of our favorite developers, I thought I'd ask all of the former ItF and Sector 14 guys to give us a little status update.
What are you up to now? Where are you working?
Has anyone heard from some of the missing Developers? Jeff Reitman (who was so generous with the Trivia contests he used to have), Vassily Flippov, Dan Foy, Dave Artis, Dan Peters, Robin Phanco, Stuart Compton (who we all love for showing us the Warlock), etc.... Where are they?
What are you up to now? Where are you working?
Has anyone heard from some of the missing Developers? Jeff Reitman (who was so generous with the Trivia contests he used to have), Vassily Flippov, Dan Foy, Dave Artis, Dan Peters, Robin Phanco, Stuart Compton (who we all love for showing us the Warlock), etc.... Where are they?
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right in front of my monitor.
Christy and I are still working from our home offices in the foothills of the Sierras, about mid-state, California. We've been writing animation scripts, working on computer games, writing children's books, writing screenplays, and continuing to try and sell our TV series called Operation Blue Fly.
Jack's still around a lot. I'm sure he'll pop in soon.
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[url="http://www.minbari.co.uk/log12.2263/"]Never eat anything bigger than your own head.[/url]
"Nonono...Is not [i]Great[/i] Machine. Is...[i]Not[/i]-so-Great Machine. It make good snow cone though." - Zathras
Ok that was a bit of a red herring [img]http://216.15.145.59/mainforums/wink.gif[/img]
It would be nice alright to hear from the formers devs who don't hang about here as much.
BTw Randy would The Sci Fi Channel be interested in your tv series idea? I'm assuming its related to science fiction.
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'The future is all around us' G'kar
'I have no surviving enemies! None what so ever!' Galen
Visit my B5 site at: [url="http://www.nialb5.com"]www.NialB5.com[/url].
[This message has been edited by Falcon1 (edited 11-27-2002).]
[This message has been edited by Falcon1 (edited 11-27-2002).]
Right now I'm back on my home turf on the East Coast, working at Firaxis.
Marc
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[url="http://www.minbari.co.uk/log12.2263/"]Never eat anything bigger than your own head.[/url]
"Nonono...Is not [i]Great[/i] Machine. Is...[i]Not[/i]-so-Great Machine. It make good snow cone though." - Zathras
[b]BTw Randy would The Sci Fi Channel be interested in your tv series idea? I'm assuming its related to science fiction.
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We pitched it to them. They didn't turn it down, but they never said, "Yes" either. You know, they're pretty tied up with "Taken" at the moment. Last year we came close to selling it to Showtime. But coming close isn't selling it. So we continue knocking on doors. Didn’t it take JMS 5 years to sell B5? And he came to the process with considerably more background as a show runner/ story editor than we’ve got.
[b]They should rename those mountains. [img]http://216.15.145.59/mainforums/wink.gif[/img][/b][/quote]
Yep , something like the Turkey Teatons or something...
[quote]Originally posted by Biggles:
[b]Jack's still around a lot. I'm sure he'll pop in soon.
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huh?!? [img]http://216.15.145.59/mainforums/biggrin.gif[/img]
[b]I'm still around (obviously), lurking in the corners.
Right now I'm back on my home turf on the East Coast, working at Firaxis.
Marc[/b][/quote]
Any hints on new games coming down the pipe (Alpha Centauri 2, X-Com, ect) [img]http://216.15.145.59/mainforums/smile.gif[/img] [img]http://216.15.145.59/mainforums/biggrin.gif[/img]
[b] We pitched it to them. They didn't turn it down, but they never said, "Yes" either. You know, they're pretty tied up with "Taken" at the moment. Last year we came close to selling it to Showtime. But coming close isn't selling it. So we continue knocking on doors. Didn’t it take JMS 5 years to sell B5? And he came to the process with considerably more background as a show runner/ story editor than we’ve got. [/b][/quote]
Yeah I think it took JMS a good while to plug B5. Just goes to show if you stick at it you'll be rewarded! Good luck with it.
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'The future is all around us' G'kar
'I have no surviving enemies! None what so ever!' Galen
Visit my B5 site at: [url="http://www.nialb5.com"]www.NialB5.com[/url].
I haven't been around here much lately, but I'm just back seeing what's up.
I'm working up at Microsoft, doing a Crimson Skies title for the Xbox.
Glad to see you guys around!
- Dan
[b]In the interests on stalki--er, [i]keeping tabs[/i] on some of our favorite developers, I thought I'd ask all of the former ItF and Sector 14 guys to give us a little status update.
What are you up to now? Where are you working?
Has anyone heard from some of the missing Developers? Jeff Reitman (who was so generous with the Trivia contests he used to have), Vassily Flippov, Dan Foy, Dave Artis, Dan Peters, Robin Phanco, Stuart Compton (who we all love for showing us the Warlock), etc.... Where are they?
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Vassily is still at Sierra, struggling against all odds to keep it afloat.
Dave Artis - Still in Coarsegold last I knew. He's been working outside of the game industry, though.
Stuart Compton - He went to work for Verant, on Star Wars Galaxies I think.
Jeff Reitman is working here in Seattle with Monolith on the Matrix Online game.
I don't know what Robin is up to.
And Nicolas Gauvin is working with me on Crimson.
- Dan
[This message has been edited by samuelk (edited 11-28-2002).]
[b] Yeah I think it took JMS a good while to plug B5. Just goes to show if you stick at it you'll be rewarded! Good luck with it.
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Yeah keep at it! [img]http://216.15.145.59/mainforums/smile.gif[/img]
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[b]I don't know what Robin is up to.[/b][/quote]
She is working locally down in Fresno at a company called SolMark. She uses Lightwave and Photoshop to design booths for conventions. The company has been struggling. In her personal life, she has just released a Christian Music CD along with her husband.
Life is tough work wise in this whole area (as Randy and Christy can both attest to also). I just went back to work at the College I was teaching at down in Fresno. I was pursuing a job at Westwood Studios in Las Vegas just before I went back to work here. Some other ex-sierra people work there now. [img]http://216.15.145.59/mainforums/smile.gif[/img]
You know... Earth and Beyond... [img]http://216.15.145.59/mainforums/wink.gif[/img]
Good to see the former devs are keeping busy!
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'The future is all around us' G'kar
'I have no surviving enemies! None what so ever!' Galen
Visit my B5 site at: [url="http://www.nialb5.com"]www.NialB5.com[/url].
[This message has been edited by Randy (edited 11-29-2002).]
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We are here to place President Grenewetzki under arrest!
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[url="http://www.minbari.co.uk/log12.2263/"]Never eat anything bigger than your own head.[/url]
"Nonono...Is not [i]Great[/i] Machine. Is...[i]Not[/i]-so-Great Machine. It make good snow cone though." - Zathras
[b]hmm..Matrix Online, E&B Online? Where is Babylon 5 Online????[/b][/quote]
Hear Hear! No, not here here...
EDIT: or maybe it is... [img]http://216.15.145.59/mainforums/wink.gif[/img]
[This message has been edited by rhett (edited 12-01-2002).]
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--milo
[url="http://www.starshatter.com"]http://www.starshatter.com[/url]
[b]Whatever happened to Rick?
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I was about to say the same of you! hah hah! [img]http://216.15.145.59/mainforums/biggrin.gif[/img]
Rick pops in here occasionally, caught him in Messenger a few weeks ago...
[img]http://216.15.145.59/mainforums/smile.gif[/img]
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[url="http://www.minbari.co.uk/log12.2263/"]Never eat anything bigger than your own head.[/url]
"Nonono...Is not [i]Great[/i] Machine. Is...[i]Not[/i]-so-Great Machine. It make good snow cone though." - Zathras
- PJH
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[url="http://www.minbari.co.uk/log12.2263/"]Never eat anything bigger than your own head.[/url]
"Nonono...Is not [i]Great[/i] Machine. Is...[i]Not[/i]-so-Great Machine. It make good snow cone though." - Zathras
Sorry for my tardiness. (Thanks for the email SB...)
I'm at High Voltage Software working on a 3 platform unannounced title. I'm doing AI, gameplay, animation, some physics, and tools programming. Oh, and a debug output system [img]http://216.15.145.59/mainforums/wink.gif[/img] (certainly the most exciting part)
Flash! There [b]is[/b] another jedi on the way. You heard it here first! ([i]I'll get you[/i] Freeze... [img]http://216.15.145.59/mainforums/shyshad.gif[/img] ) Due in April or May.
It's good to say hi to everyone. I hope all is well.
-- john