Brad Muir
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Occupation(s) | Game designer,programmer |
Brad Muiris an Americancomputer game designerandprogrammer.He was a designer onBrütal Legend,[1]and the project leader ofIron Brigade,[2]Brazen,[3]andMassive Chalice.[4]
Career[edit]
Brad Muir started his career as a programmer atOutrage Entertainmentand as a gameplay programmer atRaven Software.He joinedDouble Fine Productionsas a programmer onPsychonauts.[5]He was then the game designer on Double Fine's next game,Brütal Legend,[6]before becoming the project lead onIron Brigade.[7]His next role as project lead would be onBrazen,the 2011 prototype was included as a bonus as part of Double Fine's public two week prototype session, known asAmnesia Fortnight 2012.[8]He then was the project leader onMassive Chalice,atactical strategy gamethat wascrowd fundedthroughKickstarterin 2013.[9]In December 2015, he left Double Fine Productions and joinedValve.[10]
Recognition[edit]
Brütal Legend,for which Muir was the lead multiplayer designer, won the "Best Strategy/Simulation Game" award in the 13th AnnualInteractive Achievement Awardsfrom theAcademy of Interactive Arts & Sciences.[11]
Credited works[edit]
Video games[edit]
- 2003Alter Echo,programmer (Outrage Entertainment)
- 2004X-Men Legends,gameplay programmer (Raven Software)
- 2005Psychonauts,programmer (Double Fine)
- 2009Brütal Legend,designer (Double Fine)
- 2011Iron Brigade,project lead (Double Fine)
- 2012Brazen,project lead (Double Fine)
- 2013Dota 2,programmer (Valve)
- 2015Massive Chalice,project lead (Double Fine)
- 2018Artifact,programmer (Valve)[12]
References[edit]
- ^"Brutal Legend Xbox 360 credits".MobyGames.2016-03-15.Retrieved2016-03-15.
- ^"Massive Chalice is Double Fine's next Kickstarter project".IGN.2013-05-30.Retrieved2013-05-31.
- ^"Brazen: Double Fine's latest prototype mixes Ray Harryhausen films and Monster Hunter".PC Gamer.2012-11-21.Retrieved2013-05-31.
- ^"Double Fine asks crowd to lift 'Massive Chalice' game".USA Today.2013-05-30.Retrieved2013-05-30.
- ^"IndieCade 2012 Festival Speakers".IndieCade.Archived fromthe originalon 2013-05-13.Retrieved2013-05-31.
- ^"Double Fine interview off-cuts: Tim Schafer on studio creativity".Digital Spy.2012-02-03.Retrieved2013-06-01.
- ^"Double Fine aiming for a less prolific 2012".Eurogamer.2011-12-09.Retrieved2013-05-30.
- ^"Double Fine adds 'Brazen' prototype to Amnesia Fortnight rewards".Joystiq.2012-11-24. Archived fromthe originalon 2013-07-13.Retrieved2013-05-31.
- ^"Double Fine Bets on Kickstarter Again With 'Massive Chalice' Campaign".PC Magazine.2013-05-30.Retrieved2013-06-01.
- ^"Massive Chalice lead Brad Muir's gone and joined Valve".Destructoid.8 October 2015.Retrieved2015-10-08.
- ^"'Uncharted 2: Among Thieves' Breaks Away and Flees with 10 Awards During the 13th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards ".PR Newswire.2010-02-18.Retrieved2010-02-18.
- ^Lawle, Richard."Valve reveals 'Artifact,' the official 'Dota' card game".Engadget.Retrieved31 August2018.