【暴雪播客】episod1

TokickoffourBlizzCastseries,we'vedecidedtobeginwhereeverygreatBlizzardideabegins,attheconceptlevel.TospeakwithuswehaveSamwiseDidier,ourArtDirectorandconceptartisttomanyofthepopularBlizzardiconsyou'vegrowntolovesuchasthePandaren,FelOrcs,DarkTemplars,Zerglings,andmanymore.We'llbechattingwithSamwiseonhowhecameupwiththecharactershedid,aswellaswhatitisliketoworkonboththeWarcraftandStarCraftfranchises.Besuretoviewthetranscripttoseealloftheartwork.FeaturedArtwork:TAKINGYOUDEEPERINTOTHEWORLDOFBLIZZARD||[00:14]Karune:WelcomeBlizzardfansfromaroundtheworld.MynameisKevinYu,yourCommunityManager,alsoknownasKaruneontheboards.Today,wearekickingoffBlizzard’snewBlizzCastseries,designedtotakeyou,thefans,behindthescenesintotheWorldofBlizzard.Ineachepisode,we’llbeshowingyouanewfacetofwhatit’slikeworkinghere,bringingonguestspeakers,interviewingyourfavoritedevs,takingyouguysontourwithuswhenwegoouttoconventionsandevents,and,moreorless,justbringingyougreaterinsightintotheprocessofhowBlizzardmakesitsgames.Forourfirstepisode,we’llbestartingwithaninterviewwithourveryownartdirector,andconceptartist,SamDidier,wherewe’llbetalkingaboutwhatitisliketoconceptartforboththeWarcraftandtheStarCraftfranchise.Followingthat,we’llbehavingDryscinterviewourleaddesignerforWorldofWarcraft,JeffKaplan,aboutthelatesttidbitsinregardstoPatch2.4,highlightingontheSunwellPlateau.[01:16]Forourfirstinterviewhere,wehaveourArtDirector,Samwise,alsoknownasSamDidier.He’sbasicallyresponsibleforalotoftheprominentcharactersthatyouguyshaveseeninWorldofWarcraftandStarCraftaswell.Sowe’regoingtobetalkingaboutafewofthoseunitswithyouguysandalsowe’regoingtofindoutabouthowSammygotinvolvedinthevideogameindustry.[01:34]So,howdidyougetinvolved,actually?Samwise:Isawanadin,itwaseitherliketheOrangeCountyRegisterorthePennySaver,somethinglikethatthatwassaying,itwasalittletinyad--twosentences--youknow:“MakeArtForVideoGames.”And,atthetime,Ihadthegloriousjobofbeingheadusheratamovietheater.Karune:Okay.Samwise:And,I’mlike“Youknowwhat?IcouldstopdrawingonallthebathroomlogsheetsandthetimesheetsatthemovietheaterandIcouldactuallydrawartforvideogames.”I’mlike,“Well,it’sinkindofacheesylittlepaper;it’sprobablynotgoingtobeanythingreallycool.”And,soIwentthereand,IshowedupandthefirstpersonIseeisFrankPearce,who’sactuallykindofthereceptionistbydefaultbecausehisdeskwasrightbythedoorandIwalkinandhe’s台灣地區提供此繁體中文版網站以繁體中文查看此網站ClosethisbarandcontinueinEnglishHOMECURRENTPODCASTARCHIVESearchBlizzard.comPage1of5BlizzCastEpisode1:InterviewswithSamDidierandJeffKaplan2010-4-21’sgotagruffvoiceandhe’slike“CanIhelpyou?”andI’mlike“Yeah,I’mheretoseeAllenAdham.”Andhe’slike“He’sbusy.DoyouwanttoseeMike?”andI’mlike“Uh,sure.”Andsothat’swhenImetMikeMorhaimeandmyportfoliobasicallyconsistedofacoupleofsketchbooksandthenabunchofframedpiecesofartthatIdidn’thavetimetotaketheartout.Ijustbroughtintheframesandeverything.Youknow,itwaslikereadytohangart.Karune:Nice.Samwise:AndsoImetthemandtheyseemedliketheydugmyartandtheyofferedmeajobthatdayandthatwasbackintheearlyJurassicPeriod.1991?Ithink,yeah.CROSSTALK[03:05]Karune:Soyou’vealsohadthepleasureofworkingwithboththeWarcraftandtheStarCraftfranchises,bothofwhichareheavilypopularinthevideogameindustry.Howdoyoufeelaboutworkinginthosetwogenres?Doyouhaveapreferenceofwhichoneyoulikemoreorhowisitlikejumpingbetweenfranchisesandgenresofart?Ifthereisadifference.Samwise:Theonlytimethatit’sdifficultiswhenyou’reworkingonbothatthesametime.Butlike,youknow,ifyou’reworkingforthreeorfourmonthsonStarCraft,that’scool,because,yougettheStarCraftstyleandyoucanworkonit.Butwhenyou’relikejumpingbackandforthbetweentheprojects,youkindofrunintotroublelike“Oh,that’slookingtooWarcraft-y”or“Oh,that’snotWarcraft-yenough.You’vebeenworkingonStarCrafttoolong.”So,that’sabouttheonlydifficultywithit,butasfaraswhich,youknow,bothofthemareawesometoworkin.Fantasyandsci-fiarebothgreatgenres.[03:57]Karune:HowwouldyoukindofdescribeWarcraftartversusStarCraftart?Samwise:Well,theWarcraftartisalittlebitmoreover-the-top,youknow.That’swhyyouseepeoplerunningaroundwithgiantshoulderpadsandtheirweaponsaretwo-handedweaponsbutthey’recarryingthemone-handed.Eachhandhasagianttwo-handedweapon.Warcraftisreally,like,hyper-fantasy,youknow,realhighconceptfantasy.There’smachineryandgunsinvolvedinWarcraftandthenwithStarCraftit’salittlebitmore,likealittlebitdirtier,youknow.Everything’snotaspolishedandshiny.There’salittlebitmoregrittothetextureoftheart.Thestoriesarealittlebit–there’snotasmuchhumor,there’salittlebitmoreserioustonetoit.Andit’salittlebitmore,Idon’tknow,notrealistic,butit’salittlebitmoreclosertomodern-daysortofthinginsteadofWarcraft,whichis,youknow,justcompletelyoutthereandyoucandowhateveryouwant.StarCraftisaveryfocuseduniverse.[05:12]Karune:Gotyou.So,let’sactuallytakealookatsomeofyourWarcraftandStarCraftpieces.HerewehavethePandaren.Samwise:Ahyes.Karune:SotellusalittlebitaboutthePandaren.Howdoesapandagetintothefantasyrealm?Samwise:Well,itstartedoff,youknow,abunchofyears