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About
Space Captain Steve? What's
that all about?
Well actually my real name
is Steve Stamatiadis. I work at a video game development company called
Krome Studios. I am also one of the founders and a co-owner
Cool huh? wait there's
more...
I'm the Creative Director
and I'm also game/art director on
Star Wars: The
Force Unleashed for PS2, Wii and PSP.
Krome is about 330 people
strong with 3 studios in Australia (Brisbane, Adelaide and Melbourne)
which means I also get to work with some of the best videogame talent in
the country. I have a good job.
To top that I'm one of the
lead people behind the TY the Tasmanian Tiger series. You may have head of
it as a kid's series, and it is. But it's also sold over two million
copies and that's not too shabby. I still do all the character design for
the series (though I'm getting a nice break from it for the moment. It
will be back sooner than you know).
Even with all that cool
stuff I'm a borderline OCD designer and I have to draw all the cool stuff
in my head. So that's how I like to spend m spare time... when I'm not
playing games.
Still why "Space Captain"? It sounded good at the time
and it stuck.
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Useless factoids
Your guide to Space Captain Steve |
Artist's impression of Steve:
Not to scale. |
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Name: |
Space
Captain Steve |
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AKA: |
Steve
Stamatiadis |
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Description: |
Pure evil wrapped in a fuzzy Greek Shell. |
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Occupation: |
Video Game designer |
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DoB: |
15-03-69 |
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Location: |
Brisbane,
Australia |
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Height: |
184cm |
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Work: |
Krome Studios -
Creative Director also Game Design, Art Direction and Character Design. |
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Made: |
Halloween Harry/Alien Carnage
Zombie Wars
Flight of the Amazon Queen
Pro Bodyboarding
TY the Tasmanian Tiger
TY the Tasmanian Tiger 2: Bush
Rescue
TY the Tasmanian Tiger:
Night of the Quinkan(I've
also been involved with all the Krome titles to some degree but
not enough that I'd consider listing them, that's part of my job) |
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Making: |
Star
Wars: The Force Unleashed PS2, PSP |
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Comicking: |
Blade
Kitten, Kitty
Kazawa: Freelance Exorcist
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Playing: |
Endless Ocean(Wii), Naruto (360), Mass Effect (360) |
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Favorites: |
Zelda,
Ico, Spyro, Jet Set Radio, Final Fantasy, Metroid, TY the Tasmanian
Tiger, The Secret of Monkey Island, Metal Gear Solid, Star Wars (the
real ones), Dr Who, Mythbusters, Gunbuster. |
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Watching: |
Lost, Battlestar Galactica, Dr Who, Torchwood, Ghost Hunters,
Chuck and The Venture
Bros. (which is only the greatest animated show ever made) |
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Eating: |
Pepperoni
pizza, Ginger Beer, Vegemite Sandwiches. (but not at the same time) |
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Awards: |
TY the Tasmanian Tiger
Best Original Character Design - - 2002 AGDC
TY the Tasmanian Tiger 2: Bush Rescue
Best Original Character Design - 2004 AGDC
(or best use of new shorts)
Best Handheld Game - 2004 AGDC
Outstanding Visual Arts - 2004 AGDC
TY the Tasmanian Tiger 3: Night of the Quinkan
Best Original Character Design - 2005 AGDC
(Award for best original shorts)
Career Achievement Award - Me =)- 2005 AGDC
(I liked to call this my washed-up has-been award
but my current project kinda nullifies any idea to that fact) |
Where to find even more Steve-ness...
My deviantARTaccount
falterdan.deviantart.com/ My art journal
spacecaptsteve.livejournal.com/ and my work
www.kromestudios.com |
