Brad Muir
| Brad Muir | |
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| Occupation | Game designer, Programmer |
Brad Muir is an American computer game designer and programmer. He was the lead designer of Brütal Legend,[1] and the project leader of Iron Brigade,[2] Brazen,[3] and Massive Chalice.[4]
Career
Brad Muir started his career as a programmer at Outrage Entertainment and as a gameplay programmer at Raven Software. He joined Double Fine Productions as a programmer on Psychonauts.[5] He was then the lead designer on Double Fine's next game, Brütal Legend,[1] before becoming the project lead on Iron Brigade.[6] His next role as project lead would be on Brazen, a prototype included in Double Fine's public two week prototype session, known as Amnesia Fortnight 2012.[7] He was also the project leader on Massive Chalice, a tactical strategy game that was crowd funded through Kickstarter in 2013.[8] In October 2015, Brad Muir announced he had left Double Fine Productions and would be joining Valve Software in December. [9]
Recognition
Brütal Legend, for which Muir was the lead designer, won the "Best Strategy/Simulation Game" award in the 13th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards from the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences.[10]
Credited works
Video games
- 2003 Alter Echo, programmer (Outrage Entertainment)
- 2004 X-Men Legends, gameplay programmer (Raven Software)
- 2005 Psychonauts, programmer (Double Fine)
- 2009 Brütal Legend, lead designer (Double Fine)
- 2011 Iron Brigade, project lead (Double Fine)
- 2012 Brazen, project lead (Double Fine)
- 2014 Massive Chalice, project lead (Double Fine)
References
- 1 2 "Double Fine interview off-cuts: Tim Schafer on studio creativity". Digital Spy. 2012-02-03. Retrieved 2013-06-01.
- ↑ "Massive Chalice is Double Fine's next Kickstarter project". IGN. 2013-05-30. Retrieved 2013-05-31.
- ↑ "Brazen: Double Fine's latest prototype mixes Ray Harryhausen films and Monster Hunter". PC Gamer. 2012-11-21. Retrieved 2013-05-31.
- ↑ "Double Fine asks crowd to lift 'Massive Chalice' game". USA Today. 2013-05-30. Retrieved 2013-05-30.
- ↑ "IndieCade 2012 Festival Speakers". IndieCade. Retrieved 2013-05-31.
- ↑ "Double Fine aiming for a less prolific 2012". Eurogamer. 2011-12-09. Retrieved 2013-05-30.
- ↑ "Double Fine adds 'Brazen' prototype to Amnesia Fortnight rewards". Joystiq. 2012-11-24. Retrieved 2013-05-31.
- ↑ "Double Fine Bets on Kickstarter Again With 'Massive Chalice' Campaign". PC Magazine. 2013-05-30. Retrieved 2013-06-01.
- ↑ "Massive Chalice lead Brad Muir's gone and joined Valve". Destructoid. Retrieved 2015-10-08.
- ↑ "'Uncharted 2: Among Thieves' Breaks Away and Flees with 10 Awards During the 13th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards". PR Newswire. 2010-02-18. Retrieved 2010-02-18.