I'm Rory Jones, my story begins 24 years ago in Champaign, Illinois. I emerged from the womb, pencil in hand, and began to draw. I later received a NES and my fate was sealed. Around the same time I began to show an affinity for Legos-- the original box modeling suite. I attempted to design my first level for a side-scroll beat-em-up at age 7 and have been a dreaming up worlds ever since. The project has yet to be released :D
I graduated from Parkland College in May 2007 with an Associate in 3D Graphics Programming. Though my degree title is that of a developer, I dual-majored and satisfied all required credits for a 3d art degree as well. I find being technically grounded helps me to quickly comprehend and adapt to new tech concepts as well as to achieve a higher quality finished product through a greater understanding of the underlying technology. I am actively seeking full-time employment in the game industry as an Environment Artist. I want to create compelling environments in a workplace that supports artistic and technical growth. I live in Champaign, IL but am willing to relocate within the US or Canada.
I play all types of video games, but I have a hard time fitting lengthy quests into my schedule. Consequently I find myself playing quick bouts of shooters and shorter indie titles. One of my favorite games to date is Borderlands, between art style and overall gameplay, it fits right in my bag. Limbo is also a great play I highly recommend. I blow the dust from a cartridge from time to time to get nostalgic too. As for upcoming titles, I'm pleasantly awaiting Project Offset and the next demo of Airborn. Additionally, I like cooking, tinkering with mechanical devices, tattoos & piercing. I play tenor sax and recently took up guitar. If I'm being expressive and/or creating something, I'm at my happiest. I also like camping, good beer, riding horseback, rodeo, thoughtful conversation, introspection, stargazing, good cinema, fine whiskey, fire breathing and chinese food. I love outdoorsy adventures most of all. Earth is quite the place and I like to try to keep it that way! By the way, that crazed beaver toting explosives that you see around here is 'boomz', an alter-ego of sorts. He resulted from the combination of an old nickname that stuck and a totally undirected doodle session. I guess that completes the Bio Section. If you like my work, want to crit, comment, network or request freelance work, feel free to email me, rory@roryjones.net. Thanks for visiting.