Positions Available - The Silver Lining
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PHOENIX ONLINE STUDIOS 26/02/2006
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Team Openings The Silver Lining
The Silver Lining is an officially-licensed, fan-made continuation to the King's Quest series, with the blessings of Vivendi Universal Games as well as Sierra founder Ken Williams and Kings Quest creator Roberta Williams. Though a The Silver Lining is technically a fan-made game, we at Phoenix Online Studios are a huge team filled with incredibly talented individuals working together to fulfill a dream that started some years ago. We've had many achievements so far, such as being featured in Game Informer and Computer Gaming World magazine as well as in-depth interviews with GameSpy and MTV.com. In addition, weve been listed in all big gaming media sites as an upcoming game among many others.
We are striving to create an epic adventure game that will be released in three parts, filled with unique visuals, unforgettable characters and a well-crafted plot. We maintain top-quality levels and you can see this for yourself in our screenshots and interviews located at:
http://www.kqix.com/pub/gi-page1.jpg
http://www.kqix.com/pub/gi-page2.jpg
http://pc.gamespy.com/pc/freeware-king8217s-quest-ix/677071p1.html
http://www.mtv.com/games/video_games/news/story.jhtml?id=1517812
We are currently on the look out for talented individuals who may be able to fill positions available in 3D texturing, 3D animation and sound design.
Since this is a fan-game and will be completely free to download when completed, all positions are unpaid and purely voluntary. This also means that we require people who are creative, hard working, dedicated and motivated. Prospective applicants should keep in mind that there are weekly assignments and deadlines. Communication by e-mail and MSN Messenger is required.
This is an excellent way to gain industry-related experience and add to your resume, all within the comfort of your own home! If you would like to join The Silver Lining team, please go to: http://www.kqix.com/join
Yours sincerely,
Michael A. Bright
PR & Web Assistant
The Silver Lining Development Team
http://www.kqix.com
michael.bright@postudios.com
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Team name: Phoenix Online Studios
Project name: The Silver Lining
Website: http://www.kqix.com
Contacts: Michael A. Bright michael.bright@postudios.com
Brief description: An officially-licensed continuation to the world-known King's Quest series, with a darker, longer, twisted plot and more complex, unforgettable characters.
Target aim: Legal freeware. Adventure community. Creative team players
Compensation: Credits and the experience of working with a dedicated and talented team within a legal agreement.
Technology: Maya/Torque/Photoshop/
Current Talent Needed
TEXTURERS and ANIMATORS. We require skilled 3D texturers and animators to help us complete the first the games first part, Shadows, which we aim to release during 2006. Prospective texturers should be experienced in using 2D painting software, digital editing and unwrapping 3D models. Experience with 3D animation packages and texturing low-res character models would be highly regarded. Prospective animators should be proficient in creating realistic motion with strong timing/acting skills, and should have a strong knowledge of Alias Maya and at least one year of prior experience (preferably in a gaming background). Relevant college degrees, facial and lip-sync animation experience and experience with advanced rigging and/or scripting/expressions would all be very highly regarded. All applicants must fill out an application on our website and have a CV and portfolio to show us. For further details please contact Project Director Cesar Bittar at cesar.bittar@postudios.com
SOUND DESIGNERS. Sound Designers must be able to reproduce the required audio effects as required by the visual story in order to complement it. Additionally, it is expected that sounds designers have knowledge in cleaning up audio files so that they may work with their own sound effects and others such as the voice-overs. Experience in current professional media software, particularly in the areas design, mixing and noise reduction would be highly regarded, as would having existing pre-recorded sound libraries that could be reused. All applicants must fill out an application on our website and have a CV and portfolio to show us. For further details please contact Panagiotis Kouvelis at panagiotis.kouvelis@postudios.com
Openings for other positions may become available at a later date, but completing the first part of the game is our priority. We're always looking for talented individuals. More information may be found at http://www.kqix.com/join
Team Structure
We have been around for four years now and currently our team is comprised of about fifty persons at the moment. The team is structured in five essential departments, each one with a Director and an Assistant Director:
Design/Writing: This has essentially been completed, with the other departments working hard to bring their vision to life.
Art: This is the biggest department, with approximately about two-thirds of the whole team falling under this category. This includes all the artists we have in almost all mediums: Modelers, Texturers, 3D Animators, Lighters, Digital Colorists, and many others.
Programming: A small but highly reliable team of five persons, making the game work. This department is heavily involved in collaborating with the 3D artists.
Web & Public Relations Team: Trained staff which coordinate every third party effort from publicity to marketing development, web matters and fan community.
Sound: In addition to the talented composers of our original score, all SFX designers and voice-related positions fall into this category. Auditions were held in January 2004 and we have a full cast. We are in the process of recording and mixing all of the voices of our memorable characters.
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If youre interested to join Phoenix Online Studios, please bookmark us and visit us frequently, we are always looking for new talented individuals and we open vacants as needed: http://www.kqix.com/join
Thank you for your attention. We eagerly look forward to your applications.
Michael A. Bright
PR & Web Assistant
"The Silver Lining" Development Team
www.kqix.com
michael.bright@postudios.com
Michael A. Bright
PR & Web Assistant
"The Silver Lining" Development Team
www.kqix.com
michael.bright@postudios.com