Corey Dangel has been an Art Director for 15 years. He spent the last four years establishing the visual direction for The Agency, a critically anticipated title for PC and PS3. Prior to SOE, Corey spent nearly a dozen years living the life of an elite art director in the games division of Microsoft. Focused principally on online games, Corey spent his first tour of duty working on several groundbreaking titles including the Internet Gaming Zone, Fighter Ace, and Asherons Call. A two-year hiatus sent Corey to Cavedog/Humongous Entertainment where he helped bring the Total Annihilation franchise to the online world. A return to Microsoft had him working on a variety of PC and Xbox games, most notably Dungeon Siege, Psychonauts, and Mythica. Corey attended Western Washington University, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Visual Communication. Outside of work, Corey pretends to be a rock star in his circularly referential band, AgentC. He makes a fine martini, too.
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MGS – Raven
a Before and After story…
One of the first projects I received upon my return to Microsoft was working with an external team to develop a game and build IP around what was originally an Xbox tech demo called “Two to Tango”. It featured a very butch girl named Raven and her pet robot, Rex.
Pipeworks, the developer, did a fine job of translating Rex into real-time friendly polygons but Raven still needed a make-over. The plan at the time was to make Raven a spokesmodel for Xbox so the tomboy-girl-next-door with a machine pistol wasn’t going to cut it.
We contracted Blur Studios to re-envision Raven into a cute but capable action heroine. We worked with four different concept artists on a variety of stylistic approaches and after several revisions ended up with a nice result. We maintained several of the original identifying marks but updated her look to play better for our intended audience. Unfortunately, the game never really got off the ground and the project got mothballed. So it goes.
Project Date: early 2001
Flash Folio Y2K
The embedded flash file below is a high-level overview of my work from 1994-1999. It is intended to be narrated over as it contains a healthy mix of things I directed and things I created.
For a full-size version click on this link. It will open up in a new window.
CDFX
a long time ago…
No, seriously. Before grunge was a fad, before Curt Cobain was a household name, before the “internet” and multimedia, way back in the late 80s I started doing freelance design work under the moniker CDFX. Armed with a Macintosh barely powerful enough to control a modern microwave, I set out to make a name for myself as a graphic designer.
And I did alright. Not great, but alright. I managed to do quite a bit of work in the area of album cover design and got a good bit of repeat work doing promotional materials and demo packets for local bands.
At some point I’ll post a couple of the more interesting pieces up here. I did do some work for various Pacific Northwest startups, like the Posies, Screaming Trees, and Nasty Mix Records (Sir MixaLot’s label). Though most of my work was for bands like RhinoHumpers, and Devastationwagon. You’ve heard of them? I’m impressed.
Ultimately, this experience led me to Microsoft where I ended up contracting my services to the fledgling multimedia group and ultimately landed a full-time gig as a blue card carrying MicroSerf.
E3 2007 interview with Corey Dangel. 9 minutes.
