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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In the beginning…
The intent of this site is to cover the last 15 years of my professional life in a blog format. As the work of an Art Director is varied and complex, I feel that a text AND image friendly format allows me to speak the most clearly about my approach to design and art direction.
In addition to several years working on single player and on-line games, I’m attempting to show over 8 years worth of work on MMOs. Trying to elegantly simplify the combined effort of over 200+ man-years is no small task. But, I’ve done my best. You certainly don’t have to read everything I write but to see everything you must scroll to the bottom of each page.
Lastly, the video section continues to grow. I am gathering on-camera interviews, TV coverage, and gameplay footage in hopes of creating a thorough representation of both what I do and who I am. Don’t be surprised if the video content changes frequently :-)
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E3 2007 interview with Corey Dangel. 9 minutes.
