Liam Wong
Liam Wong is a Scottish photographer and games designer. He was Artistic Director of Ubisoft Montreal and was involved in the design of game series like Crysis and Far Cry. He is known for his cyberpunk, sci-fi style of photography. Wong is the author of the book TO:KY:OO.
Biography[]
Wong is from Edinburgh, Scotland. He studied Computer Arts at Abertay University, Dundee, graduating in 2010. His first game, Colour-Coded, made in the final year of his degree was nominated for two BAFTA awards. He emigrated to Canada after graduating and became artistic director at Ubisoft, where he worked for six years. He bought his first DSLR camera in 2015, a Canon 5D mark III and, during a trip to Japan, started his Tokyo Nights series of photography, taking aesthetic influence from science fiction films like Blade Runner, Akira and Ghost In The Shell.[1] He was named in Forbes 30 under 30 list in 2017. His debut photobook, TO:KY:OO, is the most successful crowd funded book in the UK, having raised four times its intended target.
Bibliography[]
- TO:KY:OO (2019). Thames and Hudson Ltd, London.
Games[]
- Far Cry: New Dawn (2019) Artistic Director - Visual Design
- Far Cry 5 (2018) Art Director - Visual Design
- Far Cry: Primal (2016) Additional Presentation Director
- Homefront: The Revolution (2016)
- Far Cry 4 (2014) Presentation Director
- Crysis 3 (2013) Lead 2D Artist
- Crysis (2011) UI Artist
- Crysis 2 (2011) 2D Flash / UI Artist
References[]
- ^ "Liam Wong Interview at The Journalix". TheJournalix.com. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
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- Jonze, Tim (March 26, 2020), "Liam Wong's best photograph: a moody moment in Tokyo", The Guardian, retrieved February 4, 2021
- "Abertay graduate makes Forbes "30 under 30" list", Abertay University, 2017, retrieved February 4, 2021
- "Liam Wong", Forbes, retrieved February 4, 2021
- "Neon dreamland: Atmospheric photographs of Tokyo after dark", BBC Arts, September 19, 2017, retrieved February 4, 2021
- Chrichton, Emma (25 February 2020), "Abertay graduate recreates video game scenes in debut photobook", The Courier, retrieved February 4, 2021
- British game designers
- Photographers from Edinburgh
- Living people
- Alumni of Abertay University