Stephan Martiniere

Developer BIO

Stephan Martiniere is an internationally acclaimed Science Fiction and Fantasy artist. In the past 20 years he has become known for his talent, versatility and imagination in every entertainment fields including feature films, animation, video games, theme parks, editorial and book covers.

As a concept artist Stephan Martiniere has worked on movies such as "I, Robot", "Star Wars Episodes 2 and 3", "Virus", "Red Planet", "Sphere", "Titan A.E", “Dragon Heart 2” and the "Time Machine". As the director for the five musical adaptation animated specials "Madeline" Stephan Martiniere received the A.C.T Award, the Parent's choice Award, the Humanitas Award and was nominated for an Emmy.

Stephan was the visual design director for Cyan Worlds, Inc. for several years. He was responsible for creating and overseeing the look of the game Uru: Ages Beyond Myst, Uru: The Path of the Shell and Myst V: End of Ages.

As an illustrator Stephan martiniere is the recipient of numerous awards including a Silver and a Gold "Spectrum" Award, 3 Master and 6 Excellence “Expose”Award, the Thea award and the Seattle Show Award and the “Chesley” Award. In 2006 Stephan Martiniere received the “Expose” Grand Master Award. Stephan Martiniere is currently the creative visual director at Midway Games in Chicago for Stranglehold. Stephan Martiniere has been a speaker at the GDC and the Montreal International Game Summit and is an advisory board member of the CG society.

Websites

• Stephan Martiniere Concept Illustrator -- his personal site showcases his work, provides a resume and more

Games Credited

BlackSite: Area 51 (2007), Midway Home Entertainment, Inc.
John Woo presents Stranglehold (2007), Midway Games, Inc.
Myst Online: Uru Live (2007), GameTap
Myst V: End of Ages (2005), Ubisoft, Inc.
Uru: To D'ni (2004),
Uru: Ages Beyond Myst (2003), Ubisoft Entertainment SA