Ted Backman

Developer BIO

Ted Backman is an Art Director, Conceptual Artist, Illustrator, and Animator with Valve.

Ted has been a freelance artist and animator in the Seattle area for the last four years. Ted developed many of the more unusual monsters for Half-Life, including the Head Crab, Mr. Friendly, and Big Momma. He is also a black-belt karate instructor.

Websites

There are no related websites on file for this developer. If you know of any related websites for the person, please consider contributing them.

Games Credited

• Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (2012), Valve Corporation
• Portal 2 (2011), Valve Corporation
• Alien Swarm (2010), Valve Corporation
• Left 4 Dead 2 (2009), Akella
• Left 4 Dead (2008), Valve Corporation
• Portal: Still Alive (2008), Valve Corporation
• Half-Life 2: Episode Two (2007), Buka Entertainment
• The Orange Box (2007), Valve Corporation
• Portal (2007), Buka Entertainment
• Half-Life 2: Episode One (2006), Valve Corporation
• Counter-Strike: Source (2004), Valve Corporation
• Half-Life 2 (2004), Valve Corporation
• Half-Life: Blue Shift (2001), Sierra On-Line, Inc.
• Half-Life (Game of the Year Edition) (1999), Sierra On-Line, Inc.
• Half-Life: Opposing Force (1999), Sierra On-Line, Inc.
• Half-Life (1998), Sierra On-Line, Inc.