Nicholas Otto
aka:
Nick Otto
Moby ID: 342643
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Nick started working for Activision in early 2007. He took a position in the Central Technologies group as a 3D Scan Technician. His duties involved using various technology to covert real world items (Clothing, Props, People, etc) into assets that can be used by Activision developers for their high-poly meshes and normal maps. High resolution photography was also taken to give the developers texture reference.
He left the entertainment industry in mid 2012 to work for the Tesla Motors Design Studio the Hawthorne, CA. Nick provides 3d scans of vehicle development models, benchmarks, and supports the various teams housed in the studio.
Credited on 21 games
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| Call of Duty: Black Ops II (2012, Xbox 360) | Senior Scan Technicians |
| Cabela's Dangerous Hunts 2013 (2012, Windows) | Scan Technician |
| Tony Hawk's Pro Skater HD (2012, Windows) | Scan Technician |
| Prototype 2 (2012, Xbox 360) | Scan Technicians |
| Call of Duty: MW3 (2011, Xbox 360) | Activision Studio Central |
| Call of Duty: Black Ops (2010, Windows) | Scan Technicians |
| 007: Blood Stone (2010, Xbox 360) | 3D Scanning Technicians |
| DJ Hero 2 (2010, Xbox 360) | 3D Scanning Technical Artists |
| Blur (2010, Windows) | 3D Scan Technicians |
| Tony Hawk: Ride (2009, Xbox 360) | Scan Technicians |
| Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 (2009, Xbox 360) | 3D Scan Technicians |
| Rapala's Fishing Frenzy (2008, PlayStation 3) | Scan Technicians |
| Call of Duty: World at War (2008, Windows) | Scan Technicians |
| Civil War: Secret Missions (2008, PlayStation 2) | Scan Technicians |
| Secret Service (2008, Windows) | Scan Technicians |
| 007: Quantum of Solace (2008, Windows) | Scan Technicians |
| Spider-Man: Web of Shadows (2008, Windows) | NPC Head Scans |
| The History Channel: Battle for the Pacific (2007, PlayStation 2) | Scan Technicians |
| Soldier of Fortune: Payback (2007, Windows) | Scan Technicians |
| Cabela's Big Game Hunter (2007, Wii) | Scan Technicians |
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Frequent Collaborators
People- 17 games with Christopher Han Ellis
- 16 games with Evan Button
- 16 games with Matt Karnes
- 16 games with Nick Falzon
- 16 games with Ben Watson
- 15 games with Michael Jantz
- 15 games with Christopher D. Wilson
- 15 games with Alan Noel Vega
- 14 games with Barry Kehoe
- 14 games with Jeremy Richards
Companies
- 17 games with Activision Publishing, Inc.
- 10 games with Valve Corporation
- 8 games with Epic Games Tools LLC
- 6 games with Treyarch Corporation
- 6 games with Animation Vertigo, Inc.
- 6 games with ak tronic Software & Services GmbH
- 5 games with Gamesload
- 4 games with DemonWare Ltd.
- 4 games with Virtuos Ltd.
- 4 games with Earbash Audio, Inc.
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