Liam Wong Explained

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 Montreal, where he worked for six years. He bought his first DSLR camera in 2015,[1] 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.[2] He was named in Forbes 30 under 30 list in 2017.[3] His debut photobook, To:ky:oo, is the most successful crowd funded book in the UK, having raised four times its intended target.[4] In 2022 he joined Ikumi Nakamura's video game development studio: Unseen Inc. as visual director.[5] [6]

Bibliography

Games

TitleYearCompanyRoleRef.
Far Cry New Dawn 2019 Artistic Director - Visual Design [9]
Far Cry 5 2018 Art Director - Visual Design [10]
2016 Additional [11]
Far Cry Primal 2016 Additional Presentation Director [12]
Far Cry 4 2014 Presentation Director [13]
Crysis 3 2014 Lead 2D Artist [14]
Crysis 2 2011 UI Artist [15]
Crysis 2011 2D Flash / UI Artist [16]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sci-fi cityscapes: neon-lit images of Tokyo at night . Canon . Canon.
  2. Web site: Liam Wong Interview at The Journalix. 13 July 2021. TheJournalix.com.
  3. Web site: 2017 30 Under 30: Games . Forbes.
  4. Web site: 'To:ky:oo': Liam Wong's Tokyo is midnight neon and bright city lights . The Japan Times.
  5. News: Barder . Ollie . Ikumi Nakamura Is Heading Up A New Game Studio In Tokyo Called Unseen . . 10 March 2022.
  6. Web site: Unseen Inc. .
  7. Book: Wong . Liam . After Dark . 2022 . . 9780500025550.
  8. Book: Wong . Liam . Tokyoo . 2019 . . 9780500023198.
  9. Web site: Liam Wong Video Game Credits . Moby Games.
  10. Web site: Liam Wong Video Game Credits . Moby Games.
  11. Web site: Liam Wong Video Game Credits . Moby Games.
  12. Web site: Liam Wong Video Game Credits . Moby Games.
  13. Web site: Liam Wong Video Game Credits . Moby Games.
  14. Web site: Liam Wong Video Game Credits . Moby Games.
  15. Web site: Liam Wong Video Game Credits . Moby Games.
  16. Web site: Liam Wong Video Game Credits . Moby Games.