Team17 Games

				Rory McLeish

				*How did you get involved in the computer industry?* I knew someone who worked in a software company in Harrogate and hassled him to get me an interview, which he did. They gave me a job, even though my computer experience when I started was nil. Faith or what? *How many years have you been involved in working in the software industry ?* I've been working in the software industry now for just over two and a half years.

What other titles have you worked on in the past?
I've worked on Worms reinforcements, Witchwood, Alien breed 3d and Juggernaut.

Has the industry changed for better or worse since you first got involved?
The industry is in a constant state of flux due to ongoing hardware advancement, and things are definetely more challenging, graphics-wise, since I started. It would be nice, though, to see some games combining absorbing and intelligent gameplay with cutting-edge 3d graphics.

Which other developers do you admire and why?
I admire anyone who can produce highly original, interesting games that actually play well.

What hardware do you use to do your graphics ?
We used Lightwave 4.0 running on Pentium P-150,s.

Have you used any special techniques ?
We used the Zen whobrie art of facet-planing, to give our polys the sheen of steel.

How is concept artwork transformed into end graphics?
Design sketches are built in Lightwave modeller as 3d models, which are then lit and textured in Layout, where they are animated in individual scenes. These scenes are then edited together to produce the finished front-end.

What have been your favourite games ?
Doom.

As the Audi ad say's "the places you go, the people you meet, the clothes you wear" what car do you own then ?
I don't own a car because I don't drive. Cars don't interest me. Guitars, on the other hand...

If you had to be stranded in a lift, who would it be with and why ?
As I'm claustrophobic, I'd have to be stranded with an excellent lift repair man. Failing that, Geri Halliwell of the Spice Girls. We would discuss quantum mechanics, obviuosly.

Hey I had to ask, which are your favourite movies ?
Bladerunner and Groundhog Day.

Hey I had to ask this as well, what's your favourite type music ?
Melodic, guitarry stuff, like Be-Bop Deluxe or Radiohead.

Do you think the Spice Girls represent an accurate portrayal of English women in the C20th ?
No.

Do you think that games can influence oneās decisions in life?
I think that if you let games influence life-decisions you need serious professional help.

Apart from games, what are the other loves in your life?
My four guitars, Mesa-Boogie amp, my cat, scuzzy and my fiance, Jan. Not necessarily in that order, mind you.