Bioshock Fan Art Lands Gamer a Job at Insomniac
It’s one thing for a gamer to support their favorite titles by, well, purchasing them (as apposed to pirating the titles) but it’s another thing when a fan shows their affection for a video game through an artistic homage to a favorite video game. Well that is exactly what this gamer did and it attracted the attention of a developer—but not the developer he was expecting to impress.
BioShock aficionado, Ben Mauro, crafted some impressive artwork in honor of 2K’s first-person shooter. While 2K representatives commented on the student’s love for their series, they didn’t exactly hire him as a designer—but Insomniac Games did.
The confirmation of employment came directly from Ben Mauro’s LinkedIn profile which lists current work for “Insomniac Games” as a “Concept Designer” which used to read “R3″ (presumably Resistance 3) yet still lists work for “RCF2″ (obviously Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time). Still, it’s great to see developers like Insomniac giving the gaming community the credit they deserve.
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11 Responses to “Bioshock Fan Art Lands Gamer a Job at Insomniac”
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November 18th, 2009 at 8:40 AM
uhhh….. picture of said fan art?
November 18th, 2009 at 11:33 AM
The dude is good, I can see why Insomniac hired him.
http://www.artofben.com/index.html
Here is the B2 artwork.
http://www.ripten.com/fan-made-bioshock-2-concept-art/
Peace,
VG
November 18th, 2009 at 12:49 PM
same as first poster.
November 18th, 2009 at 12:59 PM
http://www.artofben.com
His website with a bunch of pictures of nazi’s with dinosaurs captive/turned into tanks(i’m serious, it’s awesome). Might be there but I haven’t found it.
November 18th, 2009 at 1:08 PM
that guy is lucky
November 18th, 2009 at 2:46 PM
@JohnnyTruant5
Look at my post above yours, his link is there.
Peace,
VG
November 18th, 2009 at 2:47 PM
@wtGp
No, the guy is good.LOL
Peace,
VG
November 18th, 2009 at 3:55 PM
Interesting and congrats to him.
I have a friend who is a popular artist and BioWare wanted to hire him, but after meeting with them he walked away from the job because he wasn’t going to be allowed any creative input with his art.
November 18th, 2009 at 4:11 PM
@VG
what are you talking about? Unless you’re talking about somewhere else you never posted a link, or even before me here lol.
November 18th, 2009 at 6:07 PM
really robotron? thats a shame. i am pretty impressed that he landed a job with them, what an awesome recognition of talent.
November 18th, 2009 at 6:48 PM
Thanks for the link Johnny. Damn this guy is good.