Emil Pagliarulo article

sNeaksieGarrett on 29/3/2009 at 01:21

(http://gdc.gamespot.com/story/6206965/)

While most of this article has nothing to do with thief, I thought i would post it here because Emil worked at Looking Glass, and it talks about how he got the job at LGS back in the day.:) He also gives some advice about the gaming industry. Enjoy.

Oh, and if that isn't enough justification for posting it here, how about the fact that there is a picture from TDP in the article?:p

interesting quote: "He compared his Looking Glass experience to the film Good Will Hunting. 'I was the kid from Southie working with MIT geniuses,' he joked, 'Except I don't look like Matt Damon!' "

While I haven't seen the movie, I kind of thought this was a good analogy.

jtr7 on 29/3/2009 at 01:25

Thanks!

Weelllll, if it gets moved to the Gaming Forum, at least there will still be the "Moved:" link here long enough for the taffers to take a gander.:thumb:

Quote Posted by GameSpot, Mar 27, 2009 2:23 pm PT

He got a part-time job as a game journalist at the Adrenaline Vault, eventually becoming editor-in-chief and dropping out of grad school. After writing (http://web.archive.org/web/20030418222819/www.cdmag.com/articles/003/044/dark_project_preview.html) a glowing review of Thief (1998)--which remains his favorite game of all time [Yay!]--he applied for a job as a junior designer on Thief II (2000) at Looking Glass studios.

Whoa! Nice timing! :cheeky:
(http://www.ttlg.com/forums/showthread.php?p=1830428#post1830428)

Congrats to EmilPags!

clearing on 29/3/2009 at 02:45

Interesting. Thanks, sNeaksieGarrett.

Thief13x on 29/3/2009 at 07:10

Thanks Sneaksie! very kickass read. Also damn did he lose alot of weight:eek:

jtr7 on 29/3/2009 at 08:38

I wonder which veteran members of the pre-TTLG days had picked up Thief after reading Emil's review back then. :)

JonesCrusher on 29/3/2009 at 14:10

Interesting!.....oh and BTW....Good Will Hunting,was a Beautiful film!...make sure you see it.

jtr7 on 5/4/2009 at 09:11

Interview after the Game Developers Choice Awards:
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZYsFa6n-1xM&fmt=18)

sNeaksieGarrett on 5/4/2009 at 19:50

Quick 3 minute video with Emil talking about how he got into the industry (it's basically the article i posted in video format in a way) and mention of thief. :) There's also a short clip of thief, which looks to be like an unknown level for TDP (or maybe it's thieves' guild? I can't really remember)

(http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/gdc-2009/651-Emil-Pagliarulo-Keynote)

Komag on 5/4/2009 at 20:12

Yeah it's definitely from Thieve's Guild, in Reuben’s Mansion on the northwest side ground level IIRC

jtr7 on 6/4/2009 at 01:05

Thanks, sNeaksie!