Brian Silva
Video Game Resume

I have over 13 years experience in providing design & artwork for home console titles ranging from 16-bit to next gen platforms, as well as coin-op development .   I’m currently providing game design for an upcoming console title at Blizzard Entertainment.

Work History

• Blizzard Entertainment Irvine, CA '04 to Present
          -Next Gen Console Title (currently in development)
• Q-Entertainment San Diego, CA '03-'04
          -Putt Nutz
• Midway San Diego, CA '97-'03
          -Crank the Weasel
          -Stock Carnage
          -Hydro Thunder 2
          -Hydro Thunder
• Post Linear San Francisco, CA '96
          -Jagged Dagger
• Visual Concepts San Rafael, CA '93-'96
          -The Floigan Brothers
          -Congo: The Secret of Zinj
          -Sylvester & Tweety
• Accolade San Jose, CA '92-'93
          -Bubsy the Bobcat 2
          -Bubsy the Bobcat

Game Development History

• StarCraft: Ghost (Level Designer) [PS2, Xbox] '06
• Putt Nutz (Artist, Animation) [PS2] '04
• Crank the Weasel (Co-creator, Lead Designer, Artist) [PS2, GameCube, Xbox] '03
• StockCarnage (Artist, Game Design) [Arcade] '01
• Hydro Thunder 2 (Artist, Game Design) [Arcade] '01
• Hydro Thunder (Artist, Game Design) [Arcade version] '99
• Jagged Dagger (Lead Designer) [PSX, PC] '97
• The Floigan Brothers (Co-creator, Lead Designer) [PSX] '96
• Congo: The Secret of Zinj (Project Lead, Lead Designer, Lead Artist) [Genesis & SNES] '95
• Sylvester And Tweety (Background Artist, Game Design) [SNES] '94
• Bubsy 2 (Sprite & Background Artist, Game Design) [Genesis & SNES] '93
• Bubsy the Bobcat (Sprite and Background Artist) [Genesis & SNES] '92

Software Experience

• Photoshop
• Max
• Maya
• Painter
• Illustrator
• Word
• Power Point
• Front Page
• Excel
• Various world management/editing tools
• Vegas Video
• Sound Forge
• Premiere