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[[File:Paulrussel.jpg|thumb|300px|Paul Russel, father of the name "Halo", commenting on the naming process.]] | [[File:Paulrussel.jpg|thumb|300px|Paul Russel, father of the name "Halo", commenting on the naming process.]] | ||
'''Paul Russel''' was an employee of [[Bungie]] who served as an Environmental Artist for ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'', ''[[Halo 2]]'', ''[[Halo 3]]'', ''[[Halo 3: ODST]]'' and ''[[Halo: Reach]]''. Russel left Bungie in August [[2010]] after working there for 11 years and joined [[Certain Affinity]] in May [[2011]], where he is working as Senior Environment Artist as of November 2011.<ref>[http://www.linkedin.com/in/paulr '''LinkedIn''': ''Paul Russel'']</ref> | '''Paul Russel''' was an employee of [[Bungie]] who served as an Environmental Artist for ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'', ''[[Halo 2]]'', ''[[Halo 3]]'', ''[[Halo 3: ODST]]'' and ''[[Halo: Reach]]''. | ||
Russel came up with the series title "''Halo''",<ref>'''[[The Art of Halo]]''', ''page 73''</ref> and has been said to be "The father of ''Halo''". | |||
Russel left Bungie in August [[2010]] after working there for 11 years and joined [[Certain Affinity]] in May [[2011]], where he is working as Senior Environment Artist as of November 2011.<ref>[http://www.linkedin.com/in/paulr '''LinkedIn''': ''Paul Russel'']</ref> | |||
Russel was born in 1967 in Chicago, Illinois, [[United States of America|USA]]. He lived there until moving to Washington state. | Russel was born in 1967 in Chicago, Illinois, [[United States of America|USA]]. He lived there until moving to Washington state. | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*Is largely responsible for the Forerunner and [[human]] military architectural styles in the ''Halo'' series.<ref name="Paul">'''[[User:Doctor abominable|Paul Russel]]'s personal account on Halopedia (defunct)'''</ref> | |||
*Is largely responsible for the Forerunner and [[human]] military architectural styles in the ''Halo'' series.<ref name="Paul">[[User:Doctor abominable|Paul Russel]]'s personal account</ref> | |||
*He does not like being called "The [[Forerunner]] guy".<ref name="Paul"/> | *He does not like being called "The [[Forerunner]] guy".<ref name="Paul"/> | ||
*The [[Earth]] [[Secretary of Defense]] during the [[Battle of Earth]] was named [[Paul Huphy Russel]], likely in reference to Paul Russel. | *The [[Earth]] [[Secretary of Defense]] during the [[Battle of Earth]] was named [[Paul Huphy Russel]], likely in reference to Paul Russel. | ||
*One of the [[Fireteam (gameplay mechanic)|randomly generated names]] for human soldiers in ''[[Halo: Reach]]'' is P. Russel, with the callsign PAUL. | *One of the [[Fireteam (gameplay mechanic)|randomly generated names]] for human soldiers in ''[[Halo: Reach]]'' is P. Russel, with the callsign PAUL. | ||
Revision as of 06:46, September 9, 2012
Paul Russel was an employee of Bungie who served as an Environmental Artist for Halo: Combat Evolved, Halo 2, Halo 3, Halo 3: ODST and Halo: Reach.
Russel came up with the series title "Halo",[1] and has been said to be "The father of Halo".
Russel left Bungie in August 2010 after working there for 11 years and joined Certain Affinity in May 2011, where he is working as Senior Environment Artist as of November 2011.[2]
Russel was born in 1967 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He lived there until moving to Washington state.
Gameography
- Eight games at High Voltage software, two of them uncredited, another three unreleased.
- Tempest X3 (1996), Interplay Entertainment Corp.
- Halo: Combat Evolved (2001), Microsoft Game Studios.
- Halo 2 (2004), Microsoft Game Studios.
- Halo 2: Multiplayer Map Pack (2005), Microsoft Game Studios.
- Halo 3 (2007), Microsoft Game Studios.
- Halo 3: ODST (2009), Microsoft Game Studios.
- Halo: Reach (2010), Microsoft Game Studios.
Trivia
- Is largely responsible for the Forerunner and human military architectural styles in the Halo series.[3]
- He does not like being called "The Forerunner guy".[3]
- The Earth Secretary of Defense during the Battle of Earth was named Paul Huphy Russel, likely in reference to Paul Russel.
- One of the randomly generated names for human soldiers in Halo: Reach is P. Russel, with the callsign PAUL.
Sources
- ^ The Art of Halo, page 73
- ^ LinkedIn: Paul Russel
- ^ a b Paul Russel's personal account on Halopedia (defunct)
