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Sauli Saarimaa
LEVEL DESIGNER ENVIRONMENT ARTIST
My name is Sauli Saarimaa and I'm a 3D Artist, currently living in Tampere, Finland.
Creating things from my imagination has always been my passion. When I was kid, I used to draw and build a lot, back then we could not afford video games, so I made my own on paper. After a while I started making simple but fun maps for my friends, using map editors. These include several racing and strategy games. I soon realised, this was what I wanted to do with my life.
Following my passion to make games, I started mapping for Half-Life 2 in 2005, becoming more focused on making games as time passed. Inspired by various music composers and the books of Stephen King, I was able to take the skills i'd learned, to start developing Joutomaa in 2007.
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DOB: 17.11.1989 LOCATION: Finland
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Art Director - GNT Finland Ltd.
AMATEUR EXPERIENCE:
Joutomaa 2007 - 2010
EDUCATION:
Commercial institute, Ikaalinen
SOFTWARE: Valve source engine Unreal engine
Adobe Photoshop, 3ds Max, XSI, Dreamweaver