Alexander Frohs

Occupation at Piranha Bytes:
Art Director

Birthday:
Shortly after Chernobyl (I'm radiating happiness)
Or simply
03.04.1986 ;)

Vocational training:
I'll gladly do it when I have time.

Worked on the following games so far:
Risen 3/ Elex

Favorite Music:
Foo Fighters / Beethoven / John Williams / and much more

Favorite Game(s):
Gothic 2, Dota, Metal Gear Solid, Final Fantasy VII

What are your strengths?
Willingness to learn, I don't rely on having strengths.

What can't you stand?
Stagnation

What are you enthusiastic about, what are your hobbies?
I like to do something with 3D, sometimes I can even do it at work, under supervision of course. ;)

What do you prefer when gaming: PC or console?
What is important is the title, not the periphery.

What kind of films or series do you particularly like to watch or do you watch often?
That's really difficSTAR WARS!!!!!!
Actually everything there is. If it has a nice plot and interesting scenes..... only if it is too long, especially for series, I usually get out...... (ain`t nobody got time for that........ 19 seasons of 40 episodes, one year series....naaaaaaah)

What kind of feature would you like to see in a game?
The possibility to develop your own fighting style.

Are you afraid that you might run out of ideas for a game at some point?
No

Where do you find the inspiration for your work?
My family

Which game from other studios are you eagerly awaiting and would like to play through?
I'm not that much of a Hypetrain driver. Most of the time I don't get to really play a game. I have a huge pile of shame that has to be played through first.

If you weren't working in the game industry today, what would you have done otherwise?
Did you originally have a different career goal?
I came into contact with 3D because I wanted to become a real figure designer for Games Workshop. And at some point I wanted to become a doctor, but then I didn't want to work in a clinic because the pressure to perform was so high. So I preferred to look for something that is more relaxing and you don't have to work so much;)

You can find more about me here:
http://www.ockelmann-art.com
in case you want to see old shit from the day before yesterday. My old name is even there.

© 2020 Photos by Piranha Bytes / Pluto 13 GmbH
© 2020 Interview by World of Elex + russian provision by Elind & PontifEx +
+introduction & english provision by Ravenhearth + image processing and german provision ArthusoKD +