Alexander Samouridis

Occupation Piranha Bytes:
Rigger / Animator

Birthday:
07.10.1978

Vocational training:
Design Studium, Animation Mentor, Workshops

Worked on the following games so far:
Robot Race, Tunnel Rats, Elex

Favorite Music:
OSTs

Favorite Game(s):
Lego, Titanfall, Halo, Destiny, Half Life

What are your strengths?
Lange wach bleiben, Improvisieren, Probleme Lösen

What can't you stand?
Avocados ;)

What are you enthusiastic about, what are your hobbies?
My Kids, Animation, Sport, Diving

What do you prefer when gaming: PC or console?
PC

What kind of films or series do you particularly like to watch or do you watch often?
Star Wars Ep 4-6, John Wick, Lost, Stranger Things – everything Scifi

What kind of feature would you like to see in a game?
WELL done combat without weapons (e.g. Mirrors Edge)

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?
Playing with the kids, reels from colleagues, playing other games

Which game from other studios are you eagerly awaiting and would like to play through?
Halo Infinite, The Last of Us 2

If you weren't working in the game industry today, what would you have done otherwise?
Did you originally have a different career goal?
Astronaut... or Animator!

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© 2020 Interview by World of Elex + russian provision by Elind & PontifEx +
+introduction & english provision by Ravenhearth + image processing and german provision ArthusoKD +