Session Name: | 'Diablo 2: Resurrected': The Art Direction and Pipelines for Resurrecting Evil |
Speaker(s): | Dustin King |
Company Name(s): | Blizzard Entertainment |
Track / Format: | Visual Arts |
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Overview: | This session will cover how the art direction for Diablo 2: Resurrected achieved modern visual fidelity in a 3D version of a remastered 2D game and some of the pipelines that allowed us to achieve this vision. Dustin will cover the initial decisions made before and during pre-production, the key pillars for Diablo 2: Resurrected that guided it's production, and how the different art disciplines tackled challenges along the way to ensure they stayed on time and at a very high fidelity bar. Dustin will go over making decisions that balance the nostalgic love for such an iconic game while still bringing it to modern AAA standards. |