This is a slashpage I wanted to implement; “an encapsulation, in list form, of those things that have most shaped you. A sort of annotated bibliography of influences.” (You can also check out the gallery page for more recent pieces of inspiration.)
As for most influential core memories from childhood and teens which continue to shape the “feel” and “vibe” of almost everything I’m doing creatively:
- Valve - Portal 2 (2011)
- Studio Ghibli - Spirited Away (2001); and most other Studio Ghibli movies, though I saw those much later
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More works from later on in life, but which similarly had a heavy impact on me and/or massively inspired my style:
- DICE - Mirror’s Edge (2008)
- Cardboard Computer - Kentucky Route Zero (2013)
- Mobius Digital - Outer Wilds (2019)
- Nintendo - Zelda: Breath of the Wild (2017)
- Remedy Entertainment - CONTROL (2019)
- Panos Cosmatos - Beyond the Black Rainbow (2010); and the soundtrack (!)
- John Carpenter - The Thing (1982)
- Limasse Five - NaissanceE (2014)
- Valve - Half-Life (1998)
- Giant Sparrow - What Remains of Edith Finch (2017)
- David Lynch - Twin Peaks (1990-2017)
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Going back to teen years, these works are less about style or feeling and more about just… being really fucking good, and/or distinctively connected with a particular time in my life:
- Nickelodeon - Avatar: The Last Airbender (2005-2008)
- Steven Spielberg - Jurassic Park (1993)
- Ubisoft - Rainbow Six: Siege (2015); oh the early days…
- Nic Pizzolatto - True Detective (2014)
- Bungie - Destiny 2 (2017); honestly just a pretty flat looter shooter I used to play in the evenings while watching youtube videos, but I was always super amazed by the art direction
- Vince Gilligan - Breaking Bad (2008-2013)
- Ludeon Studios - Rimworld (2013)
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Music is another huge part of my life, so here some particularly impactful finds, in more or less no particular order:
- Vegyn (as well as a clear inspiration of his, Aphex Twin)
- Deaton Chris Anthony
- Toro Y Moi
- Mk.gee
- Lewis OfMan
- Sweet Trip
- The Sundays
- Salami Rose Joe Louis
- Slauson Malone / Standing On The Corner
- Liv.e
- KAYTRANADA
- Donald Glover / Childish Gambino
- Otto Benson / OTTO / Memo Boy
- Windows 96 / Gabriel Eduardo
- Oneothrix Point Never
- ML Buch
- Jadu Heart
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