Jump to content

Andrew Augustin

Add links
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Atxdrawn (talk | contribs) at 03:59, 18 December 2014 (→‎Career). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Andrew Augustin (born May 22, 1988 in Mt. Vernon, NY) is an African-American video game designer, 2d artist, and founder of Notion Games, LLC. He currently resides in Austin, TX and is best known for Super Ubie Land, Up Up Ubie Remix, and Team Notion.

Career

Edge of Reality

In 2011, Augustin worked at Edge of Reality in Austin, TX. While at Edge of Reality, Augustin designed over 400 characters for The Sims 3 Pets (Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 versions) and created concept art for a cancelled project.[1]

Notion Games LLC

After working on The Sims 3 Pets, Augustin founded Notion Games and released his first title Up Up Ubi for iOS in January, 2012.[1] Augustin states in the C2 podcast that the programmer for Notion Games left the video game industry after work on Up Up Ubi was complete. To get around the problem of having no programmer, Augustin taught himself how to program using Scirra’s Construct 2 game engine and created a small prototype featuring his character, Ubie, in a 2d platforming adventure similar to Super Mario Bros and Donkey Kong Country. Augustin states the Construct 2 community gave very positive feedback and the prototype quickly became one of the top games in the Scirra Arcade. Augustin decided to take the prototype and create a full game which soon became Super Ubie Land. [2]

On February 22, 2013, Augustin launched a Kickstarter campaign to help complete the PC version of Super Ubie Land and to purchase a Wii U development kit to bring the game to Nintendo's system. The Kickstarter project was successfully funded on April 8, 2013 after raising $6,333 surpassing the funding goal of $5,000.[3] Super Ubie Land was released for Windows, Mac, and Linux in August 2013[4] and greenlit on STEAM Greenlight in December, 2014.[5] Super Ubie Land is still in development for the Wii U and will be renamed Super Ubie Island for video game consoles after a name dispute with Ubisoft.[6] [7]

Augustin is currently in production on his latest project, Team Notion. Pure Nintendo Magazine is documenting the entire development process of Team Notion in every issue until project completion.[8]

Education

The University of Texas

Augustin received a full scholarship and a $10,000 stipend to be in the 2014-2015 inaugural class for the Denius-Sams Gaming Academy at the University of Texas. Gaming industry icon, Warren Spector, along with Joshua Howard and D.S. Cohen are the academy instructors.[9]

Works

Video Games

  • The Sims 3 Pets (2011), Electronic Arts (World builder and character designer)
  • Up Up Ubi (2012), Notion Games, LLC (Game designer, artist)
  • Super Ubie Land (2013), Notion Games, LLC (Game designer, artist)
  • Astro Vault (2013), Notion Games, LLC (Game designer, artist)
  • Up Up Ubie REMIX" (2014), Notion Games, LLC (Game designer, artist)
  • Team Notion (Currently in production), Notion Games, LLC (Game designer, artist)

Awards and Accolades

  • The Austin Chronicle named Andrew Augustin as the best graphic designer in Austin, TX in the 2007 Best of Austin awards.[10]
  • Atlanta Blackstar named Augustin in their “5 African-Americans Making an Impact in the Video Game Industry” list.[11]
  • PixelProspector.com has named Augustin’s game, Super Ubie Land in the top 100 Game Picks for IGF 2013 out of more than 800 entrants.[12]
  • Austin Hallock of Clay.io has named Augustin’s game, Super Ubie Land in the top 10 HTML5 games of 2013 list published on Gamasutra.com[13]

References

  1. ^ a b 7. Moultrie, Tamika. "Notion Games' Andrew Augustin Debuts Up Up Ubi App". Black Enterprise. Retrieved 17 December 2014. {{cite web}}: horizontal tab character in |last1= at position 3 (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ Farias, Ed. "C2 Podcast Episode 2 Andrew Augustin". C2 Podcast. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
  3. ^ Augustin, Andrew. "Super Ubi Land Kickstarter". Kickstarter. {{cite web}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); Missing or empty |url= (help)
  4. ^ "Super Ubie Land Launching Aug. 13 on PC, Mac and Linux, this fall on Wii U". Polygon. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
  5. ^ "Super Ubie Land". Steam Greenlight. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
  6. ^ "Notion Games settles Super Ubi Land dispute". Destructoid. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
  7. ^ "Super Ubie Land Will Recieve Another Name Change Before Hitting The Wii U eShop". Nintendo Life. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
  8. ^ Hinton, Justin. "New Team Notion Screenshot". Pure Nintendo. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
  9. ^ "Denius-Sams Gaming Academy of the University of Texas at Austin". Denius-Sams Gaming Academy. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
  10. ^ "Best Graphic Artist". The Austin Chronicle. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
  11. ^ "1. 5 African-Americans Making an Impact in the Video Game Industry". Atlanta Blackstar. Retrieved 17 December 2014. {{cite web}}: horizontal tab character in |title= at position 3 (help)
  12. ^ "100 Indie Game Picks for IGF 2013". Pixel Prospector.
  13. ^ Hallock, Austin. "10 of the Best HTML5 Games from 2013". Gamasutra. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Andrew_Augustin&oldid=638595158"