Adam Levesque

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  www.ztunlimitedforums.com/view_topic.php?id=821&forum_i - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 10/21/2005    Last Visited: 3/7/2008  

  Answered by Adam Levesque, CEO and Creative Director at Blue Fang Games.Lead Designer of Zoo Tycoon 2.

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  Published on: 12/7/2007    Last Visited: 12/9/2007  

  Adam Levesque spent much of his childhood hunched in front of a console, gleefully shooting down space aliens and exploring the twists and turns of a computer-generated maze."I played computer games all the time - I mean, day and night," Levesque, now 34, recalls.A wasted youth?Not if you consider that his childhood obsession led him to his present career as CEO of Blue Fang Games, a Lexington, Mass.-based game development company he founded with three buddies in 1998.
  
  At Blue Fang, Levesque is now hard at work directing the production of the company's first game, "Zoo Tycoon," set to be published by Microsoft this Christmas.
  
  Continue reading "Dream Job: Computer Game Guru" »

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  Published on: 4/27/2007    Last Visited: 4/27/2007  

  To be competitive, you need to be much like Adam Levesque, CEO of Blue ... http://www.design-program ... ame-design-career.php

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  www.ztunlimitedforums.com/view_topic.php?id=824&forum_i - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 10/21/2005    Last Visited: 5/25/2007  

  Adam Levesque, Blue Fang Games CEO, Creative Director and Zoo Tycoon 2 Lead Designer, answers a few questions about himself and the Zoo Guest feature in Zoo Tycoon 2.
  
  What are you responsible for?Levesque: Too many things to list, but right now I'm focusing on balancing the animals and the game economy.
  
  How's a day in your life?Levesque: I get up by 6:30 and get the kids off to school.
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  Levesque: The overhead camera is good for building and managing your zoo, but the Zoo Guest camera is great for really "experiencing" your zoo.
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  Levesque: One of the things we heard over and over from the fans of Zoo Tycoon was that they wanted to get "closer" to the animals.
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  Levesque: This feature had a big influence on the game, from both a gameplay and a technical perspective.
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  Levesque: As mentioned above, the biggest challenge was working within the minimum system requirements.
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  Levesque: Early in development we had a few interesting controls.

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  Published on: 10/21/2005    Last Visited: 5/25/2007  

  Answered by Adam Levesque, CEO and Creative Director at Blue Fang Games.Lead Designer of Zoo Tycoon 2.

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  Published on: 11/24/2003    Last Visited: 6/22/2004  

  Adam Levesque
  
  This is the first interview and it's a big one too!I asked 12 questions to Adam Levesque, CEO and Creative Director at Blue Fang Games (company that created Zoo Tycoon).
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  Interviews » Adam Levesque
  
  Interview with Adam Levesque, CEO and Creative Director at Blue Fang Games made by Jens.We want to thank Blue Fang Games for this great opportunity to interview them and wish them good luck with further developments (if any).
  
  Jens: Zoo Tycoon has grown out to be one of the most popular games under the term simulation or "god" game.Did you ever think it was going to be that successful?
  
  Adam Levesque: We thought the subject matter would really appeal to a lot of people, especially people outside the traditional "gamer" profile.
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  Adam Levesque: Because we believed the game would appeal to the non-gamer, it was veryimportant that it run on as many machines as possible.
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  Adam Levesque: We think it's great.
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  Adam Levesque:We try to do it on a monthly basis.
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  Adam Levesque: Microsoft publishes Zoo Tycoon.
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  Adam Levesque: That particular issue was an internal Microsoft change.
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  Adam Levesque: Absolutely!
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  Adam Levesque: As of right now there is no official plan.
  
  Jens: What is that little mouse on every cover of Zoo Tycoon games?Is it a joke or a future bonus animal?
  
  Adam Levesque: I'm not exactly sure how that started.
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  Adam Levesque: Well, as you can imagine.

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  3D Game Design Careers - Exciting, Fun, and a Steady... - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 11/7/2004    Last Visited: 8/17/2006  

  To be competitive, you need to be much like Adam Levesque, CEO of Blue Fang, a relatively new game development company.His startup struck big when it secured a contract with Microsoft to develop Zoo Tycoon.Levesque spent much of his childhood shooting and navigating the early worlds of computer games.
  
  "I played computer games all the time - I mean, day and night," the 34-year-old Levesque says.

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  Apple - Games - Zoo Tycoon - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 10/22/2004    Last Visited: 11/10/2005  

  Don't let the name of the game fool you, notes Adam Levesque, CEO and creative director of game developer Blue Fang Games.
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  "Tycoon games are usually hardcore economic simulations," he says, "but we didn't want that."

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  Blue Fang Games to Develop New Breed of Role-Playing... - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 8/25/1998    Last Visited: 11/21/2001  

  The company's president and cofounder is Adam Levesque.Levesque was most recently the general manager of Papyrus Design Group, a Cendant Software company.Prior to holding that position, he was the executive producer at Papyrus for the Grand Prix Legends auto-racing game, and the producer and designer of both the NASCAR 1 & 2 racing games.The two NASCAR products have had combined sales of over 2 million units to date.
  
  Levesque said, "Our goal at Blue Fang will be to offer a unique game-playing experience by bringing new ideas to the role-playing genre.We believe we have the talent and experience to do that."
  
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  At Papyrus, Levesque and Wheeler helped to produce and design what many believe are the most realistic auto-racing games on the market today.
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  "We don't want to give away too much this early," said Levesque."When the time is right, we'll let everybody know."
  
  About Blue Fang Games, LLC
  
  Blue Fang Games develops advanced games for the PC.Their website is http://www.bluefang.com/. . Adam Levesque
  
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  Blue Fang | Principals - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 6/18/2004    Last Visited: 6/18/2004  

  Adam Lesvesque Co-Founder, CEO & Creative Director
  
  Adam began his career at Papyrus Design Group designing and producing all of the 3D models for the Papyrus game "IndyCar Racing", which shipped over 400,000 units, and was a Top 5 seller for 1994.In 1995, Adam was the producer/designer for NASCAR Racing, which was a top 5 seller for the 1996 game year.He repeated his success with NASCAR Racing 2, which was the #6 selling game for 1997.The two games combined have sold over 2 million units to date, and have generated over $50 million in revenue.Subsequently, Adam was then made executive producer at Papyrus, overseeing the design and development of multiple products, including the Grand Prix Legends game.When Adam left Papyrus in April 1998 he was the General Manager of the company, where he had managerial and P&L responsibility for Papyrus as a whole.
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  John and Adam discussed the possibility of forming a company, and in July 1998 they made it official.

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