Taehoon Oh is a computer graphic specialist, game designer and developer. He is a co-founder and COO at Studio Roqovan, formerly known as Reload Studios.[1][2] He was a lead artist and was one of the pioneer developers of the Call of Duty game franchise.[citation needed] He is also one of the co-founders of the non-gaming virtual reality subdivision of Studio Roqovan called Rascali, launched in September 2015.[3][4]
Taehoon Oh | |
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| Born | 오태훈 Seoul, South Korea |
| Title | Game Designer, COO at Studio Roqovan |
Career
editOh is the owner of Stunt Corgi & serves as chief operating officer at Reload Studios, which he founded in 2014 with James Chung and later renamed as Studio Roqovan.[5][6][7][8] There, in 2016, he developed a new game, World War Toons, a first-person multiplayer shooter game compatible with 3D VR (Virtual Reality) and PSVR.[9][10]
While working for Infinity Ward (the original COD developers) from 2004 to 2014,[11] Taehoon as a senior and lead artist designed over 50 vehicles and 100 weapons used in Call of duty’s different versions including Call of Duty 2, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, and Call Of Duty Ghost.[12][13][14]
In 2007, he won the global game art competition for the game Dominance War,[15][16] and he served as a judge in various gaming competitions.[17][18]
Early life
editOh's early education took place in South Korea. His gaming interest was developed when his father bought him an Apple II personal computer.[11]
Awards
editWorld Champion of global games art competition held in 2007 for the game Dominance war.[15]
References
edit- ^ "Call of Duty talent forms Reload Studios". GamesIndustry.biz. 15 July 2014. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
- ^ Al-Obaidi, Zeena. "World War Toons Devs Reload Studios Rebrand as Studio Roqovan, Inc".
- ^ "World War Toons Dev Launches New VR Lab, Working with WoofbertVR". VRFocus.com. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
- ^ "Co-founder Rascalli". roqovan.com.
- ^ "stuntcorgi.xyz – Your Ultimate Place to Buy Virtual Reality Headset". 29 January 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
- ^ Moriarty, Colin (14 July 2014). "Ex-Call of Duty Devs Found Brand New Studio". IGN. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
- ^ "Ex-Call of Duty Devs Discuss Making New Multiplayer Virtual Reality Shooter". GameSpot. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
- ^ "Former Call of Duty Devs Create New Studio Reload to Make VR Games". GameSpot. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
- ^ "World War Toons". Playstation. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
- ^ "Hands on with Reload Studios' new VR FPS, World War Toons – UploadVR". UploadVR. 22 March 2015. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
- ^ a b "Reload Studios' Taehoon Oh: From Call of Duty to Virtual Reality – The Korea Times". www.koreatimesus.com. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
- ^ "Call Of Duty : Modern Warfare 3 Weapons And Vehicles by Taehoon Oh". Game Art Hub. 23 July 2013. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
- ^ "TaeHoon Oh (Person) – Giant Bomb". Giant Bomb. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
- ^ "Call Of Duty Ghosts Vehicles And Weapon Art by Taehoon Oh". zworks.net. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
- ^ a b "Dominance War – Homepage". www.dominancewar.com. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
- ^ "BIGUN, by Taehoon Oh". Digital Art Masters. 3: 241–243. 6 February 2017.
- ^ "Honorary Judges | Moviefest". Retrieved 23 May 2017.
- ^ "Extreme Makeovers | GameArtisans.org". GameArtisans.org. Retrieved 23 May 2017.