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Leonard Boyarsky is one of the original developers behind the Fallout Series and the first Fallout game.
Background
After receiving a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the Art Center College of Design, Boyarsky began work as a freelance artist in 1992. Some time later he was hired as a cleanup artist at Interplay, later becoming the lead artist on Stonekeep. This eventually lead to his becoming the lead artist/art director on the GURPS project that later became Fallout.
Together with Jason Anderson, Tim Cain, Scott Campbell and Chris Taylor, he oversaw the direction and feel of the game. He left Interplay after helping to complete the initial design for Fallout 2 and, together with Cain and Anderson, was a founder of Troika Games.
After Troika, Leon Boyarsky went to work at Blizzard Entertainment on Diablo III as a Lead World Designer until April 2016 when he left to join Obsidian Entertainment.
Portfolio
Leonard Boyarsky's work on the Fallout series can be found here.
Employment history
| From | To | Company | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 1998 | Interplay Entertainment | Art Director, Lead Artist |
| 1998 | 2005 | Troika Games | CEO, Lead Creative Designer |
| 2005 | 2016 | Blizzard Entertainment | Senior World Designer |
| 2016 | Present | Obsidian Entertainment | Co-Game Director, Creative Director |
Credits
Fallout series
| Year | Title | Credited |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Fallout | Lead Artist Art Director Original Game Design Additional Design |
| 1998 | Fallout 2 | Original Game Design |
Other work
| Year | Title | Credited |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Castles II: Siege and Conquest | Artwork |
| 1993 | Unnatural Selection | Additional Art |
| 1995 | Stonekeep | 2D Graphic Artist 3D Rendering Artist Video Processor |
| 2001 | Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura | Designers |
| 2004 | Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines | Troika Games Project Lead Artwork Design, Dialog and Story Additional Support |
| 2012 | Diablo III[1] | World Design & Writing |
| 2019 | The Outer Worlds | Director Writer |
Behind the scenes
- Leonard was responsible for the ending involving the Vault Dweller's exile into the desert.[2]
- A character mentioned in Fallout 2 is named after him. He is mentioned by Lynette and his grave can be found in Golgotha.
- The Vault City designer notes include credit to Boyarsky for the design of Vault City.[3]
Gallery
Sketch of Gretch
Various characters
Ambulance
Interface
Interface
Vault Boy (or Pip-Boy)
Lobotomites attacking a player before being rescued by a renegade Brotherhood of Steel soldier
Painting of the former
Early Vault Boy, then called "skill guy"
Videos
See also
- Leonard Boyarsky/Fallout Developers Profile
- Terra-arcanum.com/troikagames archived version of Troika Games fansite