Andrew Maximov

Andrew Maximov
Andrew Maximov
	File:Andrew Maximov GDC 2019.jpg Maximov Speaking at the 2019 Game Developers Conference
Born	February 13, 1990 (age 34); Minsk, Belarus
🏫 Education	Belarusian State University (dropout)
💼 Occupation	Game Developer; Art Director; Entrepreneur; Programmer;
📆 Years active	2008–present

Andrew Maximov (born 1990) is a video game art director and the founder of Promethean AI, an artificial intelligence company that democratizes virtual world creation, headquartered in Los Angeles.^[1]

Early life[edit]

Maximov was born in 1990 in Minsk, Belarus. He has grown up playing video games since early age. At the age of 18 he dropped out of Belarusian State University to make video games professionally.^[2]^[3]

Career[edit]

In 2008, at the age of 18, Maximov started working at Wargaming.net as a 3D computer graphics artist, working on Square Enix published real-time strategy Order of War, and then transitioning to being one the first artists on the Massively Multiplayer Online Game World of Tanks. From there he worked with Gameloft Montreal and Kixeye in San Francisco, before arriving at Naughty Dog.^[4] There he worked on titles like Uncharted 4, Uncharted: The Lost Legacy and The Last of Us: Part II.^[5]

In 2018 Maximov founded Promethean AI, an artificial intelligence company focused on supporting artists.^[6]^[7]

Educational Work[edit]

Maximov is actively involved in education often giving lectures in the United States at events like Game Developers Conference^[8] where he also co-runs the Art Direction Summit^[9] and internationally, having lectured in Sweden^[10], Italy^[11] South Korea^[12], Japan^[13], Poland^[14]^[15], Bulgaria^[16] and Uganda^[17] among others. He has also published articles in the Game Developer Magazine^[18] and released an educational DVD on Shader Production in 2012.^[19]

Awards and nominations[edit]

Maximov has been included in the Develop (magazine) 2014 30 Under 30 list^[20] as well 2018 Forbes 30 under 30 list.^[21] The titles he worked on received high accolades across the industry and were a big economic success. His personal art has been highly praised by the industry media as well.^[22]^[23]

Titles released[edit]

Year	Title	Studio	Role
2009	Order of War	Wargaming.net	3d Artist
2010	World of Tanks	Wargaming.net	3d Artist
2012	Natural Selection II	Unknown Worlds Entertainment	Additional 3D Artist
2012	Modern Combat 4: Zero Hour	Gameloft	Environment Artist
2016	Uncharted 4	Naughty Dog	Lead Technical Environment Artist
2017	Uncharted: The Lost Legacy	Naughty Dog	Technical Art Director
2020	The Last of Us Part II	Naughty Dog

^[24] ^[25] ^[26]

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[1] ttps://venturebeat.com/2020/03/10/promethean-ai-lets-neophytes-use-their-voice-to-create-amazing-game-environments-in-minutes/

[2] ttps://synstudio.libsyn.com/episode-10-andrew-maximov

[3] ttps://www.forbes.com/profile/andrew-maximov/#22e86e402e07

[4] ttps://3dtotal.com/news/interviews/naughty-dog-senior-artist-interview-andrew-maximov-by-3dtotal-staff-interview#article-naughty-dog-senior-artist-andrew-maximo

[5] ttps://www.forbes.com/profile/andrew-maximov/#1331f9ad2e07

[6] ttps://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2018-11-23-promethean-ai

[7] ttps://venturebeat.com/2018/07/18/promethean-ai-uses-artificial-intelligence-to-help-artists-fill-out-game-worlds/

[8] ttps://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/295697/Video_Naughty_Dogs_guide_to_the_future_of_game_art_production.php

[9] ttps://www.gamasutra.com/blogs/AndrewMaximov/20170223/292259/Art_Direction_Bootcamp_An_expert_roundtable_QA.php

[10] ttps://liu.se/en/news-item/liu-game-conference-vaxer-for-varje-ar-

[11] ttps://www.stateofartacademy.com/en/adx-interview-with-andrew-maximov-promethean-ai/

[12] ttp://company.nexon.com/pr/7729

[13] ttps://cedec.cesa.or.jp/2018/session/detail/s5afeaf4ee5d21.html

[14] ttps://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2018-05-24-technology-is-going-to-help-us-define-art-says-former-naughty-dog-art-director

[15] ttps://80.lv/articles/fostering-a-progressive-team-culture-model/

[16] ttps://www.chaosgroup.com/blog/andrew-maximov-promethean-ai

[17] ttps://www.newvision.co.ug/news/1514926/embrace-animation-industry-youth-told

[18] ttps://twvideo01.ubm-us.net/o1/vault/GD_Mag_Archives/GDM_March_2013.pdf

[19] ttps://www.amazon.com/UDK-Shader-Production-Eat-3D/dp/B00JRWBQL4

[20] ttps://www.mcvuk.com/development-news/30-under-30-2014/

[21] ttps://www.forbes.com/profile/andrew-maximov/#1331f9ad2e07

[22] ttps://www.dualshockers.com/naughty-dog-hires-extremely-talented-artist-for-uncharted-4-check-out-his-awesome-artwork/

[23] ttps://80.lv/articles/uncharted-4-artist-talks-beauty-in-games/

[24] ttps://www.mobygames.com/developer/andrew-maximov/credits/developerId,346521/

[25] ttps://www.forbes.com/profile/andrew-maximov/#1331f9ad2e07

[26] ttps://3dtotal.com/news/interviews/naughty-dog-senior-artist-interview-andrew-maximov-by-3dtotal-staff-interview#article-naughty-dog-senior-artist-andrew-maximo

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