Taehoon Oh
{{Short description|South Korean game designer and artist}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2021}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Taehoon Oh
| image = taehoon.png
| alt =
| caption =
| birth_name = 오태훈
| birth_date =
| birth_place = Seoul, South Korea
| years_active =
| net_worth =
| title = Game Designer, COO at Studio Roqovan
| boards =
| spouse =
| children =
| parents =
| website =
| signature =
| signature_alt =
}}
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.{{cite web|title=Call of Duty talent forms Reload Studios|url=http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2014-07-15-call-of-duty-talent-forms-reload-studios|website=GamesIndustry.biz|date=15 July 2014 |access-date=15 April 2016}}{{cite web|last=Al-Obaidi |first=Zeena|title=World War Toons Devs Reload Studios Rebrand as Studio Roqovan, Inc|url=https://www.vrfocus.com/2016/10/world-war-toons-devs-reload-studios-rebrand-as-roqovan-inc/}} He was a lead artist and was one of the pioneer developers of the Call of Duty game franchise.{{citation needed|date=April 2021}} He is also one of the co-founders of the non-gaming virtual reality subdivision of Studio Roqovan called Rascali, launched in September 2015.{{cite web|title=World War Toons Dev Launches New VR Lab, Working with WoofbertVR|url=http://www.vrfocus.com/2015/09/world-war-toons-dev-launches-new-vr-lab-working-with-woofbertvr/|website=VRFocus.com|access-date=15 April 2016}}{{cite web|title=Co-founder Rascalli|url=http://roqovan.com/reload-studios-repositions-studio-roqovan-inc/|website=roqovan.com}}
Career
Oh 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.{{Cite web|title=stuntcorgi.xyz – Your Ultimate Place to Buy Virtual Reality Headset|date=29 January 2018 |url=https://www.dualshockers.com/stunt-corgi-vr-release-trailer/|access-date=5 July 2020|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/07/15/ex-call-of-duty-devs-found-brand-new-studio|title=Ex-Call of Duty Devs Found Brand New Studio|last=Moriarty|first=Colin|date=14 July 2014|website=IGN|language=en-US|access-date=23 May 2017}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/ex-call-of-duty-devs-discuss-making-new-multiplaye/1100-6423146/|title=Ex-Call of Duty Devs Discuss Making New Multiplayer Virtual Reality Shooter|work=GameSpot|access-date=23 May 2017|language=en}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/former-call-of-duty-devs-create-new-studio-reload-/1100-6421118/|title=Former Call of Duty Devs Create New Studio Reload to Make VR Games|work=GameSpot|access-date=23 May 2017|language=en}} 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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.playstation.com/en-us/games/world-war-toons-ps4/|title=World War Toons|website=Playstation|language=en-US|access-date=23 May 2017}}{{Cite news|url=https://uploadvr.com/hands-on-with-reload-studios-new-vr-fps-world-war-toons/|title=Hands on with Reload Studios' new VR FPS, World War Toons – UploadVR|date=22 March 2015|work=UploadVR|access-date=23 May 2017|language=en-US}}
While working for Infinity Ward (the original COD developers) from 2004 to 2014, 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.{{Cite web|url=http://www.gamearthub.net/2013/07/23/call-of-duty-modern-warfare-3-weapons-and-vehicles-by-taehoon-oh/|title=Call Of Duty : Modern Warfare 3 Weapons And Vehicles by Taehoon Oh|date=23 July 2013|website=Game Art Hub|access-date=23 May 2017}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.giantbomb.com/taehoon-oh/3040-86393/|title=TaeHoon Oh (Person) – Giant Bomb|website=Giant Bomb|language=en|access-date=30 May 2017}}{{Cite web|url=http://zworks.net/call-of-duty-ghosts-vehicles-and-weapon-art-by-taehoon-oh/|title=Call Of Duty Ghosts Vehicles And Weapon Art by Taehoon Oh|website=zworks.net|language=en-US|access-date=30 May 2017}}
In 2007, he won the global game art competition for the game Dominance War,{{Cite web|url=http://www.dominancewar.com/index.htm|title=Dominance War – Homepage|website=www.dominancewar.com|access-date=23 May 2017}}{{Cite journal|url=https://issuu.com/azmirothman/docs/digital_art_masters_vol.3|date=6 February 2017|title=BIGUN, by Taehoon Oh|journal=Digital Art Masters|volume=3|pages=241–243}} and he served as a judge in various gaming competitions.{{Cite news|url=http://www.gameartisans.org/challenges/fests/1/judges.php|title=Honorary Judges {{!}} Moviefest|access-date=23 May 2017|language=en}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.gameartisans.org/challenges/ga/extreme-makeovers/judging.php|title=Extreme Makeovers {{!}} GameArtisans.org|website=GameArtisans.org|language=en|access-date=23 May 2017}}
Early life
Oh's early education took place in South Korea. His gaming interest was developed when his father bought him an Apple II personal computer.{{Cite web|url=http://www.koreatimesus.com/reload-studios-taehoon-oh-from-call-of-duty-to-virtual-reality/|title=Reload Studios' Taehoon Oh: From Call of Duty to Virtual Reality – The Korea Times|website=www.koreatimesus.com|language=en-US|access-date=23 May 2017}}
Awards
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- [http://taehoonoh.com/ Taehoon Oh webpage]
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_gFL6b94dXs Interview Taehoon Oh] on KBS
- [https://www.callofduty.com/ Call of Duty official webpage]
{{DEFAULTSORT:Oh, Taehoon}}
Category:American game designers
Category:American video game artists
Category:American fantasy artists
Category:South Korean emigrants to the United States