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Jenova Chen
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Artist // Professional // Other
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My Bio
co-founder & creative director of thatgamecompany, a video game creator devoted to innovation and expanding the emotional spectrum of the medium.
Los Angeles · www.jenovachen.com

Other Interests
video games, film, anim, photography, karate

Being a nerd...

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Last night I finally got the New York based magazine, "Theme". It features a special issue this month about nerds. Why do I care about it? Well, they did a profile for me. -_- Am I a nerd? Nerd has been a relatively negative vocabulary in my memory. But I have never thought too much about the meaning of this word. Now looking at the definition on the web: Nerd, as a stereotypical or archetypal designation, refers to somebody who passionately pursues intellectual or esoteric knowledge or pastimes rather than engaging in a social life, participating in organized sports, or other mainstream activities. I feel both proud and also a bit shame t
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I was trying to show a friend who just started doing video game art what is a demo reel and then I found this old old reel I put together  for university job hunting back in 2004. Now as I review the old works, what a bunch of craps! & what a long and boring reel! I believe many of our deviants had similar experienices confronting with their old work. http://www.jenovachen.com/oldreel/
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First day to DA

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I used to spend my time at Conceptart.org most the time. However, I rarely get any feedbacks from there. I wanted to find a warmer place to live in as a part time artist. I guess this is my second try :)
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Your games are really nice, thank you for the effortsMeow :3 
A wonderful game creator that is an ultra inspiration for me!
it's incredible to see you here on DA. Here i can say thank you, because you and your team keep games a great thing. and a really emotional experience.

thanks again.
i bought journey for a friend, and then played it, and i felt i needed to draw something about it. here's the result:

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hope you like it =)
I just downloaded Flower. It's beyond beautiful! :love:
Thanks for creating such innovative products.
Thank you for the greatest Journey ever.
Oh, god! I didn't know you haved a dA account! *o*
I really... really really like your work. flOw was the first game I played, then I discovered Cloud, and I love them both.
Journey seems to be magnificient, I'm waiting for it!
(And I haven't played Flower yet, but I will. )

Thank you so much for this games (you and the others, of course! CX )
Keep on going!