Summary
Gaurav Mathur is the Art Director at MVI Health, a division of Penumbra.
Over the last twenty-two years, he has worked on titles including the critically acclaimed Grim Fandango and Psychonauts, and the bestseller Star Wars: Rogue Squadron. For over seven years, he was a Senior Artist at Toys for Bob, creating and managing 3D assets for the Skylanders console games. He launched gamedevmap -- a curated living map and catalog of game development around the world -- over thirteen years ago.
Gaurav has been a judge and a mentor for the International Game Developers Association (IGDA) Game Developers Conference (GDC) Scholar program for over a decade. He was a participant in the National Conversation on Games, a joint project between Arizona State University’s Center for Games and Impact and the White House's Office of Science and Technology Policy.
Skills
Software proficiency
Productions
- Video GameSkylanders Imaginators
- Year2016
- RoleSenior Artist
- CompanyToys for Bob
- Video GameSkylanders Trap Team
- Year2014
- RoleSenior Artist
- CompanyToys for Bob
- Video GameSkylanders Giants
- Year2012
- RoleSenior Artist
- CompanyToys for Bob
- Video GameSkylanders Spyro's Adventure
- Year2011
- RoleSenior Artist
- CompanyToys for Bob
- Video GameLair
- Year2007
- RoleArt Department Director, Senior Artist and Human Resources Consultant
- CompanyFactor 5
- Video GamePsychonauts
- Year2005
- RoleLevel Designer, Senior Artist
- CompanyDouble Fine Productions
- Video GameStar Wars Rogue Squadron III: Rebel Strike
- Year2003
- RoleSenior Artist
- CompanyFactor 5
- Video GameStar Wars: Starfighter
- Year2001
- RoleArtist
- CompanyLucasArts Entertainment Company
- Video GameImagynasium
- Year1999
- RoleArtist
- CompanyIllumina Productions
- Video GameStar Wars: Rogue Squadron
- Year1998
- RoleArtist
- CompanyLucasArts Entertainment Company
- Video GameGrim Fandango
- Year1998
- RoleBackground Artist
- CompanyLucasArts Entertainment Company
Experience
- Creator of gamedevmap at ilovegamedevEl Cerrito, United States of AmericaFebruary 2005 - Present
- Art Director at PenumbraAlameda, United States of AmericaNovember 2017 - Present
- Senior Artist at Toys for BobNovato, United States of AmericaJanuary 2010 - August 2017
- Creative Director, Print Magazine at Gamesauce MediaEl Cerrito, United States of AmericaDecember 2009 - March 2011
- Founder at playseedsEl Cerrito, United States of AmericaNovember 2009 - March 2010
- Artist at WhiteHarvestNovato, United States of AmericaJanuary 2009 - May 2009
- Lead Artist at Factor 5San RafaelSeptember 2007 - December 2008
- Senior Artist and Human Resources Consultant at Factor 5San Rafael, United States of AmericaAugust 2006 - September 2007
- Art Department Director at Factor 5San Rafael, United States of AmericaJanuary 2004 - August 2006
- Senior Artist at Factor 5San Rafael, United States of AmericaApril 2003 - December 2003
- Level Designer, Senior Artist at Double Fine ProductionsSan Francisco, United States of AmericaOctober 2000 - March 2003
- Artist at ThereMenlo Park, United States of AmericaMay 2000 - October 2000
- Artist at LucasArts Entertainment CompanySan Rafael, United States of AmericaJune 1997 - May 2000
- Artist at Illumina ProductionsBerkeley, United States of AmericaSeptember 1996 - June 1997
- Artist at AnyRiver EntertainmentSan Mateo, United States of AmericaJune 1996 - September 1996