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Hello Ed,
Thank you very much for taking time for us. We've got some Questions for you.

EarthriseHQ.de: Tell us something about yourself, please.

Ed Mattinian: My name is Ed Mattinian. I’m 23 years old and between doing interviews all day I draw environments and characters for Earthrise.

What's under the box?

EarthriseHQ.de: How long have you been in the game-development branch and what qualifications do you have?

Ed Mattinian: I’ve been in game development for almost three years now and I’m formally qualified as an artist, but I’m thinking of studying mechanical engineering or architecture in case of a nuclear fallout scenario. Then I can hideout in my bunker/workshop and build armored jeeps and robots :-). In addition to all of this, I’m also a certified cardboard box-head photography model (hint: check out accompanying photo to see my labor of love :-) ).

EarthriseHQ.de: Have you ever worked on games before? If yes, which games?

Ed Mattinian: I haven’t worked on any other games before coming to Masthead, but I always wanted to of course. When I was 18 or 19 I tried out for a position at Blizzard...maybe now they will regret never calling back! Previously I spent some time working on a little web based strategy game with a colleague but I got swept up by work and life in general.

EarthriseHQ.de: What are you working on at the moment in Earthrise?

Ed Mattinian: At the moment I`m developing the look and feel of Sal Vitas. We have been very busy drawing sketches and more detailed views of the megapolis - it`s overall mood, how it`s structured, how it`s going to look through the players’ eyes/camera. One of the most intriguing projects we have is the specific locations of Sal Vitas like busy transport hubs or the dreaded SvS headquarters where advanced interrogation techniques are performed.

EarthriseHQ.de: Which feature are you looking forward to the most?

Ed Mattinian: I`m looking forward to taking down the conformist, Continoma with some of the heavy weapons we`ve prepared for you guys :]. I’m really proud of the concepts that I came up with for guns and can’t wait to see them all in use.

EarthriseHQ.de: Do you play games in your free time? If yes, which games?

Ed Mattinian: I haven’t had a chance to play a lot of games lately, but when there is time I usually choose shooter games. I just don’t have the patience for anything more complex.

Thank you very much, Ed. Also we wish you much luck in your future model career.