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“A Creative Technologist is someone who uses technology and their creative self to solve problems.”  Combining dual disciplines of creative arts and technology, Creative Technologist is a new and unique profession in our brave new world. Bo Bell’s intriguing journey has taken him from neoclassical and experimental electronic music composition to work as Off-Broadway Soundscape Designer and as Creative Technologist with the NYC Central Park Conservancy.  These days he works as a “creative technology ambassador” for StudioLabs, a digital technology development company. He shares his thoughtful perspective in this engaging interview.

“A Creative Technologist is someone who uses technology and their creative self to solve problems.” Combining dual disciplines of creative arts and technology, Creative Technologist is a new and unique profession in our brave new world. Bo Bell’s intriguing journey has taken him from neoclassical and experimental electronic music composition to work as Off-Broadway Soundscape Designer and as Creative Technologist with the NYC Central Park Conservancy. These days he works as a “creative technology ambassador” for StudioLabs, a digital technology development company. He shares his thoughtful perspective in this engaging interview.

[Creative Technologist] Bo Bell

In the second part of the trilogy of talks with former World Of Warcraft developers, Josh sits down with exterior level designer Bo Bell, for a lengthy chat on the making of vanilla WoW. Highlights Below:  In Depth Interview - 2:35 Bo's Resume - 3:20 Working At Blizzard - 7:50 Working in QA - 9:50 Speaking Publicly About Games - 16:05 What Bo Works On Now - 19:35 Artistic Freedom Working On Exterior Designs - 24:30 Balancing Metzen's Vision With Personal Tastes - 31:30 Fighting For Keeping Duskwood Dark - 37:10 Love For The Planned Emerald Dream - 41:45 Real World Inspirations In WoW Exteriors - 47:50 WoW Planned To Be Everquest? - 53:40 Smoke Break Ideas/Cutting Wee From WoW - 1:05:25 How Close Were We To Flying Mounts In Vanilla? - 1:09:45 Lord Of The Rings Inspirations - 1:13:20 Runemasters In Vanilla WoW - 1:22:50 Other Scrapped Classes - 1:27:25 Favourite/Challenging Zones That Bo Worked On - 1:31:00 Seeing Cataclysm Change Bo's Work - 1:37:50 Blizzard's Level Design Approach Now vs. Then - 1:42:45 Origins Of The Forsaken - 1:48:20 Moonglade Plans/Timbermaw - 1:55:50 Zone Regrets - 1:59:35 Guesses At Playable Zones In The Demo - 2:02:15 Invisible Walls - 2:07:00 Classic's Longevity - 2:10:55 Classic As A 'Do Over' - 2:15:50 Classic Release Date Guess - 2:18:20 Classic 'Forum Leaks' - 2:23:40 Demo vs. Alpha vs. Beta - 2:43:00 Shout Outs - 2:49:50     Pick up awesome Countdown To Classic show rewards @ Patreon: patreon.com/countdowntoclassic Or support the show with a tip @ Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/Y8Y3D2TT Or simply show your support by leaving the show a review at iTunes or by telling a friend! Directly download here:  http://traffic.libsyn.com/countdowntoclassic/C2C_Episode_73_Final.mp3 Also listen @ Spotify here (Spotify takes a couple of hours to upload after posting, check back later if not there):  https://open.spotify.com/show/38mHWjscNorJr7OFeNu8X5?si=c6JKxJeSRCeLQPSIlKJL8w Or @ iTunes (As above, can take a short while to upload after posting):  https://itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/countdown-to-classic/id1352967778 Or @ Stitcher (As above, can take a short while to upload after posting): http://stitcher.com/s?fid=174762&amp;refid=stpr Send your Memory Lane stories, Anger Management rants or just say hello to Josh at feedback@countdowntoclassic.com or get in touch on social media: Twitter: @count2classic FB/Insta/YouTube: @countdowntoclassic Add Countdown To Classic on Twitch: @CountdownToClassic And join the Countdown To Classic Discord here: https://discord.gg/2xJAwNfThis show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5601811/advertisement

In the second part of the trilogy of talks with former World Of Warcraft developers, Josh sits down with exterior level designer Bo Bell, for a lengthy chat on the making of vanilla WoW. Highlights Below: In Depth Interview - 2:35 Bo's Resume - 3:20 Working At Blizzard - 7:50 Working in QA - 9:50 Speaking Publicly About Games - 16:05 What Bo Works On Now - 19:35 Artistic Freedom Working On Exterior Designs - 24:30 Balancing Metzen's Vision With Personal Tastes - 31:30 Fighting For Keeping Duskwood Dark - 37:10 Love For The Planned Emerald Dream - 41:45 Real World Inspirations In WoW Exteriors - 47:50 WoW Planned To Be Everquest? - 53:40 Smoke Break Ideas/Cutting Wee From WoW - 1:05:25 How Close Were We To Flying Mounts In Vanilla? - 1:09:45 Lord Of The Rings Inspirations - 1:13:20 Runemasters In Vanilla WoW - 1:22:50 Other Scrapped Classes - 1:27:25 Favourite/Challenging Zones That Bo Worked On - 1:31:00 Seeing Cataclysm Change Bo's Work - 1:37:50 Blizzard's Level Design Approach Now vs. Then - 1:42:45 Origins Of The Forsaken - 1:48:20 Moonglade Plans/Timbermaw - 1:55:50 Zone Regrets - 1:59:35 Guesses At Playable Zones In The Demo - 2:02:15 Invisible Walls - 2:07:00 Classic's Longevity - 2:10:55 Classic As A 'Do Over' - 2:15:50 Classic Release Date Guess - 2:18:20 Classic 'Forum Leaks' - 2:23:40 Demo vs. Alpha vs. Beta - 2:43:00 Shout Outs - 2:49:50    Pick up awesome Countdown To Classic show rewards @ Patreon: <a href="http://patreon.com/countdowntoclassic" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">patreon.com/countdowntoclassic</a> Or support the show with a tip @ Ko-Fi: <a href="https://ko-fi.com/Y8Y3D2TT" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://ko-fi.com/Y8Y3D2TT</a> Or simply show your support by leaving the show a review at iTunes or by telling a friend! Directly download here: <a href="http://traffic.libsyn.com/countdowntoclassic/C2C_Episode_73_Final.mp3" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">http://traffic.libsyn.com/countdowntoclassic/C2C_Episode_73_Final.mp3</a> Also listen @ Spotify here (Spotify takes a couple of hours to upload after posting, check back later if not there): <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/38mHWjscNorJr7OFeNu8X5?si=c6JKxJeSRCeLQPSIlKJL8w" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://open.spotify.com/show/38mHWjscNorJr7OFeNu8X5?si=c6JKxJeSRCeLQPSIlKJL8w</a> Or @ iTunes (As above, can take a short while to upload after posting): <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/countdown-to-classic/id1352967778" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/countdown-to-classic/id1352967778</a> Or @ Stitcher (As above, can take a short while to upload after posting): <a href="http://stitcher.com/s?fid=174762&amp;refid=stpr" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">http://stitcher.com/s?fid=174762&amp;refid=stpr</a> Send your Memory Lane stories, Anger Management rants or just say hello to Josh at <a href="mailto:feedback@countdowntoclassic.com">feedback@countdowntoclassic.com</a> or get in touch on social media: Twitter: @count2classic FB/Insta/YouTube: @countdowntoclassic Add Countdown To Classic on Twitch: @CountdownToClassic And join the Countdown To Classic Discord here: <a href="https://discord.gg/2xJAwNf" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://discord.gg/2xJAwNf</a> This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at <a href="https://www.spreaker.com/show/5601811/advertisement" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.spreaker.com/show/5601811/advertisement</a>

Episode #74 - Ex-WoW Dev, Bo Bell, On Exterior Level Design, Blizzard & Classic