Hiroshi Nishiyama
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| Hiroshi Nishiyama |
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| Place of birth: Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan |
| Employment history: Sega Enterprises (1995[1] – )
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| Role(s): Artist |
| Education: Tokyo University of the Arts (1995) |
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Hiroshi Nishiyama (西山 洋) is a designer and art director. In 1999, he moved to Sega of America (Sonic Team USA), where he worked on the development of the Sonic series as a lead environment artist. After working for several game companies, he returned to Japan for family reasons, and in 2014, he returned to Sega of America to work in the US again. After working on mobile game development, he moved to Sega of America (Sonic Pillar) in Los Angeles as an Art Director in March 2019, where he is in charge of art direction for Sonic content, including game development, merchandising, and animation.
Quotes
| “ | Play every day. | „ |
— Hiroshi Nishiyama for Sonic Adventure[2] | ||
Aliaes
In 1996 and 1997, Hiroshi Nishiyama was credited as You Nishiyama, You being another reading of the name 洋. This can be confirmed as 西山 洋 is present for a magazine interview covering Sonic Jam[1]. Additionally, a Sonic Adventure book lists Hiroshi Nishiyama as having previously worked on NiGHTS into Dreams and Sonic Jam[2].
Production history
Games
- (; 1995) — End Credits Background[3]
- (; 1996) — World Artists[4] (as You Nishiyama)
- (; 1996) — Visual Designers (as You Nishiyama)
- (; 1997) — Artists[5] (as You Nishiyama)
- (; 1997) — Graphic Advisors[6]
- (; 1998) — Graphic advisors
- (; 1996) — Artists (SOJ)[7] (as You Nishiyama)
- (; 2001) — Field Art Director
- (; 2005) — Field Art Director
- (; 2005) — Field Art Director
- (; 2005) — Field Art Director
- (; 2005) — CG Movie Supervisors
- (; 2005) — CG Movie Supervisors
- (; 2005) — CG Movie Supervisors
- (; 2006) — Special Thanks
- (; 2006) — Special Thanks
- (; 2006) — Special Thanks
- (; 2006) — Special Thanks
- (; 2006) — Art Supervisors
- (; 2007) — Art Supervisors[8]
- (; 2007) — Nightopia Artists
- (; 2015) — デザイナー (as 西山 洋)
- (; 2015) — デザイナー (as 西山 洋)
- (; 2018) — コンセプトアート (as 西山 洋)
- (; 2018) — コンセプトアート (as 西山 洋)
- (; 2018) — Concept Art
- (; 2018) — Concept Art
- (; 2018) — スペシャルサンクス (as 西山洋)
- (; 2018) — スペシャルサンクス (as 西山洋)
- (; 2021) — Creative Services
- (; 2021) — Creative Services
- (; 2021) — Creative Services
- (; 2021) — Creative Services
- (; 2022) — Director of Creative Services
- (; 2022) — Director of Creative Services
- (; 2022) — Director of Creative Services
- (; 2022) — Director of Creative Services
- (; 2023) — Creative Services
- (; 2023) — SEGA Special Thanks
- (; 2023) — SEGA Special Thanks
- (; 2024) — Director of Creative Services
- (; 2024) — Director of Creative Services
- (; 2024) — Director of Creative Services
Videos
- () — Executive Producers
- () — Special Thanks
- () — Executive Producers
- (; ?) — Executive Producers
- (; ?) — Executive Producers
External links
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Sega Saturn Magazine, "1997-15 (1997-05-09)" (JP; 1997-04-25), page 31
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 @Har7201 on X
- ↑ File:Astal Saturn US credits.pdf
- ↑ File:NiGHTS into Dreams Saturn credits.pdf
- ↑ File:Sonic Jam Saturn credits.pdf
- ↑ File:Sonic R Saturn credits.pdf
- ↑ File:Sonic 3D Blast Saturn credits.pdf
- ↑ File:SonicRivals2 PSP US manual.pdf, page 23