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{{sub-stub}}{{outdated}}'''{{PAGENAME}}''', aka Christian G. Senn, is a video game designer that has worked on a number of Sega Titles during his time at [[Sega Technical Institute]]. He worked on ''[[The Ooze]]'', ''[[Comix Zone]]'', and most notably, ''[[Sonic X-treme]]''. His devotion to completing ''Sonic X-treme'' in a timely manner is said to have made him so sick that the doctor told him he had 6 months to live and he had to drop out of the project.
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{{sub-stub}}'''Christian "Chris" Graham Senn''' is an American artist and businessman, and former [[Sega of America]] and [[Sega Technical Institute]] Art Director and game designer.
  
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Since that time he has gone on to work with other game companies such as Luxoflux, Treyarch, and Bionic Games. Some of the game titles he has worked on include ''Spider-man 3'', ''Call of Duty: Finest Hour'', and two True Crime games (''New York City'' and ''Streets of L.A.'').
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{{PAGENAME}} is a video game artist who has worked on a number of Sega Titles during his time at [[Sega Technical Institute]]. He worked on ''[[The Ooze]]'', ''[[Comix Zone]]'', and most notably, ''[[Sonic X-treme]]''. Since that time he has gone on to work with other game companies such as Luxoflux, Treyarch, and Bionic Games. Some of the game titles he has worked on include ''Spider-man 3'', ''Call of Duty: Finest Hour'', and two True Crime games (''New York City'' and ''Streets of L.A.'').
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In November 2011 he joined [[Big Red Button Entertainment]], where he worked on [[Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric]] as Lead Level Implementer. He left the studio in June 2014, five months before the game was released.
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His devotion to completing ''Sonic X-treme'' in a timely manner caused such a strain on Senn's physical health that he was told that his organs would begin failing and he would have a significant chance of death should he continue his current pace.
  
 
Chris Senn also opened a website that showcases plenty of concept art, videos, and other stuff related to ''Sonic X-treme''. This website is known as [[sonic:Sonic Xtreme Compendium|Sonic Xtreme Compendium]], or just SXC. He is active in the forums under the username '''kurisu'''.
 
Chris Senn also opened a website that showcases plenty of concept art, videos, and other stuff related to ''Sonic X-treme''. This website is known as [[sonic:Sonic Xtreme Compendium|Sonic Xtreme Compendium]], or just SXC. He is active in the forums under the username '''kurisu'''.
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In November 2011 he joined [[Big Red Button Entertainment]], where he worked on [[Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric]] as Lead Level Implementer. He left the studio in June 2014, five months before the game was released.
 
  
 
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*[https://sega-addicts.com/2013/09/12/sega-addicts-presents-the-christian-senn-interview-the-rise-and-fall-of-sonic-x-treme/ Chris Senn interview by Sega Addicts (September 12, 2013)]
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20090228181852/http://senntient.com:80/projects/xtreme/sxc/index.html The Sonic Xtreme Compendium website]
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*[https://www.linkedin.com/in/senntertain/ {{PAGENAME}}] at [https://www.linkedin.com/ LinkedIn]
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*''[https://sega-addicts.com/2013/09/12/sega-addicts-presents-the-christian-senn-interview-the-rise-and-fall-of-sonic-x-treme/ Sega Addicts presents the Christian Senn Interview]'' interview by Alex Delia at ''[https://sega-addicts.com Sega Addicts]''
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20090228181852/http://senntient.com:80/projects/xtreme/sxc/index.html The Sonic Xtreme Compendium]
  
 
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Christian Graham Senn
Company(ies): Sega of America, Sega Technical Institute
Role(s): Artist, Designer, Director

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Christian "Chris" Graham Senn is an American artist and businessman, and former Sega of America and Sega Technical Institute Art Director and game designer.

Career

Chris Senn is a video game artist who has worked on a number of Sega Titles during his time at Sega Technical Institute. He worked on The Ooze, Comix Zone, and most notably, Sonic X-treme. Since that time he has gone on to work with other game companies such as Luxoflux, Treyarch, and Bionic Games. Some of the game titles he has worked on include Spider-man 3, Call of Duty: Finest Hour, and two True Crime games (New York City and Streets of L.A.).

In November 2011 he joined Big Red Button Entertainment, where he worked on Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric as Lead Level Implementer. He left the studio in June 2014, five months before the game was released.

Sega Technical Institute

Main article: Sega Technical Institute.

His devotion to completing Sonic X-treme in a timely manner caused such a strain on Senn's physical health that he was told that his organs would begin failing and he would have a significant chance of death should he continue his current pace.

Chris Senn also opened a website that showcases plenty of concept art, videos, and other stuff related to Sonic X-treme. This website is known as Sonic Xtreme Compendium, or just SXC. He is active in the forums under the username kurisu.

Production history


  • BattleTech: A Game of Armored Combat (1994) — Art
  • Sonic X-treme (1996) — Director
  • True Crime: Streets of LA (2003) — Additional City Designer
  • Shrek 2 (2004) — Designer
  • Call of Duty: Finest Hour (2004) — Designer (Ksar Tarsine)
  • True Crime: New York City (2005) — Designer
  • Spider Man 3 (2007) — Lead Artist
  • Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric (2014) — Lead Level Implementer

Interviews

 Some or all of the following content should be mirrored on Sega Retro (or Retro CDN).

Photographs

Main article: Photos of Chris Senn

External links

References

  1. ↑ File:Battletech MD US Manual.pdf, page 17
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 File:Comix Zone MD credits.pdf
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