Summary
Troy Jacobson was raised in the Pacific Northwest and Nigeria. His unique childhood was anything but the norm. “Pretty crazy,” is more like it! He first started capturing the life he was seeing as a resident of Lagos, Nigeria in early 1980. By the mid 80's, Troy was living in Geneva, Switzerland where he turned his creative focus into photography and skateboarding. Before leaving Europe in 1986, he held the title as the #1 street skateboarder in Geneva. The "Roger Federer" of street skateboarding returned to the United States only to shift this creative drive into few other intriguing outlets. At the end of high school, Troy was front man and lead singer for the band Madcap in addition to graduating with an art scholarship in hand. In 1992 he graduated from the Art Institute of Seattle and found himself airbrushing deceased images on plaques for tombstones as a living.
Lobotomy Software took notice of Troy's talents and asked him to join the creation team for new video games. Fast forward to 2024 where he has now logged in 23 years of art, design, and music development for the video game industry and 9 years in graphic design. “I have been a part of so many different creative outlets during this course of my life. From digitizing claymation characters to recording sound effects in the woods, it's been an amazing ride," he says. Although his traditional art got him involved in the digital world, Troy is not making any funky apps or huge video games at the moment. His focus is art and design in the traditional sense. Right now, he just continues to prepare for the next chapter in his art inspired life.
Skills
Software proficiency
