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'''Mike Nicholson''' is a Senior Artist for [[Diablo III]]. Mike is known as the "UI guy," and he's worked extensively on the game [[interface]], [[inventory]], [[icons]], and other related tasks.Mike got his start in the gaming industry by simply replying to an ad for a fantasy artist (the company that posted the ad was likely DreamForge, though this is speculation based on the fact that his earliest game credit appears on ''Menzoberranzen''). Mike has worked on the UI (user interface) for every game that he has worked on.<ref>[http://forums.goha.ru/showthread.php?t=43071 Interview with Mike Nicholson by Vanguard fan site Silky Venom]. 2005.</ref>
==Background==
[[Image:Mike-Nicholson-Blizzcon2010-1.png |thumb |right |370px |Mike Nicholson at Blizzcon 2010.]]
Mike has worked at a number of different game companies and has pretty much done the entire spectrum of activities associated with game design.<ref>[http://www.linkedin.com/in/mikenart Linked-in profile for Mike Nicholson].</ref> He spent about 7 years working with DreamForge on multiple award-winning role-playing and strategy PC games. Since the dissolution of DreamForge in 2000, he has picked up a great deal of experience with a number of well-known game companies such as Sony Computer Entertainment, Monolith, and Sigil Games Online.
While at Sigil Games, Mike had the unique opportunity to work with an artist he had admired greatly - [http://www.keithparkinson.com/main.php Keith Parkinson]. Keith, a legend in the fantasy art realm, was Art Director for ''Vanguard: Saga of Heroes''.
Mike joined [[Blizzard Entertainment |Blizzard]] in October 2006 and now works as a Senior Artist/Interface Designer on Diablo III.
==Game Credits/Experience==
*2010 - ''Starcraft 2: Wings of Liberty"'', [[Blizzard Entertainment|Blizzard]]; '''Battle.net Team, Additional Art'''
*2007 - ''Vanguard: Saga of Heroes'', Sigil Games Online; '''Senior Artist/UI Designer'''
*2006 - ''Condemned'', Monolith Productions; '''UI Concept Designer'''
