Mike Nicholson - Revision history

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 ==Game Credits/Experience==
 *2010 - ''Starcraft 2: Wings of Liberty'', [[Blizzard Entertainment|Blizzard]]; '''Battle.net Team, Additional Art'''
-*2007 - The Shield, ''Point of View''; '''Artist'''
+*2007 - The Shield, ''Point of View''; '''Artist'''<ref>https://rawg.io/creators/michael-nicholson</ref>
 *2007 - ''Vanguard: Saga of Heroes'', Sigil Games Online; '''Senior Artist/UI Designer'''
 *2006 - ''Condemned'', Monolith Productions; '''UI Concept Designer'''

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 ==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'''
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 ==References==
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+<references />

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 ==Background==
-[[Image:Diableard-Mike Nicholson.jpg |thumb |right |370px |Michael (Mike) Nicholson's Diableard.]]
+[[Image:Diableard-Mike Nicholson.jpg |thumb |right |370px |Michael (Mike) Nicholson's [[Diableard]].]]
 Mike graduated from The Art Institute of Pittsburgh in 1988, where he studied Commercial Art.

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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>
+'''Michael (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.]]
+[[Image:Diableard-Mike Nicholson.jpg |thumb |right |370px |Michael (Mike) Nicholson's Diableard.]]
 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.
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 ==Media==
 <gallery>
 File:Mike-Nicholson-Blizzcon2010-1.png |Mike Nicholson at Blizzcon 2010, talking about the UI.
 </gallery>

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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 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.
 Mike joined [[Blizzard Entertainment |Blizzard]] in October 2006 and now works as a Senior Artist/Interface Designer on Diablo III.
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 ==Game Credits/Experience==
-*2010 - ''Starcraft 2: Wings of Liberty", [[Blizzard Entertainment|Blizzard]]; '''Battle.net Team, Additional Art'''
+*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'''

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 Mike maintains a [http://sites.google.com/site/mikenart/ personal website].<ref>[http://sites.google.com/site/mikenart/ Mike Nicholson's personal website].</ref>  There, you can see numerous, stunning examples of his art.  Many pieces (from both games and otherwise) are featured in his gallery.  On display are beautiful, colored samples from the ''World of Warcraft: Trading Card Game (WoW:TCG)'', concept art for various games, original ''Vanguard: Saga of Heroes'' item lore '''and''' item artwork, personal artwork, as well as examples of interface design.
-:'''Diablo III Poker Set'''
+===Diablo III Poker Set===
-:Mike was one of the key members responsible for designing the [[Blizzcon 2010]] Diablo III exclusive poker set.  In a DirecTV special segment during the Blizzcon 2010 event, he explained to viewers the design decisions that went into making the cards and poker chips.<ref>[http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/diablo-iii-poker-set/ Diablo III Poker Set]. 2010-10-30.</ref>
+Mike was one of the key members responsible for designing the [[Blizzcon 2010]] Diablo III exclusive poker set.  In a DirecTV special segment during the Blizzcon 2010 event, he explained to viewers the design decisions that went into making the cards and poker chips.<ref>[http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/diablo-iii-poker-set/ Diablo III Poker Set]. 2010-10-30.</ref>
 ==Game Credits/Experience==
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 *1995 - ''Ravenloft: Stone Prophet'', DreamForge; '''Graphics/Artwork'''
 *1994 - ''Menzoberranzen'', DreamForge; '''Artist'''
 ==References==