Eric J. Sexton, is a computer game developer, an artist

Artist

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 and animator

Animator

An animator is an artist who creates multiple images that give an illusion of movement called animation when displayed in rapid sequence; the images are called frames and key frames. Animators can work in a variety of fields including film, television, video games, and the internet. Usually, an...

 on the popular Diablo

Diablo (video game)

Diablo is a dark fantasy-themed action role-playing game developed by Blizzard North and released by Blizzard Entertainment on December 31, 1996....

games.

Biography

Sexton was born in 1970 in Cupertino, California

Cupertino, California

Cupertino is an affluent suburban city in Santa Clara County, California in the U.S., directly west of San Jose on the western edge of the Santa Clara Valley with portions extending into the foothills of the Santa Cruz Mountains. The population was 58,302 at the time of the 2010 census. Forbes...

, the older of two children to Patricia K. Bolen and Thomas H. Sexton, both of whom were X-ray technicians for Kaiser Hospital

Kaiser Permanente

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. He attended Lincoln High School

Abraham Lincoln High School (San Jose, California)

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 but did not graduate. In 1995, he started in the game industry at Condor Inc. as an artist and animator, working on NFL Quarterback Club

NFL Quarterback Club

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 II for the Game Boy

Game Boy

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 and Game Gear. In late 1996 Condor was purchased by Davidson & Associates

Davidson & Associates

Davidson & Associates was an educational software company headquartered in Torrance, California. It was best known for the Blaster series, including Math Blaster and Reading Blaster...

, and changed its name to Blizzard North

Blizzard North

Blizzard North was the Bay Area division of Blizzard Entertainment, known for the Diablo series. The studio was originally based in Redwood City, and then moved a short distance away to San Mateo, with Blizzard proper being based in Irvine .-History:Blizzard North was originally an independent...

. He was an artist and animator on Diablo, animating all of the heroes and many of the monsters, creating many of the story-based quests, and co-creating the "Random Item System." He also did art, animation, and design for Diablo II, modeling and animating many of the characters, as well as designing quests, and character and monster skills. He was lead designer for the game's "Random Name System" which included both items and monsters.

Sexton married in 1990, but divorced in 2002. In 2005, he left Blizzard North to co-found Hyboreal Games with other Diablo veterans Michio Okamura

Michio Okamura

Michio Okamura is a computer game developer and artist. He was the lead artist for the popular computer game Diablo, and senior artist on Diablo II. He designed many of the game's characters, including the title character. He is currently the Creative Director at U.I...

 and Steven Woo, where he was Vice-President. Hyboreal became U.I. Pacific in late 2006, where Sexton, as of 2007, is Design Director.

Works

• Diablo II: Lord of Destruction
  Diablo II: Lord of Destruction
  Diablo II: Lord of Destruction is an expansion pack for the hack and slash action role-playing game Diablo II...
  
  (2001 expansion pack), Blizzard Entertainment Inc.
• Diablo II
  Diablo II
  Diablo II is a dark fantasy/horror-themed hack and slash, with elements of the role playing game and dungeon crawl genres. It was released for Windows and Mac OS in 2000 by Blizzard Entertainment, and was developed by Blizzard North. It is a direct sequel to the 1996 hit PC game, Diablo.Diablo II...
  
  (2000)
• Diablo
  Diablo (video game)
  Diablo is a dark fantasy-themed action role-playing game developed by Blizzard North and released by Blizzard Entertainment on December 31, 1996....
  
  (1997)
• NFL Quarterback Club
  NFL Quarterback Club
  NFL Quarterback Club is a Super Nintendo Entertainment System game series that features quarterbacks from the NFL. Steve Young and Dan Marino are two examples of who players can use during the game...
  
  II (1995)