General:Steve Meister
| Steve Meister | |
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| Role(s) | Game Director, Producer, Designer |
| ZeniMax Media tenure | Jun 1999–Spring 2001[1] |
| Bethesda Softworks tenure | Spring 2001–Present[2] |
| Alias(es) | MrSmileyFaceDude |
Steve Meister is a programmer, designer, and producer at Bethesda Game Studios. He joined the R&D Group for Zenimax Media in the Summer of 1999 before working as a programmer for Morrowind starting in Spring 2001.[1] Since then, Meister has been credited on Oblivion and Skyrim. Steve is responsible for the Scourge easter egg in Morrowind, being showcased in the "Industrial Magic & Light" developer blog (listed below) and as his The Elder Scrolls Forums avatar[3] before ultimately having the Argonian end up as a unique miscellaneous item. Outside of The Elder Scrolls, Meister was the Lead Programmer for Fallout 3 and served as a Gameplay Programmer on subsequent Bethesda titles, with credits as recent as Starfield.[4] In the past, he would occasionally visit the IRC channel, #elderscrolls on Chatspike. Steve is married to fellow longtime Bethesda employee, Christiane Meister.[5]
Elder Scrolls Game Credits[edit]
- The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind — Programming[6]
- The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind: Tribunal — Additional Programming[7]
- The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind: Bloodmoon — Additional Programming[8]
- The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion — Programming[9]
- The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion: Shivering Isles — Additional Programming[10]
- The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim — Gameplay Programming[11]
Interviews[edit]
- Aug 2001: IGN Vault: Morrowind Developer Q&A; #5 Magic
- Oct 2001: IGN Vault: Morrowind Developer Q&A; #9 Characters & Playing Styles
- Oct 2001: IGN Vault: Morrowind Developer Q&A; #10 Special Places
- Dec 2001: IGN Vault: Morrowind Developer Q&A; #13 Surprise!
- Jan 2002: IGN Vault: Morrowind Developer Q&A; #15 TES Construction Set
- Jan 2002: GameSpy: Morrowind Developer Profiles #3: Steve Meister
- Jan 2002: elderscrolls.com: Industrial Magic & Light
- Jan 2002: RPGPlanet: Codex of Vvardenfell: Q 'n A with Steve Meister and Ahn Hopgood
- Jan 2002: IGN Vault: Morrowind Developer Q&A; #17 Low-Level Favorites
- Feb 2002: IGN Vault: Morrowind Developer Q&A; #18 Great Houses
- Mar 2002: IGN Vault: Morrowind Developer Q&A; #19
- Mar 2002: IGN Vault: Morrowind Developer Q&A; #20 Favorite Weapons
- Mar 2002: IGN Vault: Morrowind Developer Q&A; #21
- Apr 2002: IGN Vault: Morrowind Developer Q&A; #22
- Apr 2002: IGN Vault: Morrowind Developer Q&A; #23 Favorite Birthsigns
- Apr 2004: elderscrolls.com: Most Memorable Elder Scrolls Moments
- Apr 2005: elderscrolls.com: To the Death, or to the Pain
- Jan 2006: Waiting For Oblivion: Developer quotes - Offsite archives III: MrSmileyFaceDude
- Jan 2006: Engadget: ES IV: Oblivion will fit on one disc
- Nov 2011: Behind the Wall: The Making of Skyrim
See Also[edit]
- Steve Meister's Posts — Posts by Meister about The Elder Scrolls on various platforms under the name MrSmileyFaceDude
- The Head Of Scourge — The Mounted Head of Meister's Test Character, Scourge
Gallery[edit]
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Steve around Morrowind's development
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Steve in 2004
External Links[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Steve Meister: Industrial Magic & Light
- ^ LinkedIn — Steve Meister
- ^ Meister, S. [MrSmileyFaceDude]. (28 September 2002). Tribunal is No Longer a PC only product.. Elder Scrolls Forums. Archived from the original on 8 June 2003.
- ^ MobyGames — Steve Meister
- ^ Meister, S. [MrSmileyFaceDude]. (30 March 2001). Comment on "New Dev Diary!!!". Elder Scrolls Forums. Archived from the original on 17 April 2001.
- ^ Morrowind: Credits
- ^ Tribunal: Credits
- ^ Bloodmoon: Credits
- ^ Oblivion: Credits
- ^ Shivering: Credits
- ^ Skyrim: Credits
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