Jonatan Pöljö
| Real name |
Jonatan Pöljö |
|---|---|
| Date of birth |
February 5 |
| Occupation |
3D artist |
| Nationality |
Swedish |
| Known for |
Creating the Eldpack |
| Website | |
| Reddit name | |
| X (Twitter) username | |
| Instagram name | |
| Minecraft name |
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Jonatan 'eldrone' Pöljö is a former 3D artist at Mojang, who previously assisted with the development of 0x10c until its indefinite shelving. Prior to joining Mojang on September 28, 2012, Pöljö worked on a number of major titles for AAA developers, including Capcom Entertainment, Inc.
In addition to his game development, Pöljö was already recognized by the Minecraft community for his custom texture pack, the Eldpack, which won third place in an official texture pack competition by Mojang.[1]
He announced on December 15, 2016 that he would be leaving the company at the end of the year,[2] and handed in his badge on December 29.[3] After several years of freelancing, Poljo was hired as the art director of Nightdive Studios, restoring & enhancing older games.[4]
Games
- Pixudoku
- Terminator Salvation
- Bionic Commando
- Lead and Gold
- Nuclear Dawn
- Bionic Commando Rearmed 2
- Elderlands
- 0x10c (Cancelled)
- Minecraft
- Crea
- Dark Matter
- Wanted: Weapons of Fate
- Hammerwatch
- Hammerwatch Heroes
- Dransik
- Monophobia[5]
- And then, alone at Epsilon-1
- Evolution of a monster
- Minecraft Dungeons
- Quake (2024)
- PowerSlace: Exhumed
- Blade Runner: Enhanced Edition
- System Shock (2023)
- Quake II (2023)
- Turok 3: Shadow of Oblivion - Remastered
- Star Wars: Dark Forces - Remaster
- Doom + Doom II
- The Thing: Remastered
Gallery
-
Jonatan at MineCon 2012 -
A weapon model. -
A player model. -
Mockup of a spacecraft cockpit. -
Another view of the same cockpit. -
A spacecraft interior featuring robots and computers. -
A spacecraft interior featuring many types of panels. -
A spacecraft interior featuring panels, wires and pipes.
References
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20110110003612/http://www.webhallen.com:80/minecraft/
- ↑ "Announcement: After 4 long years this will be my last one at Mojang. I'll be leaving at the end of the year to become an indie dev! (1/4)" – @eldrone on X (formerly Twitter), December 15, 2016
"First I'll be helping out my friend at @siegegames. I'll also be making that game I've been promising forever that I'd get back to. (2/4)" – @eldrone on X (formerly Twitter), December 15, 2016
"Sometimes you have to trade job security for creative freedom. I'm going to miss everyone so much! (3/4)" – @eldrone on X (formerly Twitter), December 15, 2016
"This also means I won't be seeing you all at GDC next year. Sorry! :( (4/4)" – @eldrone on X (formerly Twitter), December 15, 2016 - ↑ "Handing in my badge!" – @eldrone on X (formerly Twitter), December 29, 2016
- ↑ Got some new responsibilities at my favorite place to work! Will be heading the art side of things as art director on the amazing KEX-enhanced games at Nightdive Studios - LinkedIn; February 29, 2024
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20141215031044/http://ludumdare.com/compo/author/eld/
