New Items For LoTRO From The Content Support Team

While most of the design team working on Lord Of The Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar focus on specific characters, objects and locations actually described by tolkien/2288″ id=”tag” title=””>J.R.R. Tolkien, there’s a group of people whose job it is to work on other items not described by Tolkien but are “stuff” you know has to be in there somewhere.

For instance, tavern signs – what do those look like? How about a hobbit’s wardrobe (they’re very fond of clothes, after all) or larder (remember, they eat six meals a day when they can get them)?

The Lead Content Support Artist is the gaming world’s equivalent to the film or theatre world’s propmaster. It’s Rick Schmitz‘ job to design and supervise the “little things” – objects that may be ordinary (like writing quills, drinking mugs, sideboards), extraordinary (great stone gateways, troll armor, Aragorn‘s crown and scepter) or mysterious (ancient rusted weapons from the First Age, broken pottery sherds). Although we as gamers may take stuff like this for granted – or may not even notice it – these objects comprise the little details that bring virtual worlds to vivid life.

Take a look at these sketches. You’re probably going to see these objects in the game soon – and you’ll have to admit, there is some real craftsmanship here. These things may not be significant in the Grand Scheme of events in Middle Earth, but they definitely make Middle Earth a much more real place.

While most of the design team working on Lord Of The Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar focus on specific characters, objects and locations actually described by tolkien/2288″ id=”tag” title=””>J.R.R. Tolkien, there’s a group of people whose job it is to work on other items not described by Tolkien but are “stuff” you know has to be in there somewhere.

For instance, tavern signs – what do those look like? How about a hobbit’s wardrobe (they’re very fond of clothes, after all) or larder (remember, they eat six meals a day when they can get them)?

The Lead Content Support Artist is the gaming world’s equivalent to the film or theatre world’s propmaster. It’s Rick Schmitz‘ job to design and supervise the “little things” – objects that may be ordinary (like writing quills, drinking mugs, sideboards), extraordinary (great stone gateways, troll armor, Aragorn‘s crown and scepter) or mysterious (ancient rusted weapons from the First Age, broken pottery sherds). Although we as gamers may take stuff like this for granted – or may not even notice it – these objects comprise the little details that bring virtual worlds to vivid life.

Take a look at these sketches. You’re probably going to see these objects in the game soon – and you’ll have to admit, there is some real craftsmanship here. These things may not be significant in the Grand Scheme of events in Middle Earth, but they definitely make Middle Earth a much more real place.