Taehoon Oh
South Korean game designer and artist
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Taehoon Oh is a computer graphic specialist, game designer and developer. He is a co-founder and COO at Studio Roqovan, formerly known as Reload Studios.[1][2] He was a lead artist and was one of the pioneer developers of the Call of Duty game franchise.[citation needed] He is also one of the co-founders of the non-gaming virtual reality subdivision of Studio Roqovan called Rascali, launched in September 2015.[3][4]
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| Born | 오태훈 Seoul, South Korea |
| Title | Game Designer, COO at Studio Roqovan |
Career
Oh is the owner of Stunt Corgi & serves as chief operating officer at Reload Studios, which he founded in 2014 with James Chung and later renamed as Studio Roqovan.[5][6][7][8] There, in 2016, he developed a new game, World War Toons, a first-person multiplayer shooter game compatible with 3D VR (Virtual Reality) and PSVR.[9][10]
While working for Infinity Ward (the original COD developers) from 2004 to 2014,[11] Taehoon as a senior and lead artist designed over 50 vehicles and 100 weapons used in Call of Duty's different versions including Call of Duty 2, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, and Call of Duty: Ghosts.[12][13][14]
In 2007, he won the global game art competition for the game Dominance War,[15][16] and he served as a judge in various gaming competitions.[17][18]
Early life
Oh's early education took place in South Korea. His gaming interest was developed when his father bought him an Apple II personal computer.[11]
Awards
World Champion of global games art competition held in 2007 for the game Dominance war.[15]