Goosebumps Dead of Night

CAH splash painting for Goosebumps Dead of Night Copyright: Cosmic Forces

Our partners, Cosmic Forces, recently released Goosebumps Dead of Night. It is now available on the Nintendo Switch, XBox 1, Playstation, and Steam. 

Goosebumps Dead of Night is a first-person survival adventure game. Players will experience Family friendly thrills as they solve puzzles and hide from monsters right out of the pages of R.L. Stine’s book series. Cosmic forces did an amazing job with the 3D graphics!

Concept Art House is honored to help contribute artwork for a beloved classic series. We are proud to announce that one of our artists did the splash painting for the game. Best of luck to our client!

Welcome Back Peng!

The US CAH team welcomes back Peng, General Manager of CAH Chengdu Studio. For the past 18 months, Peng has been managing the CAH Chengdu Studio. Peng is a great asset to the team and has played a big part in opening the Chengdu studio where he was originally from. He specializes in project management, stylized concept design, and team management.

Peng’s goals while he is here in California, is to confer with the headquarters team on how to expand the team in China and how to improve on our creative offerings in 2020-2021. Peng also plans to spend as much time as he can with his family as he and his wife expect their second child.

Thank you Peng for all of your hard work and dedication to CAH. Although we are still working from home, we are so excited to have you back!

Peng’s portrait of him and his wife.. An SF love story!

CAH Lunch & Learn: Eve’s Plant Propagation

Eve’s beautiful plants

Last Thursday, the CAH team hosted our first ever virtual Lunch and Learn! Our Account Manager, Eve Milan, coached us on several propagation techniques. There has been a  rise of plant parents during Covid quarantine, so this was a popular topic amongst our staff.

First and foremost, the question we’re all asking is  “How can I keep my plants alive?” Eve answered, “You just have to keep killing plants!” As odd as that may sound, gardening is a trial and error process which can ultimately motivate us to keep learning and hopefully obtain the results we’ve been looking for. We are fortunate enough to have an expert like Eve to educate us on the three main elements (Air, Earth and Water) to successfully grow plants. 

CAH is a close knit family that strives to have fun and learn more about each other even if we are working from home. Whether we may be working or not, we advocate creativity and passion here at CAH to bring out the best in each and every one of us. Thank you Eve for hosting the first Lunch and Learn. We are looking forward to the next one!

CAH team sharing their plants that they’ve been growing!

Meet Savannah

Meet Savannah, the newest member of the CAH family! Savannah is our new Executive Administration Specialist. She makes sure we are all constantly supported and helps manage our virtual office day to day. 

Prior to working for us, Savannah has several years of experience being an Executive Assistant and Office Administration for companies such as Aviso Inc, Redaptive Inc, and PowerCore. Some of her fun facts include that she lived in Japan for a few years where she modeled for characters in video games such as Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes and Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain. She is also best known for her portrayal of Mia Winters in Resident Evil VII: Biohazard. Her hobbies include playing the piano, cooking, Wine Country, and spending time with her two adorable cats.

Copyright: Resident Evil Wiki - Fandom

Savannah has already contributed so much to our team. She has already implemented the Wellness Program and Team Lunch and Learns. She is excited to work with a creative team, and we are thrilled to have the opportunity to work with her!

“I have loved video games my whole life and I am excited that my admin skills and passion can converge at Concept Art house!” - Savannah, Executive Assistant at CAH

Welcome Savannah!

CAH IN SUPPORT OF BLACK LIVES MATTER

We stand with our partners!

Here at CAH, we recognize the systemic racism that has been established in our society. It is important we prioritize educating ourselves about the racial inequalities the Black Community faces each day; including police brutality, health care disparities, voter suppression, mass incarceration, among many other inequities. We stand as an ally to the Black Community, and will continue to stand for justice and equality.

It is important we prioritize educating ourselves and those around us about the struggles the Black Community has faced and continues to face to this day. We still have a long way to go, but it’s important to educate others and to speak up to raise more awareness.

For educational resources please click here, to find ways to support click here.

Check out what the gaming industry is doing to help support the Black Lives Matter movement.

Digital Treatments for Cognitive Impairment

Akili has now released a game called ENDEAVOR that is changing the gaming industry by combining both science and technology to help children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Those who have ADHD, have difficulties focusing their attention on a single task and struggle with hyperactivity.

ENDEAVOR is both an intriguing and challenging game that is designed to help improve attention function. Patients will be guiding a character through different worlds while collecting targets, receiving awards, and overcoming obstacles. Through a companion app called ADHD Insight, parents will also be able to track and understand their child’s behavior.

Concept Art House is honored to contribute artwork for ENDEAVOR. We helped build costumes and complex characters in 3D.

A glimpse of the game ENDEAVOR (Copyright: Akili)

The game is currently pursuing clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as a pediatric ADHD prescription treatment. ENDEAVOR is now available on the App Store, and for a limited time, Akili will be giving free access to children who qualify.

We are proud of our client for making a huge difference in people’s lives through games! For more information about the product, click here.

April Check-in

These are challenging times.  Like many of you, our team has been working from home for over a month now.  We are doing everything we can to stay connected as a company; hosting virtual meetings and having company lunches to continue delivering art to our partners around the world.  With our economy struggling, we’re very grateful to be working in the games industry.

It’s heartwarming to see the world coming together to support each other in so many ways, especially within the gaming community.  We’re proud that 9 of our clients are part of the #PlayApartTogether Campaign.

Members of our team are also supporting SF Bay Area community in a number of ways.  We’ve made donations that support local healthcare nonprofits.  Some members of our team made meals for the homeless.  Our China team even shipped extra PPEs to support local Bay Area hospitals.

We’re okay and we hope you’re okay too.

GamesBeat 2020

Concept Art House has been a long-time supporter of Gamesbeat Summit.  This year will be an all virtual conference under the theme: “The Dawn of a New Generation.”  Over 110 speakers will be covering the biggest topics in the games industry including new platforms, latest trends, M&A, The Metaverse, climate change, and the impact of the Coronavirus.

Our CEO, James Zhang is an advisor to the conference and will be moderating a panel on Blockchain technology with Sebastien Borget of The Sandbox; Peter Kieltyka of Horizon Blockchain Games; Eric Schiermeyer of Blockchain Game Partners; Taehoon Kim of Nway.

GamesBeat Summit 2020 will take place on April 28-29.  Livestream Only access pass is FREE. Please drop us a line if you would like a discount code to the VIP Online Pass.

Take care and stay healthy!

working from home in china

Most years, this would be a time of celebration all over China and East Asia.  This year, the Coronavirus outbreak cast a cloud over Lunar New Year celebrations.  Along with most businesses in China’s big cities, our team has been required to work from home during this difficult time.

Our Creative Director Ken says: “I’m from Wuhan.  I feel fortunate that my family is not affected and pray each day that things will improve for my home city”.

Our VP of Production says: “I’m glad that our artists are able to work from their homes. Many people in China do not have that opportunity and are losing their jobs due to the virus. I’m very proud of our artists for working through this hardship. Our US production managers and art directors are working closely with artists individually to ensure minimal impact to our important clients.

“Work seems a distant second to the safety and health of billions of people.  We are taking every precaution we can at CAH’s art facilities in China to ensure workers’ safety.  All artists are working from home. We’ve purchased as many facemasks for our team members for when they do need to leave the house,” James Zhang, CEO.

Immutable reveals Trial of the Gods

Game studio Immutable revealed details regarding the first champion for Trial of the Gods in their weekly live stream.  This is the first expansion for trading card game Gods Unchained. For more information click here.

Concept Art House and Immutable collaborated to create characters in the game. The characters were inspired by Japanese sparring and Chinese Kung Fu martial arts. The character shown below is incredibly religious. He was destroyed and was broken into pieces. Fortunately, his beliefs saved him and his God put him back together. 

Character designed by Concept Art House

Immutable plans to launch Trial of the Gods within a few months. Before the games release, the game studio will sell Season 1 card packs and will only be available for a limited time. 

We are honored that Immutable selected us to help with their game. The CAH team had a wonderful time working with Immutable, and we wish them the best of luck!