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Aletheia Simonson is an art producer on Hellgate: London. She is also responsible for some content design, including the Halloween theme content added just after the game's launch. Before joining Flagship in July 2006, she worked on a number of major console titles as a product evaluator for Sony and as a game design consultant. Aletheia has several years of experience in the gaming industry.

Personality Profile

In May 2007 Aletheia took the time to fill out a personality quiz for the Hellgate Wiki. She had not previously been announced as an employee of Flagship Studios.

What's your name and job title?

Aletheia Simonson – Art Producer, NinjaVonCute.

What does your job actually entail, on a day to day basis?

Emails! Thousands of emails... Millions! Spreadsheets, Cinematics, Schedules, planning, communicating with people, and general skullduggery. In summary – ensuring a project is constantly moving forward. Oh, and playing Hellgate. ;)

When and why did you know you wanted to work in the gaming industry?

When we first got our Commodore 64. Jumpman, M.U.L.E, Impossible Mission… Games have always been a major part of my life and my #1 form of entertainment; I can’t think of a time when I haven’t been obsessed with some game or other. I think when I was younger I just naturally assumed that games were produced in something akin to Willy Wonka’s Chocolate Factory, Oompa Loompas throwing a frog and a Tonka truck into a giant cauldron and... presto! Out comes Frogger! Once I realized that people actually made a living creating games, it was a natural leap.

If you didn't work in the gaming industry, what do you think you'd be doing instead?

Writing childrens’ books or Simpsons episodes. Working in the film industry. Maybe working at a renaissance faire--jousting would be awesome.

Can you name a major influence on your work?

I am influenced by anything and everything. People around me, books I read, movies I watch, zombies I see on the street, games I play; It’s really difficult to pick a single influence. If someone was holding a shotgun to my head and demanding an answer OR ELSE…I would pick Diablo.

If this were the single most interesting question you'd ever been asked in an interview; something no one has ever asked you before, what would your answer be?

Will Wright. Hands down. After that, it’s a toss-up between I-NO and Kobun (servbot).

Press

Aletheia was quoted in an article about making games appeal more to female gamers. "Getting the Girl" appeared in the January 2005 issue of the Official US Playstation Magazine.

Aletheia Simonson of Sony CEA’s product evaluation group agrees. “Games for women are there; the hurdle is getting a woman who has never played a videogame to try one. It will probably be some time before the game equivalent of the romantic comedy is a blockbuster hit,” she explains.

Resume

Aletheia is credited on several top selling console titles, including:

• Guitar Hero II (2006), Activision Publishing, Inc.
• Karaoke Revolution Party (2005), Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc.
• Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (2002), Rockstar Games, Inc.

Media

As of yet there are no photos of Aletheia Simonson available in the image gallery.