Òîðíêâèñò, Ðàãíàð

Ðàãíàð Òîðíêâèñò
Ragnar Tørnquist
Èìÿ ïðè ðîæäåíèè:	Ragnar Tørnquist
Ðîä äåÿòåëüíîñòè:	Ðàçðàáîòêà êîìïüþòåðíûõ èãð
Äàòà ðîæäåíèÿ:	31 èþëÿ 1970(1970-07-31) (41 ãîä)
Ìåñòî ðîæäåíèÿ:	Îñëî, Íîðâåãèÿ
Ñàéò:	www.ragnartornquist.com

Ðà́ãíàð Òî́ðíêâèñò (íîðâ. Ragnar Tørnquist) â ðàçðàáîò÷èê êîìïüþòåðíûõ èãð. Ðàáîòàåò â íîðâåæñêîé êîìïàíèè «Funcom», æèâ¸ò â Îñëî.

Áèîãðàôèÿ

Òîðíêâèñò ðîäèëñÿ 31 èþëÿ 1970 ãîäà â ñòîëèöå Íîðâåãèè, ãîðîäå Îñëî.  1987â1989 ãîäàõ îáó÷àÿñü â Îêñôîðäå, èçó÷àë èñêóññòâî, èñòîðèþ è àíãëèéñêèé ÿçûê. Ñ 1989 ã. ïî 1990 ã. â Óíèâåðñèòåòå Îñëî èçó÷àë ôèëîñîôèþ è àíãëèéñêèé. Ñ 1990 ïî 1993 ãã. îáó÷àëñÿ â îòäåëåíèè «Áàçîâîãî èçó÷åíèÿ êèíî è òåëåâèäåíèÿ» Òèøñêîé øêîëû èñêóññòâ Íüþ-Éîðêñêîãî óíèâåðñèòåòà (àíãë. «Undergraduate Film and Television department at the New York University's Tisch School of the Arts»).  1994 âîçâðàòèëñÿ â Îñëî è ïðèñòóïèë ê ðàáîòå â êîìïàíèè Funcom íàä êîìïüþòåðíîé èãðîé â êà÷åñòâå ïðîäþñåðà, äèçàéíåðà, ñöåíàðèñòà, ïèñàòåëÿ è ðåäàêòîðà. Ïåðâîé ðàáîòîé Òîðíêâèñòà áûëî ó÷àñòèå â ñîçäàíèè èãðû ïî îäíîèì¸ííîìó ôèëüìó «Êàñïåð».

«Ïî÷åìó òû ïèøåøü òàê ìíîãî æåíñêèõ ïåðñîíàæåé? Ðàãíàð: ß ïðåäåëüíî î÷àðîâàí æåíùèíàìè! ß îêðóæåí èìè. Ìîÿ æåíà, ìîÿ äî÷êà. Ìîé êîò æåíñêîãî ïîëà. ß íàõîæó æåíùèí î÷àðîâàòåëüíûìè â ß ëþáëþ æåíùèí! Íà êàæäîì óðîâíå. ß íå çíàþ, ïðîñòî ïîÿâëÿåòñÿ áîëüøå âàðèàíòîâ, êîãäà ðå÷ü èä¸ò î æåíñêèõ ïåðñîíàæàõ. Íà ýìîöèîíàëüíîì, äóõîâíîì óðîâíå. ×òî, êîíå÷íî, î÷åíü íåñïðàâåäëèâî ïî îòíîøåíèþ ê ìóæ÷èíàì.»

«Why do you write so many female characters? Ragnar: Iâ™m extremely fascinated by women! Iâ™m surrounded by them. My wife, my baby girl. My cat is female. I find women fascinating â I love women! On every level. I dunno â there are just more options when it comes to female characters. On an emotional, spiritual level. Which is very unfair to men.»

Ðàãíàð æåíàò è ó ïàðû åñòü ìàëåíüêàÿ äî÷ü, ðîäèâøàÿñÿ â âîñêðåñåíüå, 26 àâãóñòà 2007 ãîäà. Òàêæå ó Ðàãíàðà åñòü òðîå áðàòüåâ, îäíà ñåñòðà, è, â îáùåé ñëîæíîñòè, äåâÿòü ïëåìÿííèêîâ è ïëåìÿííèö.

Ðàáîòû

Íàèáîëåå èçâåñòíûå ðàáîòû Òîðíêâèñòà â ïðèêëþ÷åí÷åñêèå èãðû The Longest Journey (1999) è Dreamfall: The Longest Journey (2006). Òîðíêâèñò, íàðÿäó ñ ñîçäàòåëÿìè òàêèõ èãð, êàê Broken Sword è Syberia, âí¸ñ íåîöåíèìûé âêëàä â âîçðîæäåíèå æàíðà ïðèêëþ÷åí÷åñêîé èãðû è ïåðåõîä ýòîãî æàíðà íà íîâûé óðîâåíü êà÷åñòâà. Ñâîè ïðîôåññèîíàëüíûå çàäà÷è Òîðíêâèñò îõàðàêòåðèçîâàë ñëåäóþùèì îáðàçîì.

«Êëàññè÷åñêèé êâåñò ñòèëÿ point-and-click ì¸ðòâ. [â] Æàíð êâåñòà äîëæåí ðàçâèâàòüñÿ, êàê ðàçâèâàþòñÿ ïðî÷èå æàíðû. Ðàçâå ÐÏà ñåãîäíÿ ïîõîæè íà òå ÐÏÃ, ÷òî áûëè äåñÿòü ëåò íàçàä? À øóòåðû? À ñïîðòèâíûå ñèìóëÿòîðû? Íåò, íå ïîõîæè. Âñå îíè èçìåíèëèñü, ïîòîìó ÷òî èçìåíèëèñü òåõíîëîãèè. Ðîñò òåõíîëîãèé ïîäñò¸ãèâàåò ðîñò ãåéì-äèçàéíà. Ìåæäó èãðàìè ðàçíûõ ïîêîëåíèé, ñêàæåì, Fallout è Oblivion, áîëüøå ðàçëè÷èé, ÷åì îáùåãî. [â] Òàê ñ êàêîé æå ñòàòè êâåñòû ñåãîäíÿ âûãëÿäÿò êàê ïÿòíàäöàòü ëåò íàçàä? Íàì íóæíû íîâûå êâåñòû, èñïîëüçóþùèå íîâûå òåõíîëîãèè, ñ íîâûì ãåéìïëååì, ñïîñîáíûå äâèíóòü æàíð âïåð¸ä, ñîçäàòü ñåáå àóäèòîðèþ, âûâåñòè æàíð èç ïîëîæåíèÿ íèøåâîãî ïðîäóêòà è ñäåëàòü åãî ìýéíñòðèìîì.»

Ðàçðàáîòàííûå èãðû

Èãðû, â ñîçäàíèè êîòîðûõ Ðàãíàð Òîðíêâèñò ïðèíèìàë ó÷àñòèå:

1. Casper (1996)
2. Dragonheart: Fire & Steel (1996)
3. The Longest Journey (1999)
4. Anarchy Online (2001)
5. Dreamfall: The Longest Journey (2006)
6. Dreamfall Chapters (âðåìåííî "çàìîðîæåíî" ïðîèçâîäñòâî, äàòà âûõîäà íå îáúÿâëåíà, ïðåäïîëîæèòåëüíî 2012â2013)
7. The Secret World (â ðàçðàáîòêå, äàòà âûõîäà íå îáúÿâëåíà, ïðåäïîëîæèòåëüíî 2012)

Òîðíêâèñò òàêæå ÿâëÿåòñÿ àâòîðîì ðîìàíà «Prophet Without Honour» (2001), îïèñûâàþùåãî ñîáûòèÿ â ìèðå èãðû Anarchy Online.

Ññûëêè

• Funcom A/S (àíãë.)
• Îôèöèàëüíûé ñàéò Ðàãíàðà Òîðíêâèñòà (àíãë.)
• Ðàãíàð Òîðíêâèñò íà ñåðâèñå ìèêðîáëîãîâ twitter.com (àíãë.)