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About us
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ABOUT US

Pie Trap is a Seattle-based video game and art studio forged by industry veterans. We offer art-specific consulting and co-development for some of the world’s most well-known games.

 

Our mission is to help you make great, creative games by providing complete, end-to-end art development services while minimizing internal efforts to provide out-of-the-box content.

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OUR VALUES

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Partnership

Your project is our project

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Personality

We create products with soul​

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Clarity

We help teams focus on what's important​

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Craft

We create great art with minimal oversight

OUR TEAM

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Priscilla Firstenberg

CEO + Creative Director

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Seattle local, Priscilla, aka "Pri", has been in the gaming industry for over 15 years. Starting out as an illustrator and she made her way into the realm of 3D as a skilled environment artist. She frequently works as an art vendor at comic conventions and enjoys collecting and playing boardgames. Favorite Games: Zelda:OoT, Oddworld, Mass Effect Favorite Shows: XFiles, Breaking Bad Favorite Books: Dresden Files, GoT, Vampire Lestat

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Chris
Whitaker

CSO + Art Manager

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​Chris has over 15 years of experience in the video game and tabletop industries, focusing primarily on stylized character art.  He has a passion for tech and scripting, which has helped him push pipelines and techniques to deliver optimal quality art. ​​ Favorite Games: Psychonauts, Divinity 2, Okami Favorite Shows: Avatar: Last Airbender, Pushing Daisies Favorite Books: Dresden Files, Lightbringer

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Hieu
Ly

Character Artist

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Hieu started as a freelancer making stylized character art for over 7 years. Now he's joining a team of like-minded artists to take on bigger, cooler projects. He loves TTRPG's , obscure video game lore, and mulling over magic systems from various works of fiction. Favorite Games: Monster Hunter, Bloodborne, Path of Exile Favorite Shows: Gurren Lagann, Love Death + Robots Favorite Books: Freaks' Squeele, The Queen's Thief, The Pendragon Adventures

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Mocha
the dog

Chief Puppy Officer

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​Born July of 2022, Mocha joined the team at the early age of 8 weeks, as an intern. Originally from New York, Mocha relocated to Seattle to take the position as Mascot. Through dedicated training and study, she has proven to be a valuable member of Pie Trap.  Favorite Games: Tug, Scentwork, Chase Favorite Shows: Critical Role Favorite Books: The Art of War

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