Rasmus Højengaard
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Rasmus Højengaard (born 1976) is the Game director
of the critically acclaimed video game Hitman Blood Money, developed by IO Interactive
and published by Eidos Interactive and released in early summer 2006.
- in the same community as Jesper Kyd
(composer of the Hitman soundtracks), with whom he later on had a professional working relation during the development of Hitman Blood Money.
Rasmus started out as a 3D animator, doing effects for films and commercials, before turning to the game industry in 2000.
Hitman Blood Money was simultaneously released on PC, Xbox, PS2 and Xbox 360 and was the first "next generation" game released by IO Interactive
.
When the weapon sounds were recorded for Hitman Blood Money, the team arranged to use the weapons collection at "Tøjhusmuseet" which is a large Danish collection of old and contemporary military equipment. All cocking and re-loading sounds were recorded from their original counterparts.
Hitman Blood Money was nominated for 3 Bafta Video Game Awards for "Game Sponsored by PC World", "Artistic Achievement" and "Best Characters".
Rasmus Højengaard has also been credited for work on several other games, including Hitman: Codename 47
, Hitman 2: Silent Assassin
, Freedom Fighters and Hitman: Contracts
.
The Hitman (2007 film)
that was released in 2007 is based on the main character of the Hitman games, Agent 47
. The Franz Schubert
music piece used in the movie's introduction is directly derived from the game that also uses it (although in another version) for the game's introduction movie.
During late 2006 and first half of 2007, Rasmus Højengaard worked as Head of Design for C4-world A/S http://www.c4-world.com. Here he led the design of the controversial investment platform MyC4
that was developed to create a creative and inspiring platform on which people can invest, debate and network within the fields of business and entrepreneurship in emerging countries. The platform uses gaming principles to create stickyness and has a very contemporary take on "charity" http://www.linkedin.com/in/rasmushoejengaard.
Currently Rasmus Højengaard works as Executive Producer in an LA based Movie Production Company Saboteur Inc http://saboteurfilms.blogspot.com/. The company furthermore consists of Sony Pictures Entertainment
and Industrial Light & Magic Visual Effects Supervisor Ivo Horvat http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0395712/ and Director Peter Gornstein http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2489954/.
In November 2010 Rasmus became Game Director on Crytek's 'Codename: Kingdoms' http://hu.linkedin.com/in/rasmushoejengaard http://xbox360.ign.com/objects/077/077597.html.
Game director
Game director may refer to:* Video game producer, the person in charge of overseeing development of a video game* Technical director, usually a senior technical person within creative group...
of the critically acclaimed video game Hitman Blood Money, developed by IO Interactive
IO Interactive
IO Interactive is a Danish video game development company currently owned by Square Enix. The company was founded in September 1998 by the Reto-Moto development group. To date their most popular franchise is the critically acclaimed Hitman series...
and published by Eidos Interactive and released in early summer 2006.
Biography
Rasmus was born in 1976, is of partly Swedish descent but grew up in the Copenhagen suburb of HørsholmHørsholm
Hørsholm Kommune is a municipality in the Copenhagen Capital Region in the northern part of the island of Zealand in eastern Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 31 km², and has a total population of 24,197...
- in the same community as Jesper Kyd
Jesper Kyd
Jesper Jakobson Kyd is a Danish video game and film score composer.Kyd combines sounds of dark ambient, electronic and symphonic music and has won many awards. He is also notable for his early work in the Amiga demoscene, where he composed a large amount of music in his teenage years, in...
(composer of the Hitman soundtracks), with whom he later on had a professional working relation during the development of Hitman Blood Money.
Rasmus started out as a 3D animator, doing effects for films and commercials, before turning to the game industry in 2000.
Hitman Blood Money was simultaneously released on PC, Xbox, PS2 and Xbox 360 and was the first "next generation" game released by IO Interactive
IO Interactive
IO Interactive is a Danish video game development company currently owned by Square Enix. The company was founded in September 1998 by the Reto-Moto development group. To date their most popular franchise is the critically acclaimed Hitman series...
.
When the weapon sounds were recorded for Hitman Blood Money, the team arranged to use the weapons collection at "Tøjhusmuseet" which is a large Danish collection of old and contemporary military equipment. All cocking and re-loading sounds were recorded from their original counterparts.
Hitman Blood Money was nominated for 3 Bafta Video Game Awards for "Game Sponsored by PC World", "Artistic Achievement" and "Best Characters".
Rasmus Højengaard has also been credited for work on several other games, including Hitman: Codename 47
Hitman: Codename 47
Hitman: Codename 47 is a stealth game developed by IO Interactive and published by Eidos Interactive. It is the first entry in the Hitman series, followed by Hitman 2: Silent Assassin....
, Hitman 2: Silent Assassin
Hitman 2: Silent Assassin
Hitman 2: Silent Assassin is a stealth game developed by IO Interactive and published by Eidos Interactive. Released for the Xbox game console on September 30, 2002, it is the second entry in the Hitman series and the sequel to Hitman: Codename 47...
, Freedom Fighters and Hitman: Contracts
Hitman: Contracts
Hitman: Contracts is a stealth game developed by IO Interactive and published by Eidos Interactive. It is the third entry in the Hitman series, followed by Hitman: Blood Money....
.
The Hitman (2007 film)
Hitman (2007 film)
Hitman is a 2007 film directed by Xavier Gens and based on the video game series of the same name. A gun-for-hire "Hitman" is a genetically-engineered assassin known as Agent 47. He is hired by a group, 'The Organization' and becomes ensnared in a political conspiracy. He finds himself pursued by...
that was released in 2007 is based on the main character of the Hitman games, Agent 47
Agent 47
Agent 47 is a fictional character and the main protagonist in the Hitman video-game series. Created by IO Interactive, the character was developed around David Bateson, who also provided the in-game voice...
. The Franz Schubert
Franz Schubert
Franz Peter Schubert was an Austrian composer.Although he died at an early age, Schubert was tremendously prolific. He wrote some 600 Lieder, nine symphonies , liturgical music, operas, some incidental music, and a large body of chamber and solo piano music...
music piece used in the movie's introduction is directly derived from the game that also uses it (although in another version) for the game's introduction movie.
During late 2006 and first half of 2007, Rasmus Højengaard worked as Head of Design for C4-world A/S http://www.c4-world.com. Here he led the design of the controversial investment platform MyC4
MyC4
MYC4 is a company that facilitates microcredits via the Internet to small businesses in developing countries.-History:MYC4 was founded as a joint venture in May 2006 by Mads Kjær, chairman and former CEO of the Kjær Group and Honorary Danish Consul to Ethiopia, and Tim Vang. MYC4 is currently...
that was developed to create a creative and inspiring platform on which people can invest, debate and network within the fields of business and entrepreneurship in emerging countries. The platform uses gaming principles to create stickyness and has a very contemporary take on "charity" http://www.linkedin.com/in/rasmushoejengaard.
Currently Rasmus Højengaard works as Executive Producer in an LA based Movie Production Company Saboteur Inc http://saboteurfilms.blogspot.com/. The company furthermore consists of Sony Pictures Entertainment
Sony Pictures Entertainment
Sony Pictures Entertainment, Inc. is the television and film production/distribution unit of Japanese multinational technology and media conglomerate Sony...
and Industrial Light & Magic Visual Effects Supervisor Ivo Horvat http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0395712/ and Director Peter Gornstein http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2489954/.
In November 2010 Rasmus became Game Director on Crytek's 'Codename: Kingdoms' http://hu.linkedin.com/in/rasmushoejengaard http://xbox360.ign.com/objects/077/077597.html.
Source links
- http://pc.ign.com/articles/701/701736p1.html Interview with Rasmus Hoejengaard
- http://www.shacknews.com/extras/2006/021406_hitman_bm_1.x Interview with Rasmus Hoejengaard
- http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=135393 Interview with Rasmus Hoejengaard
- http://www.mobygames.com/developer/sheet/view/developerId,134968/ Rasmus Hoejengaard on Moby Games
- http://www.bafta.org/awards/video-games/nominations/?year=2006
- http://www.dr.dk/P1/Klubvaerelset/Udsendelser/2006/07/12120618.htm Interview on Danish Radio (in Danish)
- http://www.linkedin.com/in/rasmushoejengaard Rasmus Hoejengaard on LinkedIn
- http://www.saboteurfilms.com/
- http://www.gamespot.com/search.html?type=11&stype=all&tag=search%3Bbutton&om_act=convert&om_clk=search&qs=rasmus+hojengaard Video interview with Rasmus Hoejengaard
- http://www.gamereactor.dk/grtv/player/popup.php?cat=Interview&id=259 Video interview with Rasmus Hoejengaard by Danish Game Website