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in 1991. Though Chan is credited on many of LucasArts' games, he considers that for most of these, he simply provided some assistance during his lunch hours to these other projects.
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is an American freelance concept and storyboard artist and animator for video games and films. Chan is best known for his work in several
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magazine to pursue a career in concept art for films. After some work in the advertising industry in San Francisco, he joined
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Documentary of the making of Grim Fandango, featuring Peter Chan
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List of computer games with credits including Peter Chan
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from Crackpot Entertainment (formed by Ahern), several
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While in grade school, Peter Chan was inspired by a
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American
peterchanconceptart.com
LucasArts
Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge
Day of the Tentacle
Full Throttle
Grim Fandango
Star Wars
LucasArts
Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge
Day of the Tentacle
Larry Ahern
Looney Tunes
Chuck Jones
Maurice Noble
Warner Bros.
Full Throttle
San Juan Island
Grim Fandango
Tim Burton
Superman Lives
Antz
Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
Rio
Monsters University
Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus
Sucker Punch Productions
Insecticide

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