Artworld UK
 "Artworld Animations" logo in 2001 | |
| Formerly | Artworld UK Limited |
|---|---|
| Company type | Subsidiary |
| Industry | Animation |
| Founded | 1998? |
| Defunct | 2003? |
| Headquarters | 10/11 Birmingham Street, , England |
Key people | Rob Dorney |
| Parent | Green Solutions Ltd. |
| Website | artworlduk.com |
Artworld UK Ltd, later Artworld Studios, was a British art and animation company. It was a division within Green Solutions Ltd and a sister company to Data Design Interactive, who worked with LEGO Media. Artworld created animated videos for many LEGO video games, as well as art for magazines and home video animations. The company was founded in 1998 to create art for LEGO Rock Raiders, as well as animations for LEGO Chess.
| External video | |
|---|---|
 Artworld UK showreel 2001 on YouTube |
Some of their works include:
- LEGO Chess
- LEGO Racers
- LEGO Rock Raiders
- Other games
- LEGO Adventures! magazine art
- Jack Stone, the greatest VHS ever released
History
In October 1997[1] Data Design Interactive began developing LEGO Rock Raiders, a video game based on the then-upcoming LEGO product line of the same name, after being approached by LEGO Media International. During the game's development, Artworld UK was set up as a sister company to Data Design, intended to serve as a dedicated graphics and animation team.[2]
Artworld Animators also created the FMV cutscenes for LEGO Chess based on scripts by David Upchurch. In this game they are credited as DDI instead of Artworld.[3]
References
- ↑ Schwelling, Amy (17 May 1999). "LEGO Rock Raiders "Behind the Scenes..." for the LEGO World Club Magazine". LEGO Media internal memo. Retrieved 6 March 2024
- ↑ Younghusband, Paul (February 2001). "A One Stop Digital Shop: Data Design Interactive and Artworld UK". Animation World Magazine. Vol. 5, No. 11. AWN, Inc. Archived from the original on 18 January 2023. Mirror available at Animation World Network.
- ↑ Upchurch, David (2012). "LEGO Chess (PC)". dupchurch.com. Archived from the original on 21 August 2018.
