Michael Visser, or simply Mike, is a level designer for Counter-Strike. He is the creator of Survivor.
He received his nickname from a former colleague since he was the only guy at the company doing 3D work.[1]
Biography[]
Mike Visser discovered Counter-Strike when one of his friends installed the game at work. After playing just one LAN game, he was hooked.[1]
He discovered Worldcraft around December 2000 and liked how easy it was to work with and thus began working on his first map for Counter-Strike.[2][3] Mike would finish and release a few maps before he decided to try his hands at designing a map that would go official. The result of this endeavor was Survivor, the rights for which were bought by Valve Software and it was made an official map in Counter-Strike 1.3.[1]
Despite only producing a single official map, Visser was a very active level designer and would go on to produce several custom maps for Counter-Strike. He also designed some maps for other Half-Life mods including Day of Defeat and The Specialists.[4]
Professionally, Mike has been working with 3D modeling and animation since 1998 as a freelancer and at various companies.[5]
List of maps[]
Official maps[]
| Map name | Game(s) | Responsibilities | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Survivor | 
|
Level designer, texture artist | 2001 |
Custom maps[]
| Map name | Game(s) | Responsibilities | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 747 (de) |
|
Level designer | 2002 |
| Bikini (cs) |
|
Level designer | 2003 |
| Carz (cs) |
|
Level designer | 2001 |
| Deadlock (de) |
|
Level co-designer | 2001 |
| Greenhouse (cs) |
|
Level designer | 2002 |
| Predator (de) |
|
Level designer | 2001 |
| Sealed (cs) |
|
Level designer | 2001 |
| Woodz (cs) |
|
Level designer | 2001 |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 B-F Total Gaming Network - 3D_Mike Interview. Archived from the original on 2002-06-02.
- ↑ LanManiaX - News. Archived from the original on 2004-06-04.
- ↑ Half Life Italia - 3D Mike Interview. Archived from the original on 2001-08-13.
- ↑ www.3D-Mike.com - Game. Archived from the original on 2004-05-28.
- ↑ LinkedIn | Michael Visser
External links[]
- LanManiaX (archived) - LAN gaming community Visser used to be a part of
- OOPS Clan (archived) - Visser's old Counter-Strike clan
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