Matt "Scenario" Elliott - Worldbuilder

Matt Elliott is a life-long New Englander, hailing from northern New Hampshire. Inspired by the likes of Thief: The Dark Project and Final Fantasy 7, he achieved a degree in animation and digital design and returned to New England to do freelance web-site and character design. A portfolio submission and a whirlwind interview later, Matt began his career in the gaming industry as a production artist on a game called Middle-earth Online (though rumor has it that that project is now called The Lord of the Rings Online).

Since then, he has led the art teams of Asheron’s Call: Dark Majesty and Asheron’s Call: Throne of Destiny. Matt returned to the project that started him here at Turbine, now known as LOTRO, as a Worldbuilder. Since his return, he has contributed most significantly to the development of the Shire, Ered Luin, and the numerous world content systems (some of which will be discussed in this article).

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