Jens Hauch, former ArenaNet and 343 Industries technical and environment artist, has passed away (via MMOs).
In 1997, he began his career in game development as an environment artist for Cavedog Entertainment. Hauch moved on to Beep Industries, then to Cranky Pants Games (now THQ) as its senior environment and technical artist. From 2005 to 2019, he was the lead technical artist on Guild Wars 2 at ArenaNet, also supporting new artists brought onto the game. His most recent position was the campaign world technical art lead on Halo Infinite at 343 Industries.
Hauch leaves behind his wife, Oesa, and their two children. Oesa and Halo senior PR manager Robert Semsey have set up a GoFundMe page to raise money for the family’s expenses in the wake of his passing. We extend our deepest and sincerest sympathies to his family, friends, and colleagues.
The game dev community lost one of its own on March 29th. Jens was a longtime ANet tech art lead who went over to 343 last year to work on Halo Infinite. He leaves behind a wife and two kids.
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