Game developer and artist Pat Naoum devoted seven years of his life doing the unthinkable: hand-painting his very own video game, The Master’s Pupil. And the payoff is huge — one look at Pat’s work on this game and you’ll be stunned by its visual details before ever even playing it for yourself.
Hand-painting this puzzle-adventure game, and balancing gorgeous visuals with user-friendly and challenging gameplay, obviously took up plenty of Pat’s time. Now, as he maintains the game and focuses on new projects, he needs to cut time where he can. That’s where his Dell AI PC comes in handy.
“I think of it as a mini digital assistant that doesn’t judge my bed hair,” Pat says.
He uses Dell’s built-in Copilot capabilities to take some of the admin out of his day so he can focus on getting those creative juices flowing.
“Mornings are rough so I let Dell’s AI help me get going,” he says.
Simply asking his Dell AI PC for a stir-fry recipe can give him some precious minutes back. It’s all about the little, tedious things that take up more time than we can afford — but this computer has all the time in the world for.
Of course, Pat’s job as artist/game developer falls at a beautiful intersection between art and technology. But, sometimes, inspiration doesn’t come easy — and deadlines loom just the same. So, Pat uses his Dell AI PC, and its Cocreator capabilities, to help thought-start some design ideas and galvanise his creativity.
“Cocreator helps speed things up without losing the magic,” Pat says.
“Plus, it’s genuinely cool to see my sketch evolve with a digital brain power. It’s not replacing the art — it’s just a powerful new brush in the toolkit.”
When it comes down to it, Pat takes the utmost pride in his work. Why else would he spend the better half of a decade hand-painting the one video game? But, he also has a life to live. This is why he’s added a Dell AI PC to his armoury, a powerful tool that can help him through not only work, but life’s menial tasks that always manage to just get in the way.
Want to learn more about how Pat uses his Dell AI PC? Watch the video below and stay tuned to see how he uses it to bring his designs to life.