General:Zeb Cook
Zeb Cook | |
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Role(s) | Game designer |
Softworks tenure | 2009—Nov 2024[1] |
Alias(es) | ZOS_ZebCook |
David "Zeb" Cook (b. 1956) was a Zone Lead at ZeniMax Online Studios throughout the late 2000s into the 2020s.[1]
As Zone Lead, Cook was in charge of coordinating between the different disciplines needed to build the content and make sure all the assets come together, in addition to working out the zone story and quest objectives, and reviewing, approving, and improving everything, as well as playing and polishing the final experience.[2] For the base game, Cook and his team worked on most of the Daggerfall Covenant zones, including: Glenumbra, Stormhaven, Bangkorai, Alik'r Desert, as well as the Deshaan zone.[2] After launch, Cook worked as the Zone Lead of Wrothgar, and was also the co-Zone Lead on the Vvardenfell and Summerset zones.[2] After the Summerset chapter, Cook moved on to ZeniMax Online's next unannounced project.[3] Cook later retired from the company in November 2024.[1]
Credits[edit]
- The Elder Scrolls Online — Zone Lead[4]
- The Elder Scrolls Online: Tamriel Unlimited — Zone Lead[4]
- The Elder Scrolls Online: Orsinium — Zone Lead[2]
- The Elder Scrolls Online: Morrowind — Zone Lead Designers[4]
- The Elder Scrolls Online: Summerset — Zone Lead Designers[4]
Relevant Interviews[edit]
- Apr 2015: ZenimaxOnlineStudios: ESO Live - Episode 16
- Nov 2015: Reddit: ESO Orsinium AUA
- May 2017: ZenimaxOnlineStudios: ESO Live - Gameplay Balance Discussion & Morrowind Gameplay
- May 2017: ZenimaxOnlineStudios: ESO Live - The Influential Factions of Vvardenfell
- Nov 2022: Story and Game: David "Zeb" Cook on Planescape and Set Design in Games
- Aug 2024: TotalCon: Zeb Cook