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-[[Adrian Perez]]<br />
[[Halo 3]] Legendary Edition bonus disk, ''7 Steps to World Domination
[[Image:jasonj.jpg|thumb|150px|right|Jason Jones]]


[[File:Jasonj.jpg|thumb|250px|Jason Jones in the [[ViDoc]] [[O Brave New World]].]]
{{Quote|Jason is actually a lot like a shipboard [[AI]] where, most of the time, it does miraculous work that nobody else can do. And then, the other times he's, you know, crazy.|[[Adrian Perez]]<ref>'''[[Halo 3]] Legendary Edition''', ''[[Seven|7]] Steps to World Domination''</ref>}}
'''Jason Jones''' (born June 1, 1971) is a co-founder of the computer game company [[Bungie]] - along with [[Alexander Seropian]] - in 1991. He has worked on ''[[wikipedia:Myth (series)|Myth]]'', ''[[Marathon]]'' and was also the project lead for ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'' and ''[[Halo 2]]''. He is presently the Chief Creative Officer of Bungie, inc.<ref>[https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2018-06-01-bungie-gets-more-than-usd100-million-investment-from-netease '''gamesindustry.biz''': ''Bungie gets more than $100 million investment from NetEase'']</ref>


The reclusive '''Jason Jones''' co-founded the computer game company [[Bungie Studios]]. Jason Jones founded the Bungie Company in 1991 along with [[Alexander Seropian]]. Jason Jones has worked on the games ''[[Myth]]'', ''[[Marathon]]'' and ''Halo''. It was Jason who thought up the name for the space cruiser "[[Pillar of Autumn]]". Jason was also the project lead of the game [[Halo: Combat Evolved]] and [[Halo 2]].  
==Trivia==
*He suggested [[Halo universe|''Halo'']] to be called "Red Shift".<ref>'''[[Halo 2]] Collector's Edition''', ''Making of Halo 2 disc''</ref> He also wanted the [[Sangheili|Elites]] to have tails, a suggestion many others also agreed with. However, when the animations of the Elites manning vehicles were in production, the tail was removed due to ''very obvious'' reasons, as stated in [[The Art of Halo: Creating a Virtual World|''The Art of Halo'']].
*Joe Staten said that the reason why most of everything you see from the Covenant is purple, was because Jason loves purple.<ref>'''[[Halo 3 Legendary Edition]]''' ''- Essentials, Disc Two - Halo 2 Cinematics Commentary''</ref>
*He thought up the name for the space [[cruiser]] {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}}.<ref name="interview">[http://halo.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&cid=6 '''Bungie.net''': ''Jason Jones Interviewed By You'' (12/18/2001)]</ref>
*Jason Jones has appeared multiple times as [[Easter egg]]s in the ''Halo'' titles.


==Trivia==
==Sources==
*If one zooms in with the sniper rifle or uses the pancam glitch, a cardboard cutout of Jason Jones can be seen on the satellite towers.
{{Ref/Sources}}
*There is an [[easter egg]] in ''[[Halo 3]]'' based off of him, which entails a missing persons poster found in a few levels, such as [[The Storm (Level)|The Storm]] and [[Floodgate]].
*Another Easter egg to mention be would be the [[Lonely Soul Easter Egg]] in ''Halo 3''. Jason Jones is in fact the half-naked man. He can be seen on the level [[Halo (Halo 3 Level)|Halo]]. He can also be seen in [[Halo 2]] on [[Legendary]] in the cutscene at the beginning of [[Gravemind (level)|Gravemind]].
*Jason Jones was in the the acknowledgments page in the book [[Halo: The Fall of Reach]].
*Jason Jones said: "All the characters are bitmaps, you could only draw trapezoids. When you looked up and down in Marathon, it's actually just distorting the geometry. It's an optical illusion." <ref> http://www.bungie.net/inside/history.aspx?link=juggernougat </ref>
*His least fondest memory from [[Halo: Combat Evolved]] was Burnie's girlfriend almost killing him with a dart gun at 3:00 A.M.
*According to [[Joseph Staten]], Jason has a deep rich manly voice.
*He suggested Halo to be called "Real Shift".
*He also wanted the Elites to have tails, a suggestion many others also agreed with.


== Sources ==
==See also==
*[[Half-naked guy]]
*[[Missing Person Poster]]


<references/>
==External links==
*[http://halo.bungie.net/Inside/MeetTheTeam.aspx?Person=jones Jason Jones on Bungie.net]


==External Links==
[[Category:Bungie staff]]
*[http://www.bungie.net/News/TopStory.aspx?story=ArchivedStory7 Interview] - 12/18/01
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*[http://www.bungie.net/Inside/MeetTheTeam.aspx?Person=jones Jason Jones at Bungie.net]

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Jason Jones in the ViDoc O Brave New World.

"Jason is actually a lot like a shipboard AI where, most of the time, it does miraculous work that nobody else can do. And then, the other times he's, you know, crazy."
— Adrian Perez[1]

Jason Jones (born June 1, 1971) is a co-founder of the computer game company Bungie - along with Alexander Seropian - in 1991. He has worked on Myth, Marathon and was also the project lead for Halo: Combat Evolved and Halo 2. He is presently the Chief Creative Officer of Bungie, inc.[2]

Trivia[edit]

  • He suggested Halo to be called "Red Shift".[3] He also wanted the Elites to have tails, a suggestion many others also agreed with. However, when the animations of the Elites manning vehicles were in production, the tail was removed due to very obvious reasons, as stated in The Art of Halo.
  • Joe Staten said that the reason why most of everything you see from the Covenant is purple, was because Jason loves purple.[4]
  • He thought up the name for the space cruiser UNSC Pillar of Autumn.[5]
  • Jason Jones has appeared multiple times as Easter eggs in the Halo titles.

Sources[edit]

  1. ^ Halo 3 Legendary Edition, 7 Steps to World Domination
  2. ^ gamesindustry.biz: Bungie gets more than $100 million investment from NetEase
  3. ^ Halo 2 Collector's Edition, Making of Halo 2 disc
  4. ^ Halo 3 Legendary Edition - Essentials, Disc Two - Halo 2 Cinematics Commentary
  5. ^ Bungie.net: Jason Jones Interviewed By You (12/18/2001)

See also[edit]

External links[edit]

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