Creative Promises

Zak McClendon stands in front of a board strewn with orange and pink idea-packed Post-it notes. He wears a casual blue cap and an even more casual hoodie, leading the meeting in a brainstorming session.

Tim chats with Zak in the middle of the Double Fine office. The two of them stand facing each other amidst a series of office stations whose monitors show various snippets of level-building and modeling work.

A plush figure of Psychonauts' protagonist Razputin Aquato rests on Tim's desk, where copies of other platforming games, such as Rayman 2, are also tossed about.

Tim sits at his office desk, which is adorned with various items ranging from office supplies to his prized Rubik's Cube collection. He raises a shot glass of amber whiskey, which he has poured from a bottle branded "Writer's Tears."

Tim gazes into the camera, pointing towards the lens, during a meeting with the project leader of Psychonauts 2, Zak McClendon, who is idly playing with a pencil. They sit across from each other at a table where Tim's open notebook rests. It is full of ideas.

Tim leans precariously in an office chair, conversing with Zak in the middle of a meeting room. Zak stands against a wooden pillar in front of a wall which is painted bright blue.

Tim stands alone in the Double Fine studio kitchen, back towards the camera as he gazes out through the windows into a bright San Francisco afternoon. His silhouette is surrounded by the sunlight and beyond the window, fresh green trees sway in the wind.

Tim and Zak animatedly discuss Psychonauts, sitting on the well-worn blue couch in Tim's office. They are grinning mid-conversation, each of them holds a notebook. Around them, various knick-knacks sit on tables and shelves including some adorable Manny Calavera bobble heads.