Name: Gabriel Charles Koerner, 18 Home: Los Angeles, California Occupation: Lightwave Animator/Game Texture Artist

Who in the Star Wars universe is your alter ego??
Jabba the Hutt, easily. I love plopping myself on a platform, surrounding myself with my friends - when you meet them, they'll remind you EERILY of Bib Fortuna and Solacious Crumb - eating Indian food (well, I love it, but half of my friends find it as revolting as Jabba's frogs...), and making Twi'lek girls dance for us...

What's the greatest, most exciting challenge in creating art for Jedi Knights?
Well, its all been a challenge! When I first inquired about this project and showed samples of my work, I had up til then done exclusively hardware modeling, and the first thing I was put on was characters! It was a very new and unique challenge. I was worried it was going to suck badly, and then I turned in my imperial gunner model and was told I actually didn't do a horrific job on it, and have done several character bodies since. My favorite has been the Snowtrooper, as it gave me a chance to get really crazy with my modeling techniques..

What, for you, is the most amazing Star Wars visual??
Most amazing visual in Star Wars... hmm... Return of the Jedi's concluding space battle still holds up very well. Luke peering at Tattooine's twin suns in the first film sticks out. I think Episode I's breathtaking views of Coruscant take the cake though, from a visual effects standpoint.