Hayden Scott-Baron

Hayden Scott-Baron (born 6 April 1980), known as Dock, is an English professional self-biographer and graphic designer. In 2001 he joined up with other comic creators Laura Watton, Sam Brown/Subi and Foxy in founding one of the largest UK Manga Studios, Sweatdrop Studios.

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He is also a prominent games developer, and established Starfruit Games in 2010.[1]

Hayden has written several 'how-to' books on the topic of drawing manga, including Digital Manga Techniques and Manga Clip Art.

He currently lives in Cambridge, UK, and regularly attends UK anime conventions, representing Sweatdrop Studios.

Hayden was awarded second-prize in the 'Tokyopop Rising Stars of Manga: UK & Ireland #3' for a comic named 'Two for Joy'.

In December 2009 Dock became the artist for Minecraft, working alongside the sole developer, Markus Persson.[2] However, he soon left in February, 2010 due to work-related issues.

In January 2010 he released an iPhone game called Tumbledrop. Tumbledrop was nominated as a finalist for 'Technical Achievement' award at IGF Mobile 2010.

Published games

Kinectimals (2012), Frontier Developments Ltd.
Tumbledrop iPhone (2010), Starfruit Games Ltd.
Tumbledrop (2008), Starfruit Games Ltd.
LostWinds (2008), Frontier Developments Ltd.
Thrillville: Off the Rails (2007), LucasArts
Thrillville (2006), LucasArts
RollerCoaster Tycoon 3: Soaked! (2005), Atari Europe S.A.S.U.
RollerCoaster Tycoon 3: Wild! (2005), Atari, Inc.
RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 (2004), Atari do Brasil Ltda.
RollerCoaster Tycoon 2: Time Twister (2003), Atari, Inc.

Published works

Digital Manga Techniques (ISBN 0-7136-7475-X)
Manga Clip Art (ISBN 1-904705-83-9)
Making Anime: Create Mesmerising Manga-Style Animation with Pencils, Paint and Pixels (ISBN 0-240-52045-9)
Sugardrops (multiple artists; ISBN 1-905038-00-3)
Blue is for Boys (multiple artists; ISBN 978-1-905038-08-4)
Cold Sweat & Tears (multiple artists, ISBN 978-1-905038-02-2)
Rising Stars of Manga UK & EIRE #3 (multiple artists; ISBN 1-4278-1165-2)

References

"Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-02-26. Retrieved 2012-02-20.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
"The Minecraft artist is Dock".

External links

mobygames.com – Hayden Scott-Baron's Mobygames listing.
starfruitgames.com – Starfruit Games, the game developer established by Hayden Scott-Baron
deadpanda.com – Home to Dock's artwork.

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[1] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-02-26. Retrieved 2012-02-20.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[2] "The Minecraft artist is Dock".