A photo of Chris Hockabout circa 1995 Chris Hockabout was a member of the development teams that created the Star Wars: Dark Forces, Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire, Star Wars: Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II, Star Wars: Jedi Knight: Mysteries of the Sith, and Star Wars: Bounty Hunter video games.
Hockabout completed his higher education in 1992. During the summer following his graduation, he traveled to Czechoslovakia. While there, he experienced a boat excursion through the intricate, Gothic-style underground waterways of Prague, illuminated solely by torches and spotlights.
He served as a texture artist for Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire, contributing to areas such as the Sewers of Coruscant and Xizor's Palace, among other locations.