SPARK ID
# 62
Designer
En
I love games. I spend most of my time playing, thinking about, or discussing games. I love to make things, physically and digitally, and always have a project or two on the go.
_Favourite Game
I can’t pick just one!
_Favourite Book
The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula Le Guin.
_Currently Learning
As ever: game design.
Questions & Answers
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Questions & Answers
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Earliest gaming memory
Answer
Probably playing backgammon with my dad. I remain terrible at backgammon.
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What was the game that triggered you looking at games as a career?
Answer
Portal. That’s the one that really got me into games. I remember chatting with my friends and thinking about the implications of its portal gun while I was saving up money to buy the game.
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What did you study at School or Uni that you feel was valuable for a career in games?
Answer
I studied physics at university, which beyond the obvious, taught me problem-solving and how simple rules can lead to delightful and beautiful results.
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Game that has inspired you the most?
Answer
The Hobbit (2003)
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What is the first game you worked on?
Answer
Everwild, at Rare
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Games you’re the proudest to have worked on?
Answer
Need for Speed Unbound
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If you weren't making games?
Answer
I’d be making something else. Game controllers. Websites. Toys. I need to make things
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Top 3 games of all time?
Answer
The question is still too difficult.
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Hardest game boss?
Answer
Grace and Glory from Bayonetta.