Richard Lemarchand

Richard Lemarchand is game designer, teacher, and author. He is known for being the lead designer on the Uncharted video game series from Naughty Dog.[1]

Richard Lemarchand
BornEngland
OccupationGame designer, associate professor
EducationPhysics & Philosophy, University of Oxford
Website
richardlemarchand.com

Game Design

After graduating from Oxford with a degree in physics and philosophy, in 1991 Lemarchand worked as a junior game designer at the British studio of American company MicroProse.[2]

In 1995, Lemarchand became a senior game designer at Crystal Dynamics, known for Tomb Raider. At Crystal Dynamics, he worked on the Gex series and later the Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver series with Amy Hennig and Seth Carus.[2]

He joined Naughty Dog in June 2004, where he worked on Jak X: Combat Racing, and was the lead designer for the three Uncharted games for PlayStation 3.[1] He left Naughty Dog in 2012 after eight years.[3]

Academics

Since 2012, Lemarchand has been an associate professor in the USC Games program at the University of Southern California.[4][5]

A Playful Production Process

In October 2021, Lemarchand released A Playful Production Process: For Game Designers (and Everyone), discussing story structure for game designers.[6][7]

References
  1. Santos, Wayne (23 April 2015). "An Interview With Richard Lemarchand". www.cgmagonline.com. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  2. Reader, The MIT Press (5 May 2022). "My Game Story: Reflections on Design and Storytelling". The MIT Press Reader. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  3. Yin-Poole, Wesley (30 April 2012). "Uncharted designer Richard Lemarchand quits Naughty Dog". Eurogamer.net. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  4. "USC Cinematic Arts - School of Cinematic Arts Directory Profile". cinema.usc.edu. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  5. D'Amico, Dominic (12 November 2021). "Game designer and USC professor unlocks the secrets to a good game". Annenberg Media. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  6. "A Playful Production Process by Richard Lemarchand: 9780262045513 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books". PenguinRandomhouse.com. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  7. Bromley, Steve (8 December 2021). "Richard Lemarchand - Playtesting and a Playful Production Process". How to be a Games User Researcher. Retrieved 14 September 2022.

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