Richard Lemarchand is game designer, teacher, and author. He is known for being the lead designer on the ''
Uncharted
''Uncharted'' is an action-adventure video game franchise published by Sony Interactive Entertainment and developed by Naughty Dog. Created by Amy Hennig, the ''Uncharted'' franchise follows a group of treasure hunters who travel across the wo ...
'' video game series from
Naughty Dog.
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
MicroProse is an American video game publisher and video game developer, developer founded by Bill Stealey, Sid Meier, and Andy Hollis in 1982. It developed and published numerous games, including starting the ''Civilization (series), Civilizatio ...
.
In 1995, Lemarchand became a senior game designer at
Crystal Dynamics, known for ''
Tomb Raider
''Tomb Raider'', also known as ''Lara Croft: Tomb Raider'' from 2001 to 2008, is a media franchise that originated with an action-adventure video game series created by British gaming company Core Design. Formerly owned by Eidos Interactive, th ...
''. At Crystal Dynamics, he led the design for the ''
Gex'' series and later the ''
Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver'' series with
Amy Hennig
Amy Hennig (born August 19, 1964) is an American video game director and script writer, formerly for the video game company Naughty Dog. She began her work in the industry on the Nintendo Entertainment System, with her design debut on the Super ...
and
Seth Carus.
He joined
Naughty Dog in June 2004, where he worked on
Jak X: Combat Racing, and was the lead designer for the three
Uncharted
''Uncharted'' is an action-adventure video game franchise published by Sony Interactive Entertainment and developed by Naughty Dog. Created by Amy Hennig, the ''Uncharted'' franchise follows a group of treasure hunters who travel across the wo ...
games for PlayStation 3.
He left Naughty Dog in 2012 after eight years.
Academics
Since 2012, Lemarchand has been an associate professor in the USC Games program at the University of Southern California.
A Playful Production Process
In October 2021, Lemarchand released ''A Playful Production Process: For Game Designers (and Everyone)'', discussing story structure for game designers.
References
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Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
Video game designers
Alumni of the University of Oxford
University of Southern California faculty
MicroProse people
Naughty Dog people
Design writers