Richard Lemarchand
{{Short description|Writer and game designer}}
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Richard Lemarchand is game designer, educator, and author. He is known for his work as a lead designer on the Uncharted video game series from Naughty Dog.
Game Design
After graduating from Balliol College, Oxford University with a B.A. Hons in physics and philosophy, in 1991 Lemarchand began work as a game designer at the British studio of American company MicroProse.{{cite web |last1=Reader |first1=The MIT Press |title=My Game Story: Reflections on Design and Storytelling |url=https://thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/my-game-story-reflections-on-design-and-storytelling/ |website=The MIT Press Reader |access-date=14 September 2022 |language=en |date=5 May 2022}}
In 1995, Lemarchand became a senior game designer at Crystal Dynamics, where he worked on the Gex and Pandemonium! series and later the Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver series with Amy Hennig.
He joined Naughty Dog in 2004, where he worked on Jak 3 and Jak X: Combat Racing, and he was the lead or co-lead designer for the three Uncharted games for PlayStation 3.{{cite web |last1=Santos |first1=Wayne |title=An Interview With Richard Lemarchand |url=https://www.cgmagonline.com/articles/features/an-interview-with-richard-lemarchand/ |website=www.cgmagonline.com |access-date=14 September 2022 |language=en-CA |date=23 April 2015}} He left Naughty Dog in 2012 after eight years.{{cite web |last1=Yin-Poole |first1=Wesley |title=Uncharted designer Richard Lemarchand quits Naughty Dog |url=https://www.eurogamer.net/uncharted-designer-richard-lemarchand-quits-naughty-dog |website=Eurogamer.net |access-date=14 September 2022 |language=en-gb |date=30 April 2012}}
Academics
Since 2012, Lemarchand has been an associate professor in the Interactive Media & Games Division at the University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts.{{cite web |title=USC Cinematic Arts - School of Cinematic Arts Directory Profile |url=https://cinema.usc.edu/directories/profile.cfm?id=35475 |website=cinema.usc.edu |access-date=14 September 2022}}{{cite web |last1=D'Amico |first1=Dominic |title=Game designer and USC professor unlocks the secrets to a good game |url=https://www.uscannenbergmedia.com/2021/11/12/game-designer-and-usc-professor-unlocks-the-secrets-to-a-good-game/ |website=Annenberg Media |access-date=14 September 2022 |language=en |date=12 November 2021}}
A Playful Production Process
In October 2021, Lemarchand's book A Playful Production Process: For Game Designers (and Everyone) was published by MIT Press. The book discusses the integration of game design and game project management processes, playtest-centered game development, and story structure for game designers.{{cite web |title=A Playful Production Process by Richard Lemarchand: 9780262045513 {{!}} PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books |url=https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/675860/a-playful-production-process-by-richard-lemarchand/ |website=PenguinRandomhouse.com |access-date=14 September 2022}}{{cite web |last1=Bromley |first1=Steve |title=Richard Lemarchand - Playtesting and a Playful Production Process |url=https://gamesuserresearch.com/2021/12/08/richard-lemarchand-playtesting-and-a-playful-production-process/ |website=How to be a Games User Researcher |access-date=14 September 2022 |date=8 December 2021}}
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