An independent video game designer & creative director, based in Los Angeles & Tokyo
Teddy developed bestselling RPG Hyper Light Drifter, and directed Peabody-nominated interactive series + virtual pop group OFK. Formerly Creative Director at Square Enix Montréal, game designer at Disney, Microsoft, and game narrative researcher at the USC School of Cinematic Arts. Co-founder of interactive artist collective Glitch City.
Teddy’s games work has garnered honors from The Peabody Awards, The Game Awards, Independent Games Festival, Game Developers Choice Awards, BAFTA & more. They speak about games & storytelling around the world at events including the Game Developers Conference, PAX, GDC China, Gamescom Brasil, IndieCade, Pixelatl, & Melbourne International Games Week. They have been featured in publications such as NME, The Verge, Engadget, Polygon, SPIN, Forbes, Vice, Polygon & Rolling Stone.
Teddy promotes the healthy development of games as an artform for human expression and shared experience. They can be found online here.