Fumito Ueda

Fumito Ueda
Fumito Ueda
上田文人
	Ueda in 2016
Born	April 19, 1970 (age 54); Tatsuno, Hyōgo, Japan
Occupation(s)	Game director, screenwriter, game designer
Years active	1996–present
Notable work	Ico; Shadow of the Colossus; The Last Guardian;

Fumito Ueda (上田文人, Ueda Fumito, born April 19, 1970) is a Japanese video game designer. Ueda is best known as the director and lead designer of Ico (2001) and Shadow of the Colossus (2005) while leading Team Ico at Japan Studio, and The Last Guardian (2016) through his own development company GenDesign. His games have achieved cult status and are distinguished by their usage of minimal plot and scenario using fictional languages, and use of overexposed, desaturated light. He has been described by some as an auteur of video games.