Harvey Smith (game designer)

Harvey Smith
Smith in Seoul, 2006
Born1966 (age 57–58)
Other namesWitchboy
Occupation(s)Video game designer, writer
Years active1993-present
EmployerArkane Studios
Known for

Harvey Smith (born 1966) is an American video game designer and writer, working at Arkane Studios.

Smith has lectured in various places around the world on topics such as level design, emergent gameplay, leadership, game unit differentiation,[1] future trends and interactive narrative.[citation needed] At the Game Developers Conference in 2006, Smith won the Game Designer's Challenge: Nobel Peace Prize, for his design featuring a mobile video game that facilitates political social action.[2]

  1. ^ "Harvey Smith's GDC presentation on Orthogonal Unit Differentiation".
  2. ^ "GDC: The Game Design Challenge: The Nobel Peace Prize". Gamasutra.