Mark Nelson (video game designer)

Mark Nelson is an American video game designer and humor writer best known for his work with Bethesda Game Studios and the game series The Elder Scrolls. In March 2007, he joined computer games company Big Huge Games to create a new role-playing game, joining industry veteran Brian Reynolds and long-time collaborator Ken Rolston.[1]

Mark has a bachelor's degree from Duke University and is a member of the Writers Guild of America. He has been a professional games designer since 1999.

In 2013, Nelson founded Nelson Game Design LLC, a game consulting company providing comprehensive design services.

From 2014 to 2016, Nelson served as design director at robotics company Sphero.[2] While there, he was responsible for the design of the successful BB-8 app-controlled droid released in 2015.

In July 2017, Nelson was named Chief R&D and Design Officer of Bit Fry Game Studios, Inc.[3]

  1. ^ "Linkedin Profile". LinkedIn. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
  2. ^ "What the people who made Morrowind are up to now". January 4, 2017.
  3. ^ "Nelson Game Design".