Shipped Games - Michael How
"Rebellion’s level architects and texture artists know a thing or two about creating atmosphere and encouraging tactical experimentation" - Rock Paper Shotgun
About
British and Australian Passport Holder
Currently Based In Brighton
Michael How is a Game Designer who currently works at Creative Assembly in Horsham. Michael was previously the Lead Designer on Sniper Elite 3, taking Karl Fairburn through the deserts of North Africa and onto to the number 1 spot in the sales charts. He is utterly ecstatic to be given the chance to work on the Halo IP and get stuck right into crafting the story and environments for Halo Wars 2.
Michael is driven to create unique and challenging environments for games and has been doing so for 10 years. He’s been fortunate to work with the likes of Hellboy, Yoda, Optimus Prime and the crew of the Spirit of Fire since starting in the industry in 2006. Along the way he’s met some incredibly talented people and had a whole lot of fun making games.
When not creating worlds or tinkering with design projects, Michael always seeks to challenge himself by exploring remote locations to take photos and film. He is most comfortable on an icy slope with a camera in hand and a snow storm for company.
Skills:
Maya,
3d studio Max,
Photoshop,
Google Sketch-up,
Unreal 4
Cryengine
EarthSculpt,
Excel,
Xlast,
Shipped Platforms :Wii,PS2, 360, PS3, PSP, WindowsPhone, Browser,PS4, XboxOne, PC
Currently Based In Brighton
Michael How is a Game Designer who currently works at Creative Assembly in Horsham. Michael was previously the Lead Designer on Sniper Elite 3, taking Karl Fairburn through the deserts of North Africa and onto to the number 1 spot in the sales charts. He is utterly ecstatic to be given the chance to work on the Halo IP and get stuck right into crafting the story and environments for Halo Wars 2.
Michael is driven to create unique and challenging environments for games and has been doing so for 10 years. He’s been fortunate to work with the likes of Hellboy, Yoda, Optimus Prime and the crew of the Spirit of Fire since starting in the industry in 2006. Along the way he’s met some incredibly talented people and had a whole lot of fun making games.
When not creating worlds or tinkering with design projects, Michael always seeks to challenge himself by exploring remote locations to take photos and film. He is most comfortable on an icy slope with a camera in hand and a snow storm for company.
Skills:
Maya,
3d studio Max,
Photoshop,
Google Sketch-up,
Unreal 4
Cryengine
EarthSculpt,
Excel,
Xlast,
Shipped Platforms :Wii,PS2, 360, PS3, PSP, WindowsPhone, Browser,PS4, XboxOne, PC
Achievements, Awards & Groups
- Played a big role in taking the Sniper elite franchise to 10 million sales with the release of Sniper Elite 3
- Tiger Award for Best Game Design - Sniper Elite 3 - 2014
- Bafta Games Commitee Member
- IGDA Member
- Bafta Games Crew Member
- 2015 Develop Speaker
Specialties
- Level Design Master - with over 10 years experience in level design in multiple genres.
- I have worked as both a Level Designer and a Designer so I have a skill set that can be employed to both Technical Design documentation or into Level Design tools to create fun and exciting game play. I've also forged a career as a photographer/director and started out as a web designer, so have a creative eye for many facets of development.
- Communication - I pride myself in building rapport with co-workers. I have extensive managerial experience and conflict resolution is something I strive towards - managing all different personality types.
- Training experience - reference libraries, tutorials and master classes.
