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Uncharted Designer Leaves Naughty Dog For Job At University

Uncharted Designer Leaves Naughty Dog For Job At University

Posted by: Ernice Gilbert April 30, 2012 in News, PS3, Sony 2 Comments

Richard Lemarchand has been Naughty Dog’s lead designer for a very long time, working alongside Amy Hennig to help establish the uber-popular Uncharted franchise. He’s no longer at the firm, however, as he’s reportedly confirmed to Gamasutra that he’ll take up a new teaching role at the University of Southern California after globetrotting for three months.

“I’ve always been a very hands-on game designer,” he told Gamasutra. “And I’m a big believer that no matter what level you’re working at on a project, it’s a very great thing to be able to stay connected to the practical processes of building out a game.”

After he’s trip, the designer will be involved in creating new experimental games as part of a research project, and will apparently be “surrounded by awesome people, talking craft and philosophy, and building strange new things!”

Former graduates of the reputable university include Thatgamecompany co-founders Jenova Chen and Kellee Santiago.

We wish him all the best.

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  • narwall14

    nooooooooo no more uncharted?!

  • nick

    of course not they will find someone to replace him!
    the day $ony says goodbye to one of their biggest franchises is the day M$ says goodbye to halo!
    and thats never going to happen!
    why the hell would you leave one of the best developers in the world, one of the best places to work in the world, one of the best paid jobs in the world, for the complete opposite!?
    i mean ND has such a amazing beautiful office!
    you get to go to work with dogs for crying out lout how sweet is that!?
    all for a teaching position?
    this guys NUTS!
    hes leaving a awesome place to work, with awesome pay, awesome bonuses, reasonable hours and holidays.
    for a place the complete opposite, crap pay, no bonuses, crap hours and holidays.
    a friend of mines been working as a uni physics teacher the highest paid teachers out there and he freaking hates it!
    constantly having to stay home instead of going out for drinks because you have to mark papers, or create tomorrows test, or tomorrows assignment, or organize notes for classes.
    yup, the guys nuts alright!

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