Images and words mostly about video games, crime fiction, and
Hitchcock. Richard Rouse III is a game designer and writer working on
an indpendent project. Recently he was a design lead at Microsoft
Studios, working on titles like State of Decay, Sunset Overdrive, and
Quantum Break. He was creative director and writer on The Suffering
action-horror franchise, and has also worked on Rainbow 6: Patriots,
Homefront, Drakan: The Ancients’ Gates, Damage Incorporated, and
Odyssey: The Legend of Nemesis. He wrote the book Game Design: Theory
and Practice, and is known for his lectures on game design and
storytelling. He lives in the Seattle area with his very understanding
wife and children. @RichardRouseIII Visit his game development web
site at www.paranoidproductions.com Â
