About Speaker

"Mark has worked in the games industry for 14 years at companies like Lionhead, EA and Sony on games including Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix and the BAFTA award winning Fable 2. He founded Sketchbook Games to develop the multi-award winning Lost Words: Beyond the Page, an atmospheric puzzle platform game that is set inside a diary and features a story by renowned games writer Rhianna Pratchett. Mark's favourite type of games are the ones that teach you something about yourself and about what it means to be human, that leave you feeling like you’re a slightly different person when you finish playing them to when you began - the kind of experiences that stay with you. He founded Sketchbook Games with the aim of creating these kinds of innovative titles, which if done right, can move people on a deep emotional level. The studio are also keen to develop more games that examine real world topics in a way that may help players to deal with similar issues in their own lives."