Raphael van Lierop

Raphael van Lierop's work experience includes founding and serving as the CEO and Chief Creative Officer of Hinterland, a company focused on combining art and technology in entertainment. Raphael is currently an investor at IndieBI, a data aggregation and analytics platform for video games. Additionally, they serve as an advisor at Astrid Entertainment, a startup focused on game development. Raphael has also held roles as a guest speaker at various industry and academic events, a creative advisor and mentor for game startups at Execution Labs, a creative consultant at HELM | Studio, and a creative consultant and advisor at Blacklight. Prior to these roles, they served as the Game Director for Relic Entertainment's Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine and the Narrative Director for Ubisoft Montreal's Far Cry 3. Raphael also has experience as the Executive Creative Director and Co-founder of Radar Group, where they provided high-level creative direction, production guidance, and team leadership for multiple original IP projects.

Raphael van Lierop obtained a BA (Hons) degree in English Literature, History, and Classics from Bishop's University between 1996 and 1999. Later, in 2009, they attended Robert McKee's 'STORY' Seminar, focusing on story design and writing.