Richard Smith

Richard Smith is a Technical Director at IO Interactive, currently working on Project Fantasy. With extensive experience in the gaming industry, Richard has held positions such as Technical Director at Sumo Digital and CCP Games, where they contributed to notable projects like Hood: Outlaws & Legends and EVE: Valkyrie. Richard began their career at EA, developing physics and animation systems for Formula 1 racing titles, and has also served as a Lead Programmer at Activision, where they successfully led the development of Call of Duty 2: Big Red One. Richard holds an MBA from the University of Warwick and an MEng with First Class Honours in Engineering Science from the University of Oxford.