Michael Richards is a skilled Concept Artist with extensive experience in the gaming industry, currently working at Playground Games/XBOX STUDIOS/Microsoft since January 2012 on the Forza Horizon series. Previously, Michael served as a Concept Artist and Designer at FearSoft Games, contributing to various game concepts and a demo for Fear of The Dark from October 2010 to February 2012. Earlier in Michael's career, a role as a Concept Artist and Designer at Rusted Image involved creating concepts for "The Dagger" Project. Michael holds an HND in Visual Communication from North Warwickshire College, completed between 2002 and 2004.