Stephen Hurd

Stephen Hurd has a strong background in game design, with a focus on character design and combat. Stephen worked as a Senior Game Designer at The Wildcard Alliance starting in 2022. Prior to this, they were a Senior Game Designer at Scopely from 2020 to 2022, where they led the character and combat design team for an unannounced AAA Massively-Multiplayer RPG/Strategy title. Stephen played a key role in developing the project's 3D character pipeline and was responsible for creating over 40 characters. Stephen also collaborated with various stakeholders to ensure consistent creative direction. From 2020 to 2022, at Playful Studios, Stephen worked as a Senior Game Designer and was involved in the shipment of "Creativerse: The Definitive Edition." Stephen contributed to the integration of premium content into the game, designed and implemented an updated adventure/progression mode, and improved existing systems. Additionally, Stephen worked as a Game Designer at Stray Kite Studios in 2020. Prior to that, they held various roles at Playful Studios from 2015 to 2020, including Game Designer, Associate Game Designer, and Community Manager, where they worked on the development of "Creativerse" and was responsible for gameplay design, monetization, community management, and live game support.

Stephen Hurd earned a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree in English Language and Literature, General from The University of Texas at Austin in 2007.