GAME AUDIO AND SOUND DESIGN WITH
LUKE RICHARDS
Luke Richards is a games entrepreneur, published author, freelance Narrative Designer, and Producer and Head of Pitching at Utopian Game Labs. He has co-founded two businesses. Being CEO and Creative Director of Black Cat Entertainment, a games studio, narrative design consultancy, and training provider and also co-founder of Utopian Game Labs Academy, a vocational training provider swiftly building a presence around the globe, providing the gold standard for vocational education and experience for entry into the video games sector.
During his interview at Coventry University he states that video Games are by far the largest media sector, with an estimated $165bn (USD) revenue generated in 2020. In the UK, studio staff grew by an annualised rate of 12.2% between November 2018 and April 2020. During that same period, total studio population grew from 812 to 1041, and annual investment by studios rose from £818m to £993m.
BUSINESSES CO-FOUNDED BY LUKE
The company states that games are part of the entertainment industry, and as such, audience experience comes first. Their funny games will make people laugh. Their intense games will make hearts palpitate. Art is all about emotional effect, regardless of genre, or type of impact. All that matters is that the impact is strong.
Their principal projects are the following:
- Roald’s Adventure: a story-driven adventure game designed to be enjoyed by parents playing with their children.
- Super Canary: a bullet stormer designed to be a lark. This game is elegantly simple fun that should make most gamers chuckle at least.
- Hunter XL: a satire making fun of 90s drug PSAs, and the irrational fears that inspired them. We love this concept, and can’t work on it for five minutes without laughing..