John Howard

Current

• Senior Gameplay Designer at Radical Entertainment

Past

• Owner at Cannonball Creative
• Lead Game Designer at Microsoft
• Game Designer at FASA Interactive

• Graphic Designer at Virtual World Entertainment Group
• Creative Partner at The Leap Partnership

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John Howard’s Summary

I used to spend all day in meetings talking things that go boom. Now I make stuff go boom.

John Howard’s Specialties:

- Design experience in a variety of mediums including games, print, interactive, and film.
- Cross-discipline leadership.
- Project organization and management.
- Performance management and mentoring.

John Howard’s Experience

• Senior Gameplay Designer

  Radical Entertainment

  (Public Company; 201-500 employees; Computer Games industry)

  March 2008 — Present (10 months)

• Owner

  Cannonball Creative

  (Entertainment industry)

  August 2007 — March 2008 (8 months)

  Cannonball Creative provides game design and consulting services to the interactive entertainment industry.

• Lead Game Designer

  Microsoft

  (Public Company; Computer Games industry)

  January 1999 — August 2007 (8 years 8 months)

  Created original game concepts and/or led game design team for;
  - Shadowrun (Xbox 360 and PC)
  - Halo (Xbox)
  - Crimson Skies (PC)

• Game Designer

  FASA Interactive

  (Privately Held; Computer Games industry)

  January 1998 — December 1998 (1 year)

  Game design and world fiction;
  - Crimson Skies (board game)

• Graphic Designer

  Virtual World Entertainment Group

  (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Computer Games industry)

  April 1996 — December 1997 (1 year 9 months)

  Developed graphic identities, marketing campaigns and web presence for brands and franchises including;
  - Virtual World
  - FASA Interactive
  - MechCommander
  - Crimson Skies

• Creative Partner

  The Leap Partnership

  (Privately Held; Marketing and Advertising industry)

  May 1994 — March 1996 (1 year 11 months)

  Founding member of the company’s new media division. Prototyped and developed new media concepts and websites for clients including;
  - Nike
  - Miller Brewing
  - University of Notre Dame
  - Armour Golf
  - The One Club

Additional Information

John Howard’s Honors:

Halo (Xbox)
• Game of the Year, Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences, 2002
• Editor's Choice, Game of the Year, IGN.com, 2002
• Editor's Choice, Game of the Year, Electronic Gaming Monthly, April 2002
• Best Console Game, BAFTA Interactive Entertainment Awards, 2002
• Game of the Year, EDGE magazine (UK), April 2002
• Editors' Choice, Best Shooting Game, GameSpot, 2002.

Crimson Skies (PC)
• PC Action/Adventure Game of the Year nominee, Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences, 2000.

Crimson Skies (Board game)
• Origins Award, Best Graphic Presentation of a Board Game, 1998.

John Howard’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

• career opportunities
• consulting offers
• new ventures
• job inquiries
• expertise requests
• business deals
• reference requests
• getting back in touch