| 词条 | Michael Hicks (game designer) | ||||||||||||||||||
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| name = Michael Hicks | image = Michael_Hicks,_Game_Designer.jpg | caption = Michael Hicks (2015) | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|mf=yes|1993|01|03}} | birth_place = Mt. Vernon, Illinois | occupation = Video game designer, musician, programmer, writer | other_names = | known_for = The Path of Motus, Pillar }}Michael Hicks (born January 3, 1993)[1] is an American game designer, musician, programmer and writer. His most notable works include 2018's The Path of Motus and 2015's Pillar. Described as a "lone auteur",[2] Hicks is noted for his innovative game concepts.[3][4][5] His soundtrack work has also been critically acclaimed.[2] Early lifeHicks grew up in Mt. Vernon, Illinois and attended Mt. Vernon Township High School.[6] Hicks began programming games at 14 and taught himself the skills he needed by studying examples online. While attending High School he released his first published video game onto Xbox Live Indie Games at 18.[6] After High School he moved to Winter Park, Florida to attend Full Sail University.[7] CareerAfter releasing his first published game in 2011, Hicks became active in the Xbox Live Indie Games community. He helped coordinate the third Indie Games Uprising in 2012, an event that included his own game Sententia.[8] After this he signed on with Sony and released Pillar for PlayStation 4 in 2015. Pillar was downloaded by over 320,000 players[9] and was showcased at the Game Developer's Conference.[10] He released The Path of Motus on July 17, 2018. In 2017, Hicks started a YouTube channel with the goal of sharing knowledge with others wanting to learn game development.[11] Games
References1. ^{{cite web|title=Michael Hicks on Twitter|url=https://twitter.com/michaelartsgame|publisher=Twitter}}{{Primary source inline|date=June 2018}} 2. ^1 {{cite web|title=Pillar Review|url=http://www.gameinformer.com/games/pillar/b/playstation4/archive/2015/03/03/an-interesting-concept-fails-to-deliver-a-compelling-game.aspx|website=Game Informer}} 3. ^{{cite web|last1=Behan|first1=Gary|title=Pillar PS4 Review – Cult of Personalities|url=http://www.playstationlifestyle.net/2015/02/25/pillar-ps4-review-cult-of-personalities/|website=PlayStation LifeStyle|date=February 25, 2015}} 4. ^{{cite web|last1=Couture|first1=Joel|title=IndieGames.com Pillar Creates Puzzles With Personality|url=http://indiegames.com/2015/02/pillar_creates_puzzles_with_pe.html|website=indiegames.com}} 5. ^{{cite web|last1=Roberts|first1=David|title=Review: Pillar|url=http://www.lisburntoday.co.uk/news/offbeat/review-pillar-1-6643066|website=Ulster Star}} 6. ^1 {{cite web|last1=SOUTHERN|first1=ADAM TESTA, THE|title=Student from Mount Vernon finding success creating video games|url=http://thesouthern.com/lifestyles/leisure/student-from-mount-vernon-finding-success-creating-video-games/article_6b261e2c-feec-11e1-803b-0019bb2963f4.html|website=The Southern}} 7. ^{{cite web|last1=Kantrowitz|first1=Sean|title=Game Development Grad Launches Indie Game on PS4 & Xbox 360|url=http://www.fullsailblog.com/game-development-grad-launches-indie-game-on-ps4-xbox-360|website=Full Sail University Blog}} 8. ^{{cite web|last1=Rigney|first1=Ryan|title=To Survive Microsoft's Apathy, Xbox Indie Developers Band Together|url=https://www.wired.com/2012/09/indie-games-uprising/|website=WIRED}} 9. ^{{cite web|title=The Path of Motus Announced|url=https://www.trueachievements.com/n29898/the-path-of-motus-announced|website=TrueAchievements}} 10. ^{{cite web|title=These 15 games will be in the Indie Megabooth Showcase at GDC – GDC News|url=http://www.gdconf.com/news/these_15_games_will_be_in_the_indie/|website=GDC News|date=February 6, 2015}} 11. ^{{cite web|title=Making Video Games From Nothing (2017)|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7p9LftUgi1s|date=September 19, 2017}} External links{{Portal|Video games}}
8 : American computer programmers|American video game designers|American musicians|1993 births|Full Sail University alumni|Living people|Video game developers|Independent video game developers |
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