Michael Ritchie Rodriguez
Game Director, Lead Designer, Lead Artist, Engineer, Animator, Lead Sound Designer
Michael Ritchie Rodriguez is an MFA graduate of the University of Southern California's Interactive Media and Games Department. With a background in animation and time-based media, Michael has created interactive training modules for Marines, taught motion graphics and interactive illustration at Academy of Art University, created art and animation for the smartphone and tablet game Penny and Puppy's Treehouse Adventure, and created motion comics for Madefire, working for clients such as Disney/Pixar, Blizzard, Fox, and DC Comics.
As a designer, Michael creates interactions and games that feel more human through subverting expectations in humorous ways.
Aaron Phillips
Producer, Narrative Editor
Aaron Phillips is an interactive writer and recent graduate of the USC School of Cinematic Arts Cinema & Media Studies program. When he's not helping craft unique narrative experiences, he can be found pulling out his hair while watching hockey.
Kara Ford
Composer
Kara Ford is a film, TV and game composer who has produced music for shows such as NBC's The Good Place, Nickelodeon's Tiny Christmas, and Disney's animated Star Wars: Forces of Destiny. She received her Master's degree in Screen Scoring from USC's Thornton School of Music, and currently music directs and conducts the Huntington Beach Concert Band. When she isn't writing or conducting music she can be found reading books on a boat in the middle of a lake.
Michael Wilson
Sound Designer
Based in Los Angeles, Michael Wilson is a composer and sound designer for visual media. Michael’s music has been heard in projects around the world on notable networks such as Netflix and the BBC. He is always expanding his story-telling palette and would love to provide your visual experience with a musical soul.
Josh Fickes
Game Designer, Concept Artist
Josh Fickes (he/him) is a game designer in USC's Interactive Media and Game Design class of 2022. Josh loves telling stories and bringing people together with games. In his free time, Josh loves talking with friends, eating breakfast foods, and relaxing with a nice Dungeons and Dragons podcast.
Jack Bailey
Game Artist