A game designer is a person who invents games at the conceptual level. Outstanding board game designers are recognized annually by awards such as the Spiel des Jahres and the As d'Or. The Academy of Adventure Gaming Arts & Design, a division of the Game Manufacturers Association, inducts outstanding individuals into the Hall of Fame.
Board game designers
Card game designers
Crossword designers
Crossword designers are also known as crossword compilers, cruciverbalists, crossword writers, crossword constructors, or crossword setters.
Paper-and-pencil game designers The following game designers work on paper-and-pencil games other than crosswords. These games can be played solely with paper and pencils (or other writing implements), usually without erasing.
DesignerNotable workHonorsRichard BartleSpellbinderJohn Horton ConwaySprouts, Hackenbush, and Conway's Game of LifeHoward Garnsdesigner of the modern Sudoku puzzleWayne Gouldauthor of a computer program for producing, rating and solving Sudoku puzzlesPiet Hein Hex (aka Polygon)David L. Hoytdesigner of Jumble word puzzles for Tribune Content AgencyShing Yin KhorField Guide to MemoryIndieCade Award Jeff Knurekdesigner of Jumble word puzzles for Tribune Content AgencyLászló KozmaObstruction Édouard LucasDots and boxes (la pipopipette).Tetsuya MiyamotoKenKenA New Puzzle Challenges Math Skills, New_York_Times, February 8, 2009Pedro Ocón de Orocreator of word search puzzles, hieroglyph puzzles for ABC and Blanco y Negro, and developer of the transfusion of letters in puzzles, often using the pseudonym Ocón de OroMike PatersonSprouts Roger PriceMad LibsSid SacksonPatterns IIHall of FameClaude ShannonShannon switching gameJeeyon ShimField Guide to MemoryDiana Jones Emerging DesignerIndieCade Award Will Shortz developed the current form of Ditloid Leonard SternMad Libs
Pinball game designers
Outstanding pinball game designers are recognized by the Pinball Expo Hall of Fame. Some notable players include George Gomez, Pat Lawlor, and Steve Ritchie.
Role playing game designers
Video game designers
Some of the most infuencial video game designers are discussed in a books series by Bloomsbury Publishing including Todd Howard, Keiji Inafune, Eugene Jarvis, Jane Jensen, Hideo Kojima, Brenda Laurel, and Shigeru Miyamoto. Ralph H. Baer is notable as an invotor of video games, designing the Magnavox Odyssey home video game system.
See also
Going Cardboard History of games List of indie game developers
References
External links
Game: The Italian Journal of Game Studies Games and Culture