Paul H

Creative Director

Bio

I decided to get into games after I realized that academic Archaeology was not for me. I like to think my BA in Anthropology helps me understand gamers more, who knows. I then interned in QA at EA in San Mateo for two summers while starting to study CS. During that time I also was making a rather involved singleplayer experience in the Half-Life engine. That got me a job at Irrational Games and I promptly quit school to pursue it. After a couple of canceled games that I worked on as a level designer I finally shipped my first game after being in the industry for 5 years. That title was SWAT 4 and I was the Lead Designer. I was then the Lead Designer on the highly acclaimed BioShock before coming to Gearbox.

Length of time I have been employed in the industry

8 Years

Game companies I have worked for

EA
Irrational Games/2K Boston

Titles I have worked on

Unreleased stealth title
The Lost- Unreleased
SWAT 4
BioShock

Favorites

First game I remember playing

The Empire Strikes Back on the Intellivision

All-time favorite game

Jedi Knight

Non-video gaming hobbies

Ice Hockey, Movies

Favorite bands/music

Mostly movie scores, classic rock

Favorite books/authors

The Mezzanine by Nicholson Baker
Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card
The Song of Fire and Ice series by George R.R. Martin

Favorite TV shows

Currently:
Lost
Heroes
Battlestar Galactica

Favorite movies

Aside from all of the nerd movies that everyone here likes:
The Shawshank Redemption
Field of Dreams
LA Confidential
The Fugitive