Mark Haigh-Hutchinson (20 August 1964 – 15 January 2008) was an English video game developer. He is most notable for working on mid to late 1990s Star Wars titles, and the Metroid Prime games.[1]

Mark Haigh-Hutchison
Mark Haigh-Hutchinson
Born20 August 1964
United Kingdom
Died15 January 2008(2008-01-15) (aged 43)
Austin, Texas
Occupation(s)Game designer and programmer
Known forDesigner of several video games

Biography

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Haigh-Hutchinson started his career at Artic Software, but moved to Vortex Software in 1984. In 1986, he left Vortex for Elite Systems, where he ported Paperboy to the Amstrad CPC. He then later worked at Tiertex. In 1989, he was hired by LucasArts, where he worked until 1999, mostly on Star Wars video games.[2] Since 2000, he worked at Retro Studios, where he developed the camera system for the Metroid Prime series.[1][citation needed]

On 15 January 2008 Haigh-Hutchinson died in Austin, Texas after battling pancreatic cancer, at the age of 43. He is survived by his wife and two daughters.[3]

Works

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Video games

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Books

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  • Real-Time Cameras (2008), Morgan Kaufmann, ISBN 978-0-12-311634-5

References

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  1. ^ a b Casamassina, Matt (16 January 2008). "Famed Industry Veteran, Retro Studios Programmer Dies". IGN. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
  2. ^ "Mark Haigh-Hutchison". The Amstrad CPC Games Resource. Archived from the original on 12 March 2009. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
  3. ^ Cavalli, Earnest. "Veteran Retro Studios Developer Dies, Age 43". Wired. ISSN 1059-1028. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
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