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An esteemed creative director and leader, Michael expertly blends artistic vision with technical innovation. With a 15-year career spanning XR startups to AAA game studios, he excels in fostering team collaboration, studio growth, and driving the creative execution of award-winning games and demos. His notable contributions have led to record-breaking sales at EA Mobile and fueled a substantial increase in Magic Leap’s Series D funding round.
• Co-Founder of EA Firemonkeys, later acquired by EA.
• Art Director of many #1 Downloaded titles on mobile, including: Dead Space iOS, The Sims 3, Mirrors Edge, Need for speed: Hot Pursuit, and Mass Effect: Infiltrator.
• Adjunct professor in invention. Over 160 patents.
• Venture and partnership with PlayPower to reinvent play by bringing the metaverse into physical spaces.
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• Stephanie Engelbrecht – Audio Designer
DR. GRORDBORT’S INVADERS
Wētā Workshop/Magic Leap
• Michael McDonald – Senior Artist
• Stephanie Engelbrecht – Audio Designer
• Syros Pourlatifi – VFX Artist
• 2019 Immersive Reality Technical Achievement Nominee , D.I.C.E
Wētā Workshop/Magic Leap
• Michael McDonald – Senior Artist
• Syros Pourlatifi – VFX Artist
• 100,000,000+ downloads
Electronic Arts
• Dan Tonkin – Art Director
• Michael McDonald – 3D Artist
• Mobile & Handheld – Nominee, BAFTA