Richard is the creator, designer and writer of The Suffering video game franchise, which includes The Suffering and The Suffering: Ties That Bind. The game was recently optioned by MTV Films for development into a feature film. Richard has also written and otherwise been involved with numerous other games over the last twelve years. He is the author of Game Design: Theory & Practice, one of the best selling books on the subject of game development. He lives with his wife and daughter in the Washington, DC area.