George Royer has been working in games since 2011 when he co-founded White Whale Games. Since that time he has worked for Arkane Studios and at Bethesda Game Studios. His work focuses on level design and systemic gameplay. He earned his PhD from the School of Information at the University of Texas at Austin in 2017. His interests include film, hiking, books, RPGs, animal rescue, and painting. He lives in Austin, Texas with his wife and two pugs.