Harvey Smith (game designer)

Harvey Smith
Smith in Seoul, 2006
Born	1966 (age 57–58)
Other names	Witchboy
Occupation(s)	Video game designer, writer
Years active	1993-present
Employer	Arkane Studios
Known for	Deus Ex Dishonored

Harvey Smith (born 1966) is an American video game designer and writer, working at Arkane Studios.

Smith has lectured in various places around the world on topics such as level design, emergent gameplay, leadership, game unit differentiation,^[1] future trends and interactive narrative.^{[citation needed]} At the Game Developers Conference in 2006, Smith won the Game Designer's Challenge: Nobel Peace Prize, for his design featuring a mobile video game that facilitates political social action.^[2]