Hardy LeBel Jr. (most often credited as simply Hardy LeBel) (born August 4, 1967) is an American professional in the video games industryHalo, Battlefield vets form Tyrant Studios
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game designer Game design is the art of applying design and aesthetics to create a game for entertainment or for educational, exercise, or experimental purposes. Increasingly, elements and principles of game design are also applied to other interactions, in ...

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and creative consultant.

Early life

He was born on August 4, 1967 at the United States Airforce base

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, Japan, and is the only surviving child of Hardy LeBel Sr. (deceased) and Joan LeBel. Hardy LeBel Jr. graduated from High School at Providence Country Day School and also attended

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where he studied acting for a time, but ultimately earned his bachelor's degree in English studies. He currently resides in the

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with his family.

Career

LeBel's video game design credits include titles such as Pac Man World, Halo: Combat Evolved and

Halo 2 ''Halo 2'' is a 2004 first-person shooter game developed by Bungie and published by Microsoft Game Studios for the Xbox console. ''Halo 2'' is the second installment in the ''Halo'' franchise and the sequel to 2001's critically acclaimed '' ...

. Games credited as

: * Halo: Combat Evolved (2001), Microsoft Game Studios *

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(2001), Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. * Pac-Man World (1999), Namco Limited * Vigilante 8 (1998), Activision, Inc. Games credited as

or Design Director: * SOCOM 3: U.S. Navy SEALs (2005), SCEA * SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs - Fireteam Bravo (2005), Sony Computer Entertainment America, Inc. * Dungeon Siege II (2005), Microsoft Game Studios * Sudeki (2004), Microsoft Game Studios Games credited as creative consultant: * Halo 2 (2004), Microsoft Game Studios * Interstate '76: Nitro Riders (1998), Activision, Inc. * Interstate '76 (1997), Activision, Inc. * Far Cry 2 (2008), Ubisoft Entertainment. Games credited as

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actor: * Dark Reign: The Future of War (1997), Activision, Inc.

References

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