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Join Naughty Dog game designer, author of A Playful Production Process, and USC Games Professor Richard Lemarchand on a 5.6-mile hike through Mount Lowe from the Eaton Saddle loop trail! We'll start from the trailhead and hike, head about halfway through the hike to the Mount Lowe Trail Camp, stopping for lunch while enjoying the views and discussing all things game design, before going down the trail to loop back to the trailhead. It’ll be a moderately difficult hike with great views!
PACKING LIST:
LUNCH
H2O
WAIVERS!!
PROFESSOR: RICHARD LEMARCHAND
DEPARTMENT: USC Games
Richard Lemarchand is a game designer, professor, writer, and consultant. He worked at Naughty Dog for eight years where he led or co-led the design of all three PlayStation 3 games in the Uncharted series, and he also helped to create the game series Gex and Soul Reaver at Crystal Dynamics. He is now an Associate Professor in the USC Games program, teaching game design, development, and production, and is the author of A Playful Production Process, for Game Designers (and Everyone), published by the MIT Press in October 2021.
Richard fell in love with the outdoors as a child, walking in the English countryside with his family and friends. As an ardent international traveler he’s hiked all around the world, from our own California coastline to the foothills of the Himalayas. He sees hiking as a moving meditation and an opportunity for play, and is looking forward to our Peaks and Professors adventure!
PEAK: MOUNT LOWE
DIFFICULTY: 2.5/5
SCENERY: Pretty views of the San Gabriels! Cool tunnel on the way! Mountainous Vibes
FUN FACT: Mt. Lowe is named after a professor, not a hardware store
TRIP LEAD: Gia Lang
I definitely did not plan this hike solely because I am obsessed with the Uncharted series
Contact Gia: giavanna@usc.edu
Read Gia’s bio here.