Benjamin Rivers is the Creative Director and Co-Founder of video game development studio BancyCo.
In his previous life he was a graphic/web designer and illustrator, and now he spends his spare hours authoring graphic novels and comic books. He taught illustration and game design classes at OCAD University for thirteen years.
He lives in Toronto, Canada with his wife Nancy and their two cats, Jill Meowlentine and Claire Redmeow.
Fun Facts:
- His first published illustrative work was in a 1991 issue of Simpsons Illustrated magazine
- His favourite video game is Silent Hill 2
- Canadian singer-songwriter legend Gordon Lightfoot once wrote a song about his mom
- He has appeared on CBC television and radio to discuss the video game industry
Special Stuff:
- Watch me stream games on Twitch each Wednesday at 8pm EST and art on Saturday at 9pm EST
- Learn GameMaker with my official tutorial
- Read our game development blog