Daniel Arey

E. Daniel Arey is the Creative Director of Naughty Dog studios, a division of Sony Computer Entertainment America. As a senior designer with over 14 years of experience, Dan has worked with publishers ranging from Electronic Arts, Accolade, Sega of America, Crystal Dynamics, and Naughty Dog, Inc. He has been involved in the design and IP development of a number of multimillion selling titles including Crash `n Burn, Total Eclipse, Blazing Dragons, Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain, Gex 3DO, Gex: Enter the Gecko, Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back, Crash 3: Warped, Crash Team Racing, Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy, and most recently Jak II. Dan has been a contributor to Game Developer Magazine, and a frequent lecturer at the Game Developers Conference and USC's School of Cinema. He is currently designing a game for Christmas 2004 release.