Michael Hicks: Game Designer & Musician

Michael Hicks is an American video game designer, musician, programmer, and writer known for his innovative game concepts and critically acclaimed soundtracks. He has released several games, including "The Path of Motus" and "Pillar", and is active in the gaming community, sharing his knowledge through a YouTube channel.

American video game developer and musician

Michael Hicks
Michael Hicks (2015)
Born	(1993-01-03) January 3, 1993 (age 31) Mt. Vernon, Illinois
Occupation(s)	Video game designer, musician, programmer, writer
Known for	The Path of Motus, Pillar

Michael Hicks (born January 3, 1993) ^{[non-primary source needed]} is an American game designer, musician, programmer and writer. His most notable works include 2018's The Path of Motus and 2015's Pillar. Described as a "lone auteur", Hicks is noted for his innovative game concepts. His soundtrack work has also been critically acclaimed.

Early life

Hicks grew up in Mt. Vernon, Illinois and attended Mt. Vernon Township High School. Hicks began programming games at 14 and taught himself the skills he needed by studying examples online. While attending High School he released his first published video game onto Xbox Live Indie Games at 18. After High School he moved to Winter Park, Florida to attend Full Sail University.

Career

After releasing his first published game in 2011, Hicks became active in the Xbox Live Indie Games community. He helped coordinate the third Indie Games Uprising in 2012, an event that included his own game Sententia. After this he signed on with Sony and released Pillar for PlayStation 4 in 2015. Pillar was downloaded by over 320,000 players and was showcased at the Game Developer's Conference. He released The Path of Motus on July 17, 2018.

In 2017, Hicks started a YouTube channel with the goal of sharing knowledge with others wanting to learn game development.

Games

Game	Platform	Release year
The Path of Motus	PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Steam	2018
Pillar	PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Xbox 360, Steam	2015
Sententia	Xbox 360	2012
Honor in Vengeance II	Xbox 360	2011
Honor in Vengeance	Xbox 360	2011