Grant Jackson (he/him) is a Lead Game Designer at Naughty Dog, where he has shipped The Last of Us: Part II, UNCHARTED: Legacy of Thieves Collection, and The Last of Us: Part I, and is now working on Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet. In his eight years from entry-level designer to lead, he has touched technical level design, player systems, combat design, and setpieces, with a particular enthusiasm for emotional and narrative design, music, and haptics. Grant is also a multitalented performer and storyteller, a composer for film and games, and generally a huge geek about the power of play.