Brian Allgeier | |
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 Allgeier in 2017 | |
| Born | March 10, 1971 Dayton, Ohio, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Creative director, Game Designer, Author |
| Years active | 1993–present |
Brian Allgeier (born March 10, 1971) is an American video game designer who is best known for being the original designer and creative director of the Ratchet & Clank series developed by Insomniac Games for the PS2, PS3, PS4 and PS5.
He started working in videogames in 1991 as an artist and animator on the CD-i title, Hanna Barbera’s Cartoon Carnival for Philips Media. He worked as part of the internal production group, *FunHouse*, led by game designer Cliff Johnson.
In 1999, he joined Insomniac Games as a level designer on the Spyro the Dragon series for the PlayStation and later became design director on the Ratchet & Clank series for the PlayStation 2. In 2006, he became creative director on Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction, which was the first PlayStation 3 installment for the Ratchet & Clank series, as well as the first installment for the Future series.