David Hewitt

Creative Director, Tantalus Interactive (Melbourne)

David Hewitt is Creative Director at Tantalus Interactive, one of the world’s leading independent videogame development studios.

Tantalus is renowned for its handheld work on franchises such as Sponge Bob, Top Gear, MX as ATV, Cars and Pony Friends, Tantalus also develops for the current generation of consoles.

At Tantalus David sets the creative vision for the company – managing the design team and mentoring game designers.

Prior to Tantalus, David was the lead designer at Ratbag games.  In his decade in the videogame industry he has shipped 15 titles as designer or creative director.

David is the Founder and Coordinator of the Melbourne chapter of the IGDA, and is a regular and enthusiastic participant in local industry events.