Luke Whittaker, gamemaker. (South of the Circle, Lumino City).

Luke Whittaker is a British game designer and creative director. With a background in animation and games design, he co-founded the BAFTA-winning indie studio State of Play in 2008, helping establish a reputation for meticulous, hands-on craft and playful experimentation. He was the creator and lead designer of Lumino City, the puzzle adventure built entirely from hand-made paper and card models, which won a BAFTA for Artistic Achievement. Since then he has worked on a string of distinctive projects including the Apple Award-winning pinball painting game INKS and the paper-crafted puzzle games KAMI and its sequel. As writer, director, and lead artist on South of the Circle, he even travelled to Antarctica to research a deeply human Cold War love story. Now, with Spycraft, a 1960s spy adventure that blends a physical board with video game mechanics—and comeswith a physical gadget built to play it—he continues to blur the boundaries between digital play and physical craft. Relevant Links: Luke Whittaker & State of Play State of Play Games – official site State of Play – about the studio Spycraft & the Board device Spycraft – State of Play Games page Spycraft – on the Board store Board – the gaming device Spycraft runs on South of the Circle South of the Circle – State of Play Games page South of the Circle – Steam South of the Circle – Apple App Store Luke's Perfect Console North & South (1989) – Wikipedia Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade: The Graphic Adventure – Wikipedia Sega Rally Championship – Wikipedia ICO – Wikipedia Firewatch – official site Firewatch – Wikipedia Other games and references mentioned Lumino City – State of Play Games page Samorost – Amanita Design Machinarium – Amanita Design KAMI 2 – State of Play Games page Shadow of the Colossus – Wikipedia Oxenfree – Night School Studio RetroPie – retro gaming on Raspberry Pi The Turner Contemporary – Margate Support My Perfect Console on Patreon   Become a My Perfect Console supporter and receive a range of benefits at www.patreon.com/myperfectconsole Take the Acast listener survey to help shape the show: My Perfect Console with Simon Parkin Survey 2025 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.