Lorne Lanning

Lorne Lanning
Lanning at the Moscone Center (2009)
Born	(1964-03-20) March 20, 1964 (age 53)
Occupation	Game designer, writer, voice actor
Known for	Oddworld
Title	Board Director at Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Advisor to Academy of Art University President (San Francisco). Advisor to the CGSociety Board. Director on Advisory Board for Gnomon School of Visual Effects.

Lorne Lanning is an American game designer, director, writer and voice actor. He is also co-founder and president of the video game developer Oddworld Inhabitants. He is best known for creating the Oddworld series including the games Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee, Oddworld: Munch's Oddysee, Oddworld: Abe's Exoddus, Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath and Oddworld: New 'n' Tasty!. He is currently working on the next Oddworld game titled Oddworld: Soulstorm, which is thought to be a remake of Oddworld: Abe's Exoddus.

His creative vision in game design and property development at Oddworld Inhabitants has gained him worldwide recognition, including several documentaries and his character creations featured on the cover of Wired Magazine.

Lanning claims he has always had a fascination with video games, stating that his father was an engineer for Coleco.

Initially studying photo-realism and commercial illustration at the School of Visual Arts in New York City, Lanning soon attended the California Institute of the Arts in Valencia, California, where he graduated with a BFA in Character Animation.

Working as a Technical Director at TRW in Redondo Beach, California, Lanning later moved to Rhythm & Hues Studios in Hollywood, where he would later meet producer Sherry McKenna through his work. After McKenna joined Rhythm & Hues through Lanning, he later convinced her to co-found a video game development company with him.