Hughes Who Productions, LLC

Hughes Who Productions, LLC-CEO/Creative Director Darryl Hughes

Posted in Uncategorized on May 20, 2011 by Hughes Who Productions, LLC

Hughes Who Productions, LLC is an art studio that specializes in designing video, video slot and casual games. We also do 2-D and 3-D art and animations for the film, internet and video markets. As a gaming company, we design original game designs, math, glass art, 2D & 3D art & animations, sound effects and original music for all games.

I’ve been a consultant and developer for other game companies such as Multimedia Games, Atronic’s/Spielo, MTD Gaming, and Cirsa/Unidesa.

Since 1994, I’ve served as an animation and gaming instructor for Columbia College Chicago and the International Academy of Design and Technology and Chicago’s Tribeca-Flashpoint Media Arts Academy. I was the executive producer/mentor to the school’s student team, Team Bloom, who were the recipients of both the People’s Choice Award and the first place title for the 2011 U.S. Microsoft’s Imagine Cup Game Design Competition.

http://apps.facebook.com/imaginecupcontest/tabprojectcontent/31/tab

Among the many highlights of my 30 year career, I’ve worked as game developer, game designer, senior producer, creative director and executive producer for PC, console, and arcade games at Viacom New media, Konami America, Incredible Technologies and WMS Gaming. Just a few of my successful games I created for WMS include: Money to Burn (also was a high earning game in Australia and Russia, now a WMS Classic), Monopoly “Party Train” (above house average for over 18 months and the most played Monopoly game WMS produced), Milk Money and Keepin’ Up with the Joneses (both 2 to 3 time’s house average), Jackpot Stampede and Money Groove. I currently hold 10 gaming patents to my credit.

My latest game that I designed and developed as a 3rd party developer for Chartwell Technologies in Canada is Draco’s Fire that went live online at DOXX Casino in January. To play the game go to the site below, click on the tab that says “SLOTS” and then click Draco’s Fire-free play-it’s my original design, art, math and music.

https://www.doxxbet.com/casino.aspx?module=default&page=Casino

Hughes Who just created a 3D interactive educational online game for the DuSable Museum of African American History.

I served as a freelance animator for “Warner Bros. Tiny Toons” and created award-winning children’s animated films for Encyclopedia Britannica. I’ve worked as an ad agency art director for Ford, McDonald’s and other high-profile clients. My wife Edye and I have a published children’s book, “I Like Gym Shoe Soup”.

In addition, I was one of several keynote speakers for the 16th International Conference on Computer Games sponsored by IEEE July 27-30, 2011, at the University of Louisville. I did my speech on games with a purpose:
“Educating Our Children through Games”
CGAMES 2011 USA, on the top banner click on speakers.

Industry quote about one my games:

“Milk Money is so fun and funny, I could play it ‘til the cows come home (or ‘til the money runs out) I congratulate the mad genius who created this slot machine”.
Pam Droog, Casino City Times

We have over 50 years advertising experience in TV, print and marketing. Some of our clients include Office Max (corporate) and Kennedy King College (Chicago).

Hughes Who Productions filled for several gaming patents and several copyrights and trademarks. In the last 3 years we have developed over 8 games that are currently in the casino and online markets in the US and overseas and developing 3 more at this time.

Specialties

We specialize in game design, character development, 2D- 3D art, graphics and animations, creating original and unique music for games and commercials.

We do art direction for ad campaigns, writing for TV, print ads and radio.