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Beautiful Pixels | Lisette Montgomery
Listen to this episode from GGJ Podcast on Spotify. In episode 12 Susan sits down with Lisette Titre Montgomery, veteran art director and co founder and CEO of Cornerstone Interactive, looks back on a two decade career that spans Freakstyle, Tiger Woods PGA Tour, The Simpsons, South Park and Psychonauts 2, and forward to new ways of making games feel truly handmade again. She talks about leading teams through tricky visual problems, building Gameheads Oakland for youth from underserved communities, and using AI and emerging tools in ways that still put artists and human authored work first. (00:00) - Intro (01:13) - Meet Lisette Titre-Montgomery (05:58) - Early Years (10:40) - Becoming a Leader (12:19) - From EA to Double Fine (17:24) - Keeping the Chemistry Up (19:30) - Mentoring (21:00) - GameHeads (24:26) - Cornerstone Studios (26:18) - TechTools of the Trade (29:01) - AI (31:39) - Roles and Skills for the Future (36:11) - Preparing for the Future (37:50) - Wrapping Up (39:36) - Outro Guest Bio: Lisette Titre-Montgomery is an Art Director who leads teams that solve complex visual challenges with consistent vision, language, and technical execution. Her career spans over twenty five years of industry experience and 14 hit game releases. Lisette has led art studios large and small in the US, Japan, China, Australia, India, and the Philippines. Lisette has contributed to some of the industry’s highest profile games, including Tiger Woods Golf, The Simpsons, Dante’s Inferno, Dance Central 3, SIMS 4, South Park, and Transformers Age Of Extinction for Android and iOS. Her most recent project was Psychonauts 2 with Double Fine Productions. She is currently launching Cornerstone Interactive, a new studio focused on reimaging cinematic and interactive experiences.Lisette’s list of personal achievements are just as impressive. She has been featured on CNN, invited to The White House, and a member of the US Department of State's Speakers Bureau. Mrs Titre-Montgomery has been a featured keynote speaker at N.A.S.A., Goggle, Intel, Black Girls Code, Girls Who Code and more. She has also been named One of the Most Powerful Women in Tech by Business Insider. Find Lisette's work!https://linktr.ee/LisetteTitreJoin our Substack
