Education:
MDes, OCAD University
Areas of Expertise:
Maxwell Lander (he/they) is a gamemaker, photographer and interactive media artist. They have been winning awards and exhibiting internationally since 2007 and, after publishing a book of photography exploring queerness and sci-fi aesthetics in 2016, they delved into game design, interactive media and immersive technology.
In May of 2019, they completed a Master of Design in the Digital Futures program at OCAD University, where Maxwell explored technology’s engagement with the body through custom controller design and the use of VR tech outside of the headset.
Passionate about empowering other queer + trans creators, Maxwell now teaches VR, game design and volumetric video in and outside of established educational institutions.
They were lead-developer on Night of the Living Dead VR, an immersive homage to the classic film and have exhibited as a part of the Gladstone Hotel’s annual design exhibition, Come Up To My Room. Most recently, they have released several tabletop roleplaying games including one of Gizmodo’s best RPGs of 2022, Himbos of Myth & Mettle, and working in the creative space between analog and digital games.