Our Mission “Making Games Better” means spending every day making things more streamlined, learning new skills and nurturing existing ones.
We empower our team by maintaining these six core values across all decisions we make.
Developing a creative and collaborative environment.
Fostering accountability and responsibility for the work we do.
Understanding reward and growth within the studio.
Applying quality thinking to everything we develop.
Embracing technology, innovation and improvement.
Our team are happy and motivated, we go the extra mile to support them inside and outside the office.
Leadership Team
Stuart Martin
Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder
Stuart obtained a Masters Degree in Games Development from Abertay University – the top Games Development University In Europe as ranked by the Princeton Review.
As a Co-founder of Hyper Luminal, alongside Rob Madden, Stuart has confidently and consistently built a team and grown the business from a boot-strapped start-up, to a highly influential multi-million-pound venture.
Stuart’s focus on long term partnerships, repeat business and ambitious team growth has led Hyper Luminal to become one of Scotland’s fastest growing games development studios. The ethos of “Making Games Better” is the mentality behind the company Stuart has built. Professional growth, inclusivity, and sustainability fostered within the Studio are at the heart of the company’s team culture.
Stuart has set Hyper Luminal’s trajectory and continues to drive the company towards creative and commercial success.
Rob Madden
Creative Director & Co-Founder
After obtaining his Masters Degree in Games Development from Abertay University, Rob teamed up with Stuart Martin to start their journey together building Hyper Luminal Games.
As the Studio’s Creative Director, Rob has been at the centre of the Studio’s internal IP development; leading the HLG team from ideation through to commercial release, across multiple platforms, territories, and partners.
Rob has always had a great love for building worlds and telling stories, and this passion has formed the basis for Hyper Luminal’s own Original IP development. Rob aspires to build accessible games that tell stories with sensitivity, surprising mechanics and standout aesthetics.
Sean Tracey
Chairman
Sean is a former honours graduate and Alumni of Caledonian University and has enjoyed a successful career working in the private sector in primarily the leisure industry. He was a branch manager who became the CEO of the company, creating along the way the largest and most successful operator of its kind in the world.
He has successfully floated and run a plc, led two take privates and worked with two of the top private equity companies in Europe in 3i and Patron Capital.
He invests in early-stage businesses in technology and leisure and is excited at the opportunity to help scale up Hyper Luminal with the co-founders and the amazing team they have built.
He is also a trustee on the board of The Royal Bank of Scotland Kiltwalk which is a charity that sits within the Hunter Foundation.
BUILDING PARTNERSHIPS
We love building long-term partnerships and collaboration is in our blood. Get in touch!
