Todd Andrew Howard is an American video game designer, director, and producer. He serves as director and executive producer at Bethesda Game Studios, where he has led the development of the Fallout and The Elder Scrolls series.
Howard in 2010
Howard in June 2018
Howard (second from left) with Walton Goggins, Aaron Moten and Jonathan Nolan at South by Southwest 2024
The Elder Scrolls is a series of action role-playing video games primarily developed by Bethesda Game Studios and published by Bethesda Softworks. The series focuses on free-form gameplay in an open world. Morrowind, Oblivion and Skyrim all won Game of the Year awards from multiple outlets. The series has sold more than 58 million copies worldwide.
A first-person screenshot from Daggerfall, demonstrating the user interface and graphical capabilities of the game
A third-person screenshot from the game, demonstrating Morrowind’s advanced graphics: pixel-shaded water; long render distances; and detailed textures and models.
An in-game screenshot showing Oblivion's user interface, HDR lighting and long draw distance, changes made as part of a goal to create "cutting-edge graphics"
A third-person screenshot from Skyrim
