Scott Jennings (game designer)

Scott Jennings is a video game designer and artist, best known for his work at LucasArts during its golden age of adventure games. He contributed significantly to titles such as Maniac Mansion, Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders, and Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis.

Jennings was instrumental in developing the SCUMM (Script Creation Utility for Maniac Mansion) engine, which became a hallmark of LucasArts adventure games and significantly impacted the genre. SCUMM provided a user-friendly point-and-click interface that allowed players to interact with the game world in intuitive ways.

His role typically involved a combination of art direction, storyboarding, game design, and writing. His contributions helped define the humor, puzzle design, and visual style characteristic of classic LucasArts adventure games.

After leaving LucasArts, Jennings continued to work in the gaming industry, though details of his more recent projects are less widely known. His earlier work, particularly his involvement in iconic adventure games, has cemented his place in gaming history and continues to influence game design today.