
David Sheldon-Hicks
CEO and Founder of Territory Group and Territory Studio, a multidisciplinary design studio specializing in screen graphics, VFX, and world-building for film and brands.
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Aug 17, 2026
How Brands Enter AAA Games Without Losing Gamers
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Nick HillHOST
Give us some background on what the studio is, what you guys have worked on, and what sort of brand work you've done in the past.

David Sheldon-HicksGUEST
We've been going 16 years and our first ever client, in fact, was Electronic Arts in LA.

David Sheldon-HicksGUEST
And we worked on the first 90 second opening cut scene which set the scene for the game.

David Sheldon-HicksGUEST
So, I mean, I've always been a gamer and into just the whole medium and format.
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Nick HillHOST
Do you feel like brands are going to find a way in to that? I think it would be hard
Quiet Tech: Why the Future May Look More Like Dune Than Marvel
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Dan BlumbergHOST
Learn more and sign up for the show's newsletter at futurearound.com. What does it take to build one of these worlds or these digital displays that appear in movies and do it in a way that feels like it could be real? I'm curious how you know how far to go and when you maybe have gone too far or how

David Sheldon-HicksGUEST
So with something like Guardians of the Galaxy, or maybe even Ready Player One, it's very fantastical, right? And you want people to lose themselves in that entertainment world.

David Sheldon-HicksGUEST
So I think if you started taking yourself too seriously in that, people would get hung up on the details and you'd take them out.
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33:07Perry MasonGUEST
I think it'll be a question of price point and how much you can trust it ultimately.