Chris Hanel

I'm a multi-disciplined designer/developer with a focus on broadcast tech and interactive content.I'm located in the Pacific Northwest and enjoy game design, puzzles, trivia, baseball, 80's music, and storytelling through whatever medium is available to me.

Support Class

We direct/produce broadcasts and build motion graphics, scorebugs, overlays, control systems, scenic displays, and interactive installations for places like Blizzard Entertainment, Critical Role, Games Done Quick, and lots of other cool people.

• Support Class

I made a film.

Released October 2023, The Minnesota Twins and the Cruelest Streak in Sports is a feature-length documentary on YouTube about my favorite team and trying to quantify pain. It's a hopeful story.

• Watch on YT

Effectively Wild

I'm the 'Official Scorekeeper' for Effectively Wild, my favorite baseball podcast, and infrequently appear as a guest.

• Listen to EW

Games Done Quick

I'm the Lead Production Designer for Games Done Quick, an organization that puts on speedrunning marathons for charity. To date, we've raised over 50 million dollars for Doctors Without Borders, Prevent Cancer, and other worthy causes.

• GDQ

Past Works

My resume is weird.