| 词条 | Kim Swift |
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|name = Kim Swift |image = Kim Swift - Game Developers Conference 2010 - Panel Day 4 (1).jpg |caption = Swift at the 2010 Game Developers Conference |birth_date = {{Birth year and age|1983}}[1] |birth_place = |death_date = |death_place = |nationality = American |other_names = |known_for = |occupation = Video game designer }}Kim Swift (born 1983) is an American video game designer best known for her work at Valve with games such as Portal and Left 4 Dead. Swift was featured by Fortune as one of "30 Under 30" influential figures in the video game industry.[2] She was described in Mental Floss as one of the most recognized women in the industry[3] and by Wired as "an artist that will push the medium forward".[2] CareerA graduate of DigiPen, Kim Swift and a group of her fellow graduates developed Narbacular Drop, a portal-based game that was later presented to Valve, which led to Gabe Newell personally offering to hire them so that they could create the critically acclaimed game Portal.[3] Kim Swift was the leader of the Portal team as well as a level designer. She was credited along with writer Erik Wolpaw in Portals Game Developers Choice Awards for design, innovation, and game of the year.[4] Besides Portal, Swift has been involved in other Valve projects, most notably Left 4 Dead and its sequel, Left 4 Dead 2, where she also played a leading role in development.[5] In December 2009, Swift left Valve to join Airtight Games. There, in cooperation with Square Enix, she led the team that developed Quantum Conundrum.[8] Amazon announced in April 2014 that they had brought Swift in to help build games in their internal studio.[6] Swift described her role as senior designer for as yet undisclosed projects.[7] In January 2017, Electronic Arts announced they have hired Swift as a design director within their Motive Studios, who are currently working on Star Wars Battlefront II.[8] Games
References1. ^{{cite web| title=By Design - Half-Life 2: Orange Box| url=http://www.gamespot.com/articles/by-design-half-life-2-orange-box/1100-6180884/| author= Dodson, Joe| date=2007-10-13| publisher=GameSpot| accessdate=2014-12-16}} {{authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Swift, Kim}}{{videogame-bio-stub}}2. ^1 {{cite web|url=https://www.wired.com/2013/11/most-wired-games/|publisher=WIRED|title=Games That Changed Everything: The Most Wired Games of the Generation|date=November 21, 2013|accessdate=October 26, 2015}} 3. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.mobygames.com/developer/sheet/view/developerId,228051/ |title=Kim Swift |publisher=MobyGames |date=2009-12-20 |accessdate=2012-07-20}} 4. ^1 2 {{cite web|url=http://mentalfloss.com/article/53175/kim-swift-woman-behind-portal|last=Erbland|first=Kate|publisher=Mental Floss|title=Kim Swift, the Woman Behind Portal|date=October 14, 2013|accessdate=October 26, 2015}} 5. ^"Left 4 Dead 2 Interview with Kim Swift" Left 4 Dead 2 Website Nov. 13, 2009. Ret Mar. 2014 {{cite web |url=http://left4dead2.org/left-4-dead-2-interview-with-valves-kim-swift |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2014-03-09 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://archive.is/20140310101704/http://left4dead2.org/left-4-dead-2-interview-with-valves-kim-swift |archivedate=2014-03-10 |df= }} 6. ^{{Cite web | url = http://kotaku.com/amazon-hires-portals-kim-swift-far-cry-2s-clint-hock-1557091175 | title = Amazon Hires Portal's Kim Swift, Far Cry 2's Clint Hocking | first = Chris | last = Shrieier | date = 2014-04-02 | accessdate = 2014-04-02 | publisher = Kotaku }} 7. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://www.polygon.com/2014/4/2/5575354/amazon-game-studios-portal-kim-swift-splinter-cell-clint-hocking|last=McWhertor|first=Michael|publisher=Polygon|title=Amazon Game Studios hires Portal designer Kim Swift, Splinter Cell designer Clint Hocking|date=April 2, 2014|accessdate=October 26, 2015}} 8. ^{{Cite web | url = http://www.gamespot.com/articles/portal-left-4-dead-developer-kim-swift-joins-ea/1100-6447075/ | title = Portal, Left 4 Dead Developer Kim Swift Joins EA | first = Eddie | last= Makuch | date = January 19, 2017 | accessdate = January 19, 2017 | work = GameSpot }} 9. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.pixldgame.com/ |date=2012-10-24 |title=PIXLD |publisher=Airtight Mobile |accessdate=2013-06-20}} 10. ^{{cite web |url=http://soulfjord.com/ |title=Soul Fjord |publisher=Airtight Mobile |accessdate=2014-01-28 }} 11. ^https://www.mobygames.com/game/xbox-one/star-wars-battlefront-ii_/credits 8 : 1983 births|Amazon.com people|American video game designers|Electronic Arts employees|Living people|Valve Corporation people|Women video game designers|Place of birth missing (living people) |
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