Meet David Swofford
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You may have seen David Swofford on stage at the Gamescom Hangar announcement in August. David, an Origin Systems veteran who worked on a number of Wing Commander games, has been with the Star Citizen campaign since the very beginning, organizing Chris Roberts’ media interaction and getting the word out about the game with the press. Want to know more? David will appear on this week’s Wingman’s Hangar!
How did you get started in the game industry?
I came to the game industry from the TV news industry. I was a journalist and I spent 15 years as an anchor/reporter, most of it at the local CBS affiliate in Austin. The woman I was co-anchoring the news with was married to the PR manager at Origin System, who was about to move into more of a marketing role. I was asked if I’d be interested in moving into PR for a game company. How was I going to turn that one down? That was 1993 and I haven’t looked back once.
What projects have you worked on?
Let me see if I can remember them all. Wing Commander III, IV and Prophecy. Privateer 2, Jane’s Combat Sims games (Longbow and Longbow 2, F15) Ultima VIII, Ultima Online, Ultima IX Ascension, System Shock, Wings of Glory, BioForge, CyberMage, Crusader, Sid Meier’s Gettysburg!, Sid Meier’s Alpha Centauri. At NCsoft where I worked from 2001 to 2008 I worked on Guild Wars, City of Heroes, City of Villains, Auto Assault and Tabula Rasa.
What are you doing for Cloud Imperium?
I’m handling all the PR and media relations for Cloud Imperium Games and Star Citizen. So I work directly with some of the sites that are probably familiar to many such as Polygon, GameSpot, IGN, PC Gamer, Gamasutra, Shack News, etc. I also work directly with press outlets in Germany, the UK, France and many others in Europe and other parts of the world.
What are you most excited to see in Star Citizen/Squadron 42?
Without a doubt, dogfighting
What are you playing right now?
Mostly games on mobile devices like Plants vs. Zombies and a few hidden object games like The Secrets of Grisly Manor. But when I really get time on my PC, I’m a big Civilization player. Civ 2 is probably still my favorite game of all time… well, besides Wing III. :)
How did you get started in the game industry?
I came to the game industry from the TV news industry. I was a journalist and I spent 15 years as an anchor/reporter, most of it at the local CBS affiliate in Austin. The woman I was co-anchoring the news with was married to the PR manager at Origin System, who was about to move into more of a marketing role. I was asked if I’d be interested in moving into PR for a game company. How was I going to turn that one down? That was 1993 and I haven’t looked back once.
What projects have you worked on?
Let me see if I can remember them all. Wing Commander III, IV and Prophecy. Privateer 2, Jane’s Combat Sims games (Longbow and Longbow 2, F15) Ultima VIII, Ultima Online, Ultima IX Ascension, System Shock, Wings of Glory, BioForge, CyberMage, Crusader, Sid Meier’s Gettysburg!, Sid Meier’s Alpha Centauri. At NCsoft where I worked from 2001 to 2008 I worked on Guild Wars, City of Heroes, City of Villains, Auto Assault and Tabula Rasa.
What are you doing for Cloud Imperium?
I’m handling all the PR and media relations for Cloud Imperium Games and Star Citizen. So I work directly with some of the sites that are probably familiar to many such as Polygon, GameSpot, IGN, PC Gamer, Gamasutra, Shack News, etc. I also work directly with press outlets in Germany, the UK, France and many others in Europe and other parts of the world.
What are you most excited to see in Star Citizen/Squadron 42?
Without a doubt, dogfighting
What are you playing right now?
Mostly games on mobile devices like Plants vs. Zombies and a few hidden object games like The Secrets of Grisly Manor. But when I really get time on my PC, I’m a big Civilization player. Civ 2 is probably still my favorite game of all time… well, besides Wing III. :)
German
Du hast David Swofford vielleicht auf der Bühne bei der Ankündigung des Gamescom Hangars im August gesehen. David, ein Veteran von Origin Systems, der an einer Reihe von Wing Commander-Spielen gearbeitet hat, ist von Anfang an bei der Star Citizen-Kampagne dabei, organisiert Chris Roberts' Medieninteraktion und informiert die Presse über das Spiel. Möchten Sie mehr erfahren? David wird diese Woche im Hangar von Wingman's erscheinen!
Wie bist du in der Spieleindustrie gestartet?
Ich kam von der TV-Nachrichtenbranche in die Spieleindustrie. Ich war Journalist und verbrachte 15 Jahre als Anker/Reporter, die meisten davon bei der lokalen CBS-Tochtergesellschaft in Austin. Die Frau, mit der ich die Nachrichten mitverantwortete, war mit dem PR-Manager von Origin System verheiratet, der im Begriff war, in eine eher marketingorientierte Rolle zu wechseln. Ich wurde gefragt, ob ich daran interessiert sei, in die PR für eine Spielefirma einzusteigen. Wie sollte ich das ablehnen? Das war 1993 und ich habe nicht ein einziges Mal zurückgeschaut.
An welchen Projekten hast du gearbeitet?
Lass mich sehen, ob ich mich an sie alle erinnern kann. Kommandant III, IV und Prophezeiung. Privateer 2, Jane's Combat Sims Spiele (Longbow und Longbow 2, F15) Ultima VIII, Ultima Online, Ultima IX Ascension, System Shock, Wings of Glory, BioForge, CyberMage, Crusader, Sid Meier's Gettysburg!, Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri. Bei NCsoft, wo ich von 2001 bis 2008 arbeitete, arbeitete ich an Guild Wars, City of Heroes, City of Villains, Auto Assault und Tabula Rasa.
Was machst du für Cloud Imperium?
Ich kümmere mich um die gesamte PR- und Medienarbeit für Cloud Imperium Games und Star Citizen. Also arbeite ich direkt mit einigen der Seiten, die vielen wahrscheinlich bekannt sind, wie z.B. Polygon, GameSpot, IGN, PC Gamer, Gamasutra, Shack News, etc. Ich arbeite auch direkt mit Pressestellen in Deutschland, Großbritannien, Frankreich und vielen anderen in Europa und anderen Teilen der Welt zusammen.
Was freut dich am meisten in Star Citizen/Squadron 42 zu sehen?
Zweifellos ist der Nahkampf
Was spielst du gerade?
Hauptsächlich Spiele auf mobilen Geräten wie Pflanzen vs. Zombies und ein paar Wimmelbildspiele wie The Secrets of Grisly Manor. Aber wenn ich wirklich Zeit auf meinem PC habe, bin ich ein großer Civilization-Spieler. Civ 2 ist wahrscheinlich immer noch mein Lieblingsspiel aller Zeiten.... nun, neben Flügel III. :)
Wie bist du in der Spieleindustrie gestartet?
Ich kam von der TV-Nachrichtenbranche in die Spieleindustrie. Ich war Journalist und verbrachte 15 Jahre als Anker/Reporter, die meisten davon bei der lokalen CBS-Tochtergesellschaft in Austin. Die Frau, mit der ich die Nachrichten mitverantwortete, war mit dem PR-Manager von Origin System verheiratet, der im Begriff war, in eine eher marketingorientierte Rolle zu wechseln. Ich wurde gefragt, ob ich daran interessiert sei, in die PR für eine Spielefirma einzusteigen. Wie sollte ich das ablehnen? Das war 1993 und ich habe nicht ein einziges Mal zurückgeschaut.
An welchen Projekten hast du gearbeitet?
Lass mich sehen, ob ich mich an sie alle erinnern kann. Kommandant III, IV und Prophezeiung. Privateer 2, Jane's Combat Sims Spiele (Longbow und Longbow 2, F15) Ultima VIII, Ultima Online, Ultima IX Ascension, System Shock, Wings of Glory, BioForge, CyberMage, Crusader, Sid Meier's Gettysburg!, Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri. Bei NCsoft, wo ich von 2001 bis 2008 arbeitete, arbeitete ich an Guild Wars, City of Heroes, City of Villains, Auto Assault und Tabula Rasa.
Was machst du für Cloud Imperium?
Ich kümmere mich um die gesamte PR- und Medienarbeit für Cloud Imperium Games und Star Citizen. Also arbeite ich direkt mit einigen der Seiten, die vielen wahrscheinlich bekannt sind, wie z.B. Polygon, GameSpot, IGN, PC Gamer, Gamasutra, Shack News, etc. Ich arbeite auch direkt mit Pressestellen in Deutschland, Großbritannien, Frankreich und vielen anderen in Europa und anderen Teilen der Welt zusammen.
Was freut dich am meisten in Star Citizen/Squadron 42 zu sehen?
Zweifellos ist der Nahkampf
Was spielst du gerade?
Hauptsächlich Spiele auf mobilen Geräten wie Pflanzen vs. Zombies und ein paar Wimmelbildspiele wie The Secrets of Grisly Manor. Aber wenn ich wirklich Zeit auf meinem PC habe, bin ich ein großer Civilization-Spieler. Civ 2 ist wahrscheinlich immer noch mein Lieblingsspiel aller Zeiten.... nun, neben Flügel III. :)
Chinese
You may have seen David Swofford on stage at the Gamescom Hangar announcement in August. David, an Origin Systems veteran who worked on a number of Wing Commander games, has been with the Star Citizen campaign since the very beginning, organizing Chris Roberts’ media interaction and getting the word out about the game with the press. Want to know more? David will appear on this week’s Wingman’s Hangar!
How did you get started in the game industry?
I came to the game industry from the TV news industry. I was a journalist and I spent 15 years as an anchor/reporter, most of it at the local CBS affiliate in Austin. The woman I was co-anchoring the news with was married to the PR manager at Origin System, who was about to move into more of a marketing role. I was asked if I’d be interested in moving into PR for a game company. How was I going to turn that one down? That was 1993 and I haven’t looked back once.
What projects have you worked on?
Let me see if I can remember them all. Wing Commander III, IV and Prophecy. Privateer 2, Jane’s Combat Sims games (Longbow and Longbow 2, F15) Ultima VIII, Ultima Online, Ultima IX Ascension, System Shock, Wings of Glory, BioForge, CyberMage, Crusader, Sid Meier’s Gettysburg!, Sid Meier’s Alpha Centauri. At NCsoft where I worked from 2001 to 2008 I worked on Guild Wars, City of Heroes, City of Villains, Auto Assault and Tabula Rasa.
What are you doing for Cloud Imperium?
I’m handling all the PR and media relations for Cloud Imperium Games and Star Citizen. So I work directly with some of the sites that are probably familiar to many such as Polygon, GameSpot, IGN, PC Gamer, Gamasutra, Shack News, etc. I also work directly with press outlets in Germany, the UK, France and many others in Europe and other parts of the world.
What are you most excited to see in Star Citizen/Squadron 42?
Without a doubt, dogfighting
What are you playing right now?
Mostly games on mobile devices like Plants vs. Zombies and a few hidden object games like The Secrets of Grisly Manor. But when I really get time on my PC, I’m a big Civilization player. Civ 2 is probably still my favorite game of all time… well, besides Wing III. :)
How did you get started in the game industry?
I came to the game industry from the TV news industry. I was a journalist and I spent 15 years as an anchor/reporter, most of it at the local CBS affiliate in Austin. The woman I was co-anchoring the news with was married to the PR manager at Origin System, who was about to move into more of a marketing role. I was asked if I’d be interested in moving into PR for a game company. How was I going to turn that one down? That was 1993 and I haven’t looked back once.
What projects have you worked on?
Let me see if I can remember them all. Wing Commander III, IV and Prophecy. Privateer 2, Jane’s Combat Sims games (Longbow and Longbow 2, F15) Ultima VIII, Ultima Online, Ultima IX Ascension, System Shock, Wings of Glory, BioForge, CyberMage, Crusader, Sid Meier’s Gettysburg!, Sid Meier’s Alpha Centauri. At NCsoft where I worked from 2001 to 2008 I worked on Guild Wars, City of Heroes, City of Villains, Auto Assault and Tabula Rasa.
What are you doing for Cloud Imperium?
I’m handling all the PR and media relations for Cloud Imperium Games and Star Citizen. So I work directly with some of the sites that are probably familiar to many such as Polygon, GameSpot, IGN, PC Gamer, Gamasutra, Shack News, etc. I also work directly with press outlets in Germany, the UK, France and many others in Europe and other parts of the world.
What are you most excited to see in Star Citizen/Squadron 42?
Without a doubt, dogfighting
What are you playing right now?
Mostly games on mobile devices like Plants vs. Zombies and a few hidden object games like The Secrets of Grisly Manor. But when I really get time on my PC, I’m a big Civilization player. Civ 2 is probably still my favorite game of all time… well, besides Wing III. :)
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