Kim Swift
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Kim Swift (* 1983 ) is an American computer game developer . Her best-known work includes her involvement in the titles Portal and Left 4 Dead for the US development studio Valve .
Career
Kim Swift studied at the DigiPen Institute of Technology in Redmond, Washington . Together with fellow students, she designed the title Narbacular Drop , which anticipated the gameplay of Portal . The game was presented to development studio Valve and resulted in company director Gabe Newell offering the team a job. The team finally expanded the concept for Valve and created the critically acclaimed portal from it . Kim Swift acted as team leader and level designer. In addition to Portal , Swift was also involved in other Valve projects, including Left 4 Dead and its successor Left 4 Dead 2 , where she also took on a leading role in development.
In December 2009, Swift left Valve to join the independent development studio Airtight Games . In cooperation with Square Enix , she acted as the lead developer of the title Quantum Conundrum .
Ludography
- Rumble Box (2005)
- Narbacular Drop (2005)
- Half-Life 2: Episode One (2006)
- Portal (2007)
- Half-Life 2: Episode Two (2007)
- Left 4 Dead (2008)
- Left 4 Dead 2 (2009)
- Quantum Conundrum (2012)
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Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Swift, Kim |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American computer game developer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1983 |