Kim Swift Quotes

• I think different games have a different chemical release in your brain as far as reward goes. I like making puzzle games, just because I know I’m kinda good at it, and they really are superfun to work on.

  Kim Swift

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• Being young is an advantage. You’ve grown up with games as the dominant entertainment. You have a lot of experience of video games. So what do you want to see that’s not been done? Innovation is really low cost for you. You can afford to take risks and fail to execute new ideas.

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  Tags in Advantage, Grown

• Games can be art, and they can be significant and all the glorified things that we want them to be. But if you ask a kid if their toys are important, they’ll say ‘yes,’ and ‘Please don’t take them away.’

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  Tags in Toys, Glorified

• What’s great about games in particular is that it’s a socially acceptable way for adults to imagine.

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  Tags in Games, Imagine

• ‘Quantum Conundrum’ is a direct reflection, not just of me, but of our entire team. It has a little bit of all of our personalities in it.

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  Tags in Personalities, Reflection

• I was the lead designer on ‘Portal,’ and I really enjoyed making that type of game.

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  Tags in Designer, Lead

• I think if a person plays ‘Quantum Conundrum’ and they walk away feeling really intelligent and skilled, that’s what I want. That’s my only goal.

  Kim Swift

  Topics in Goal

  Tags in Skilled, Intelligent

• I started working at Airtight Games after I shipped ‘Left 4 Dead 2’ back in 2009.

  Kim Swift

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  Tags in Games, Working

• I love humorous games. I love to laugh, and I think it’s a really great way to attract players.

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  Tags in Attract, Laugh

• I like that I make toys.

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• I can’t really change the games I like to make, and I can’t change my own particular aesthetic.

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  Tags in Aesthetic, Games

Kim Swift (11)

Birth:	1983
Nationality:	American
Profession:	Video Game Developer

About

Kim Swift is an American video game designer best known for her work at Valve with games such as Portal and Left 4 Dead. A 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. Kim Swift was both the leader of the Portal team as well as a level designer.

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• 1908 - Max Bill
• 1944 - Mary Archer
• 1952 - Robert McChesney
• 1915 - Barbara Billingsley
• 1949 - Robin Gibb

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• 1998 - Virginia Graham
• 2001 - Lance Loud
• 1989 - Samuel Beckett
• 1943 - Beatrix Potter
• 1940 - Nathanael West