Chris Taylor

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CEO & Creative Director

Gas Powered Games

Bio

For the past 20 years, Taylor has been one of the game industry's most imaginative and dynamic visionaries. The creator of the first true next-generation RTS game, Total Annihilation, has a well deserved reputation as an innovator who is able to push both technology and gameplay to their limits.

Taylor is the CEO and Creative Director of Gas Powered Games (GPG), which has released the Dungeon Siege series, Supreme Commander, and its expansion, Forged Alliance. In 2008, GPG will unleash its newest action/RPG, Space Siege, and in 2009, the company will launch the innovative action/RTS game Demigod.

Abstract

The Struggle for Independence and the Making of Demigod

The Struggle for Independence and the Making of Demigod

Gas Powered Games CEO Chris Taylor talks about the challenges of being an independent developer, and how changes in the industry are influencing his company's next-generation of games like the upcoming Demigod.

In this talk, Chris Taylor, talks about his 20-year career in the interactive entertainment industry and how his early experiences shaped his desire to remain independent. Using his company's upcoming game Demigod as an example, he talks about how the industry has changed over these years and how he's had to adapt his mindset—and the direction and culture of his company—to meet its new challenges. He also discusses the difficulties independent developers face when trying to deliver brand-new games that defy standard genre conventions.