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Welcome to our blogs – where some Sony Online Entertainment employees share their thoughts about the gaming industry and lets gamers know what it's really like to work at SOE.
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John Smedley is President of Sony Online Entertainment. Mr. Smedley is responsible for the company's overall vision and growth, as well as management of SOE's plethora of employees. He is a Taurus and likes long walks on the beach.
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Fan Faire Update
We've put together a short recap of what happened at Fan Faire last night!
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Greeblen (aka Rich Schmelter, Director of Global Community Relations) works with the talented members of SOE's community relations team providing direction and support so that SOE continues to be a leader in online community relations. He enjoys games from MMO's to good ole fashioned DnD, photography, history, snowboarding, and flying RC planes and helicopters.
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Playing Around
Once I like a game, I tend to play the heck out of it. When I really, really like a game, I have been known to start it over from the beginning right after playing it through the first time.
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Tracy "Owlchick" Seamster has been in the gaming industry since pay-by-the-hour internet and is still paying off that debt. At SOE, she was a part of EverQuest II's launch team, designing and implementing a variety of lore-based quests. She's written history and lore for Free Realms and is currently writing Top Secret Spy Stuff for The Agency. She'd tell you more, but its Top Secret!
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Happy 4th of July!
Bonus Experience Weekend is now live through Monday! (51% bonus to commemorate the launching of the Mayong 51/50 server)
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Thom Terrazas is the Producer for EverQuest. Employed by Sony since 1998, he has had many positions from Vanguard: Saga of Heroes Producer, Director of Customer Service, Project Manager and Planetside Producer. His gaming experience dates back so long ago that his brother is still mad at him for making it into a career. When he is not working hard at the office, he is either playing or coaching soccer.
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An introduction, sort of. . .
You know, the most awkward part of writing one of these is the introduction; it almost always comes across as cliché. So, now that we have that out of the way…
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Alan Crosby is the Senior Producer for EverQuest II. For years, he was the Director of Global Community Relations and worked with the community relations team. He loves MMOs, photography, his family, pina coladas and getting caught in the rain.
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Changing Roles
In the past couple of weeks, I have been expanded my role at SOE to involve being the producer of EverQuest. Obviously that bears the question regarding my role or the vacant position on Vanguard and PlanetSide.
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Salim Grant is the Producer for Vanguard: Saga of Heroes.
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Summer Art Internships
SOE is hosting eight art interns across our studios this summer. These internships give students an opportunity to work in a real game development environment creating assets for several of our titles.
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Rystall, also known as, Joe Shoopack, Director of Artistic Development, works with SOE art development teams facilitating shared development solutions as well as defining career growth plans for artists and working with our development partners. He and his wife both have level 70 EverQuest 2 characters and a large family of MMO players.
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SOE Customer Service and Social Media
Where once it was a struggle to get people to just use email, now more and more people have their Myspace accounts, Facebook pages and tweet their day away. This absolutely applies to SOE customers as you are already online and leading the way.
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Meet Brad Wilcox, Executive Director of Global Customer Service. Gaming and Technology is his passion and when he is not getting yelled at by the wife to put down the mouse and get off the computer (EQ2 is his game of the moment) and mow the lawn, he is spending time and money on collectible card games or sports trading cards and action figures.
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The Green Room
Check out all the latest news and ramblings from the creators of PoxNora.
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Based in Tucson, Arizona, Octopi, LLC. are the developers of PoxNora, a successful online game that combines aspects of traditional card games with turn-based strategy games to give players a unique game experience. Seven successful expansions provide a strong base for current success, as well as building a sturdy foundation for the future.
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