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Born: 1967-10-28
Profession: Inventor
Nation: American
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You might not think that programmers are artists, but programming is an extremely creative profession. It's logic-based creativity.

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In marketing I've seen only one strategy that can't miss - and that is to market to your best customers first, your best prospects second and the rest of the world last.

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I live way out in the country, in truck-country.

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I still like to play games that have a beginning, an end and a story.

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I think the reason that I like so many different games is because I like the way my brain works when I'm playing games. It's more fun.

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I'm a hardcore gamer and would never let you down by designing a crappy title.

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I'm creating the kind of games that I like right now. I'm not being held back by technology.

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It is very important to lead the field and innovate in game design.

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The game-playing market today is pretty sizable.

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There are too many games being developed by people that have no business creating games.

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There is a definite argument to be made that videogames are becoming an art form put together by artists of different types.

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We are at the point where game designers have become celebrities due to the size of the market they serve.

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You have to design and program differently. Combat action in an MMO is so different to combat in a first-person shooter.

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You want stealth? Be a rogue in 'World of Warcraft'.

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I completely love playing and designing games and always will. I am so into games that I listen to game music all day. That may sound strange, but you can guarantee I'm a hardcore gamer and would never let you down by designing a crappy title.

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I think DOOM had just the right mix of elements that keep people coming back to it: great monsters, excellent weapons with great balance, a spooky environment and extreme speed.

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The analogy I use is that 'World of Warcraft' is like going to the mall: you see a ton of people there, but you don't really want to interact with them; you just want to know you're part of the human race. And if you get in trouble, you'll know someone else is there.

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The thought processes that go through my head when I'm playing a game compared to the thought processes in real life are very, very different. And they're more interesting to me than what you think about when you're doing the dishes, cleaning the yard, watching TV, driving or watching a movie.

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What I didn't foresee in 2005 was the rise of the post-PC, which are all these tablets now. These are the things that actually will probably be the end of the consoles.

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Be first and be lonely.

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Don't let others define you. You define yourself.

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Growth and comfort do not coexist.

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I learned to always take on things I'd never done before.

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If you're clear on what you believe, you have a great foundation to go make a market.

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Never love something so much that you can't let go of it.

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So what it means is when you don't believe in the inevitable, it means you don't expect that that's how things have to turn out. You can change them.

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And so when I moved to IBM, I moved because I thought I could apply technology. I didn't actually have to do my engineer - I was an electrical engineer, but I could apply it. And that was when I changed. And when I got there, though, I have to say, at the time, I really never felt there was a constraint about being a woman. I really did not.

Tags: Technology, Time, Woman

And the reason I came to IBM was I think - I always say at a really early age, I learned you've got to be passionate about what you do. No matter what it is, you put too much, your heart and soul in it, you have to be passionate about it. You make too many sacrifices.

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Every day I get to 'Think' and work on everything from digitizing electric grids so they can accommodate renewable energy and enable mass adoption of electric cars, helping major cities reduce congestion and pollution, to developing new micro-finance programs that help tiny businesses get started in markets such as Brazil, India, Africa.

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I've been head of strategy at IBM and together with my colleagues built our five-year plan. My priorities are going to be to continue to execute on that.

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IBM's long-standing mantra is 'Think.' What has always made IBM a fascinating and compelling place for me, is the passion of the company, and its people, to apply technology and scientific thinking to major societal issues.

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Today when I think about diversity, I actually think about the word 'inclusion.' And I think this is a time of great inclusion. It's not men, it's not women alone. Whether it's geographic, it's approach, it's your style, it's your way of learning, the way you want to contribute, it's your age - it is really broad.

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We have started something called the Corporate Services Corps. Now, it was modeled after the Peace Corps from long ago, the 1960s. And the idea was in this modern day and age, how do you get IBM'ers around the world to be global citizens? You know, globally aware, contribute, understand how to work in that environment, but do it on scale.

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