Tom Söderlund

Current

• Executive Producer at Paradox Interactive
• Founder and CEO at Zyked
• Game Producer/Designer/Executive (freelance) at A Different Game

Past

• Co-founder at Svenska Datorspelsinstitutet (SDSI)
• Mobile Business Development & Publishing at Oberon Media
• Head of Games Publishing at Blaze

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Education

• Handelshögskolan i Stockholm

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Industry

Computer Games

Tom Söderlund’s Summary

Tom Söderlund is a game producer, game designer, and entrepreneur, managing his consulting business A Different Game as well as the exercising/gaming company Zyked. In 2000 he co-founded the games studio It's Alive, famous for the location-based game BotFighters, and has managed games publishing at Oberon Media and Synergenix/Blaze, as well as games production at Daydream.

Born with a creative itch, Tom created his first game at age eleven on his Commodore 64. Today, he's working to redefine the games industry, and is striving to become the world's greatest game creator. His main interest is in emerging game formats, such as pervasive games, alternate reality games, proximity games, and serious games.

He has an MSc in Business Administration from the Stockholm School of Economics, and his background includes the broadcasting company Modern Times Group (MTG), and co-founding the online art gallery bin·aire and the Swedish Video Games Institute (SDSI).

Tom Söderlund’s Specialties:

- Experienced: 10 years experience of game production, game design, product management, and running game companies.
- Creative: can design games, processes, or new businesses.
- Diversified: knows the entire production process, including project management, game design, storytelling, creative direction, art direction, programming, scriptwriting, etc.
- Leader: can set visions, inspire, and lead teams into doing divine deeds. Experience of starting/running small/medium-sized enterprises.