Sigurlína Ingvarsdóttir
Sigurlína (Lína) Valgerður Ingvarsdóttir[3] (born 1978) is an Icelandic engineer, project manager and video games specialist. Starting in 2012, she worked in Stockholm, Sweden, for EA DICE, and coordinated the development of Star Wars Battlefront and later of FIFA. Since 2021, she has been chair of Icelandic game developer Solid Clouds.
Sigurlína Ingvarsdóttir | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1978 (age 44–45) |
| Occupation | Chairwoman of Solid Clouds |
| Known for | Producing Star Wars Battlefront[1][2] |
Biography
Sigurlína was born and grew up in Iceland. Growing up, she enjoyed horse riding, reading fantasy and science fiction, as well as playing video games, board games, and tabletop role-playing games.[4] She graduated with a degree in industrial engineering from the University of Iceland in 2002.[3] Her first job was as project manager with the Activis pharmaceutical company.[3] Through friends working on EVE Online at CCP Games, she joined the company in 2006, rising to the level of senior producer.[1]
After a spell with Ubisoft in 2011, in 2012 she joined DICE to coordinate Battlefront, which has enjoyed commercial success.[1][5][6] After shipping Battlefront, she moved to Vancouver to become Senior Producer for FIFA.[7] She joined independent studio Bonfire Studios in California in the summer of 2018[4] and three years later was announced chairwoman of Icelandic game developer Solid Clouds.[8]
Sigurlína is a member of The Future Is Ours campaign, which is concerned with carbon emission levels.[9] She also served as one of the first chairs of the Icelandic Game Industry.[8]
References
- ^ a b c Morris, Chris (September 22, 2015). "Meet the woman responsible for the year's biggest video game". Fortune. Retrieved June 9, 2019.
- ^ Lawrence, Nathan (July 10, 2015). "Interview: DICE's Sigurlina Ingvarsdottir on Star Wars Battlefront". PC PowerPlay. Retrieved December 13, 2016.
- ^ a b c "Sigurlína Valgerður Ingvarsdóttir". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). March 7, 2004. Retrieved June 9, 2019.
- ^ a b Ingvarsdottir, Sigurlina (November 29, 2018). "Origin Story". Bonfire Studios. Retrieved November 23, 2021.
- ^ Hansegard, Jens (November 15, 2015). "'Star Wars Battlefront' Game to Launch". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved June 9, 2019.
- ^ Beres, Damon (November 12, 2015). "The Woman Behind The Game-Changing 'Star Wars Battlefront'". The Huffington Post. Retrieved June 9, 2019.
- ^ Torfadótt, Magdalena Anna (June 23, 2018). "Úrvalsdeildin í tölvuleikjaiðnaði" [The premier league in the video game industry]. Viðskiptablaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved June 8, 2019.
- ^ a b "Sigurlína nýr stjórnarformaður Solid Clouds" [Sigurlína new chairman of Solid Clouds]. Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). May 21, 2021. Retrieved November 23, 2021.
- ^ "Boomers and Millennials Have to Join Forces to Fight Climate Change". TIME. November 15, 2016. Retrieved June 9, 2019.