Laralyn McWilliams [SEP] place of birth
Laralyn McWilliams
Laralyn McWilliams (born February 25, 1965 in Vicenza, Italy) is an American game designer and video game producer.
She was creative director for Free Realms, a massively multiplayer virtual world for teens and 'tweens. In 2010, she was recognized by Massive Online Gaming as one of the most influential people in MMOs, sharing the #1 slot with Sony Online president John Smedley. Citing her role as both designer and as spokesperson for Free Realms, she was "instrumental in building awareness, visibility
, and interest.".
McWilliams was lead designer, producer or game director for games for Disney and DreamWorks. She was also lead designer for Full Spectrum Warrior at Pandemic Studios, and worked with John Singleton and Snoop Dogg on the canceled game Fear & Respect.
McWilliams was listed as one of the "Top Women in MMOs in 2010", and was also one of the "Gamasutra 20 for Women in Games".
Laralyn wrote a post-mortem of Free Realms that was published in the April