Jeff Hickman
Encyclopedia
Jeff Hickman is a video game designer, producer and customer support specialisthttp://www.mobygames.com/developer/sheet/view/developerId,360206/ currently working as the Executive Producer of Live Services for BioWare
http://www.askajedi.com/2011/04/27/jeff-hickman-joins-bioware-austin-as-executive-producer-live-services/. His main task is to oversee the live services and operations of Star Wars: The Old Republic
. Hickman entered the gaming business in 2001 working for Mythic Entertainment as their Director of Customer Support for the MMORPG Dark Age of Camelot
. In 2005, he was promoted to Executive Producerhttp://www.mythicentertainment.com/press/April-4-release.html, for DAOC. In 2006, he became the Executive Producer of Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning
http://warhammeronline.wikia.com/wiki/Jeff_Hickman. In January of 2011 Hickman was named Executive Producer of Live Services for Biowarehttp://massively.joystiq.com/2011/04/28/jeff-hickman-hops-over-to-star-wars-the-old-republic/.
Of his collaboration with Paul Barnett
, Hickman has said:
During a trip to EA Mythic by members of Blue Öyster Cult
, the visiting members co-wrote and recorded a song with members of the Warhammer team, including Jeff Hickman.
BioWare
BioWare is a Canadian video game developer founded in February 1995 by newly graduated medical doctors Ray Muzyka, Greg Zeschuk, and Augustine Yip. BioWare is currently owned by American company Electronic Arts...
http://www.askajedi.com/2011/04/27/jeff-hickman-joins-bioware-austin-as-executive-producer-live-services/. His main task is to oversee the live services and operations of Star Wars: The Old Republic
Star Wars: The Old Republic
Star Wars: The Old Republic, abbreviated as TOR or SWTOR, is an upcoming massively multiplayer online role-playing game based in the Star Wars universe. Currently in development by BioWare Austin and a supplemental team at BioWare Edmonton, the game was first announced on October 21, 2008, at an...
. Hickman entered the gaming business in 2001 working for Mythic Entertainment as their Director of Customer Support for the MMORPG Dark Age of Camelot
Dark Age of Camelot
Dark Age of Camelot is a 3D medieval fantasy MMORPG, released on October 10 2001 in North America and in Europe shortly after through it's partner GOA. It is still running today recently celebrating its 10th anniversary....
. In 2005, he was promoted to Executive Producerhttp://www.mythicentertainment.com/press/April-4-release.html, for DAOC. In 2006, he became the Executive Producer of Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning
Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning
Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game based on Games Workshop's Warhammer Fantasy setting. It was developed by Mythic Entertainment and simultaneously released in North and South Americas, Europe, Asia, Australia and New Zealand on September 18, 2008...
http://warhammeronline.wikia.com/wiki/Jeff_Hickman. In January of 2011 Hickman was named Executive Producer of Live Services for Biowarehttp://massively.joystiq.com/2011/04/28/jeff-hickman-hops-over-to-star-wars-the-old-republic/.
Of his collaboration with Paul Barnett
Paul Barnett (video game designer)
Paul Barnett is an English game designer who is currently the Senior Creative Director for BioWare-Mythic. Barnett is best known for Games Workshop's Warhammer Fantasy Battle universe, although he has also been involved in the development of numerous other games.At the age of 24, Barnett started...
, Hickman has said:
"Paul and I work hand in hand. Paul is the crazy vision guy, I'm the guy that says that's great, but how are we going to do it? He and I work really well together. What you see shows really how we work together. He throws everything against the wall, and we say... how about this? Then he helps to make sure that what happens really works for the game."
During a trip to EA Mythic by members of Blue Öyster Cult
Blue Öyster Cult
Blue Öyster Cult, often abbreviated BÖC, is an American rock band, most of whose members first came together in Long Island, NY in 1967 as the band Soft White Underbelly...
, the visiting members co-wrote and recorded a song with members of the Warhammer team, including Jeff Hickman.