Shannon Loftis of World's Edge Studio, Microsoft

Ted Price chats with Shannon
Loftis, the retiring VP of Microsoft's Xbox Game Studios
and Studio Head of World's Edge Studio. Together they look back on
her long and prestigious career; her thoughts on leadership
including advice for new leaders of large development teams;
examples of initiatives Microsoft has implemented to foster
diversity; and her thoughts on the future of the games
industry.

Shannon Loftis has contributed to more than 40 games throughout her
illustrious career including Motocross Madness,
Project Gotham Racing, Banjo Kazooie: Nuts
and Bolts, Fable, Viva
Piñata, Sunset Overdrive, the recently
released Age of Empires IV.