Scott Hartsman
Industry Veteran

Scott Hartsman’s entire career has taken place in, on, and around online games, worlds, services, and the communities that form around them. He’s a 20 year veteran whose experience has spanned positions all the way from Game Master to CEO. In various roles over the years, he’s successfully designed, architected, produced, and shipped over 30 products and expansions, from small team commercial MUDs to flagship, AAA MMOs and has managed teams from 5 to 105 developers at both independent developers and large publishers. He’s worked on market-leading online products through multiple generations at companies such as Sony Online Entertainment, Interplay, Ameritech, and Simutronics. Earlier this year he left his position running the EverQuest II franchise to pursue new opportunities in online gaming, and has never been more thankful to have worked with many of the industry’s best and brightest along the way.

Panelist: Changing a Live Game: Lessons Learned and Techniques Applied, Wednesday, 9:00 AM, Harbor