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Seamus Blackley | |
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 Blackley and (pet) Charles in 2021 | |
| Born | Jonathan Blackley 1968 |
| Alma mater | Tufts University |
| Occupation(s) | Video game designer, agent |
| Years active | 1990–present |
| Known for | Flight Unlimited, Trespasser, Xbox |
| Spouse | Caroline Quinn[1] |
Jonathan "Seamus" Blackley[2][3] (born 1968)[4][3] is an American video game designer and former agent with Creative Artists Agency representing video game creators. He is best known for creating and designing the original Xbox in 2001.
- ^ Davis, Derrick (September 20, 2022). "Seamus Blackley Reveals The Story Behind The Mysterious 'Jurassic World' Game Pitch Trailer & Its Inspirations For The Films". Jurassic Outpost. Archived from the original on March 4, 2023. Retrieved March 4, 2023.
- ^ Takahashi, Dean (April 11, 2002). "Captain Xbox: The inside story of how Seamus Blackley and a team of renegades persuaded Microsoft to build a video game console". Red Herring. Archived from the original on August 3, 2002.
- ^ a b Flaherty, Julie (Summer 2007). "The Auteur Theory of Video Games". Tufts Magazine. Tufts University. Archived from the original on 2016-02-23. Retrieved 2015-06-07.
Blackley, 39 … "Seamus" is something of a stage name he earned at Looking Glass. Seamus née (sic) Jonathan …
- ^ "Major Architect of Microsoft's Xbox Resigns to Start a Game Company". The Wall Street Journal. April 23, 2002. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved March 11, 2017.
Seamus Blackley, 34 years old