Adjunct Lecturer
garrettyoung@mail.smu.edu
As General Manager and Executive Producer, Garrett Young has grown, mentored, and managed several large-scale teams to deliver multiple high-profile AAA games. He has led game development for Microsoft, Activision, Disney, and Id Software over the last 25 years.
Garrett led development on the Xbox’s first racing game, Project Gotham Racing, with Bizarre Creations (UK). He built the development team and launched the Forza Motorsport franchise for Microsoft, a multi-billion dollar IP and the #1 racing series on Xbox. Garrett produced multiple cross-media IP for Disney and Activision, selling over 10 million units. Most recently, Garrett helped lead the resurgence of Id Software and re-boot of the DOOM franchise, earning over 50 90+ review scores on Metacritic and 92% on Steam.
Education:
- University of Washington, Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Engineering
Games shipped:
- Id Software – General Manager
- DOOM
- Quake Champions
- Rage 2
- DOOM Eternal
- Disney – Director of Production
- Epic Mickey 2
- Epic Mickey
- Toy Story 3
- Cars 2
- Tron
- Activision – Executive Producer
- James Bond, Quantum of Solace
- Microsoft – Executive Producer
- Forza Motorsport 2
- Forza Motorsport
- Project Gotham Racing 2
- Project Gotham Racing
- Various sports titles