Karoliina Korppoo

Karoliina Korppoo
Karoliina Korppoo in 2015
Born1984
NationalityFinland
Alma materTampere University of Applied Sciences
OccupationGame Designer
Notable workCities in Motion
Cities in Motion 2
Cities: Skylines

Karoliina Korppoo (born 1984) is a Finnish game designer who has worked at Colossal Order and ran her own start-up company called 10th Muse from 2020 to 2022. She is known as the lead designer of the Cities: Skylines city building video game, which has sold more than 6 million copies[1] as well as being one of the two Finns who have ever been invited to speak at a TED main conference.[2] 10th Muse's main project was Sana Stories, a platform for writing and reading interactive stories.[3]

Korppoo is a well-known defender of inclusiveness and equality and often speaks in public about changes in the gaming industry.[4] She is one of the first women to become well-known in the field of game design in Finland, both in role-playing games and video games. Korppoo was the main character in the 2015 episode of the Finnish Yle's Tekijänä documentary.[5]

  1. ^ "Cities: Skylines Celebrates Fourth Anniversary and Six Million Copies Sold - Paradox Interactive". paradoxinteractive.com. Retrieved 2024-02-25.
  2. ^ Cawley, Conor (2017-03-28). "5 Notable Upcoming TED Talk Speakers in 2017". Tech.co. Retrieved 2024-03-02.
  3. ^ "Interaktiivisen kaunokirjallisuuden mobiilisovellus Sana: Interactive Stories julki - taustalla Cities: Skylines -suunnittelija Karoliina Korppoo". Findance.com (in Finnish). Retrieved 2024-03-02.
  4. ^ "Pelejä on tehty miehille ja kun ala muuttuu, alkaa ulina – pelien vaikutusta pitää pohtia, sanoo yksi maan tunnetuimmista pelisuunnittelijoista". Yle Uutiset (in Finnish). 2020-07-09. Retrieved 2024-03-02.
  5. ^ "Karoliina Korppoo | Tekijänä | Yle Areena". areena.yle.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 2024-03-02.