Taylor Daynes
Taylor Daynes is Co-Founder and Design lead at Starform, a startup. Previously, Taylor held roles including Lead Game Designer at BrainApse, and various design and art positions at Flying Lab Software and King. Taylor's expertise is in game design, with a focus on social games and MMOs.
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Seattle Startup Starform, Founded by Ex-Z2 Team, Releases 'Metalstorm' Aerial Combat Game with BITKRAFT-Backed Funding
Seattle-based game studio Starform, founded by former Z2 employees, has launched Metalstorm, a free-to-play, fast-paced 5 vs. 5 aerial combat game for PC and mobile, now in open beta in select countries. The game emphasizes action over realistic flight simulation and is partially funded by a 2021 seed round led by BITKRAFT Ventures.
Starform, founded by ex-Z2 vets, raises $5M seed led by BITKRAFT to grow Seattle studio and fund 5v5 arena game
Seattle game studio Starform raised $5 million in a seed round led by BITKRAFT Ventures to advance its closed-beta 5v5 arena PC/mobile game and build a second internal team; the studio was founded in 2018 by former Z2 employees and now has 11 staff. Starform will hire more developers and focus on social-play experiences, with the second team's project to be chosen later if it can support a 5–10 year lifecycle and global appeal.
Organizations
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Starform Co-Founder | Design 2018–present, Co-founder · current
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King Principal Designer 2015–2017 · past
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Z2 Principal Designer 2011–2015 · past
Education
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University of Washington 1997–2000
