Yao Zhuangxian

In this Chinese name, the family name is Yao.
Yao Zhuangxian
BornFebruary 1969 (age 55)
Hualien County, Taiwan
Other namesYao Xian,
Johnson Yau
OccupationComputer game producer
Years active1991–present
Known forFather of The Legend of Sword and Fairy
Notable workThe Legend of Sword and Fairy
Richman

Yao Zhuangxian (simplified Chinese: 姚壮宪; traditional Chinese: 姚壯憲, born 1969), also known as Johnson Yau, is a Taiwanese computer game producer, working in Softstar Entertainment as the general manager of Softstar Technology Beijing.[1] He was best known for developing The Legend of Sword and Fairy (also known as Chinese Paladin) series, earning him the nickname "Father of Sword and Fairy" (仙劍之父) or "Saint Yao" (姚仙).

Career

Yao was born in Hualien County in eastern Taiwan, living in the countryside during his childhood. He graduated from the National Taipei Institute of Technology.[1] In 1989, as a college student, with the interest in computer technologies, Yao developed Richman, a Monopoly-like digital board game that was published by Softstar. This marked the beginning of his long association with the company.

In the summer of 1995, when Yao was 26, the game The Legend of Sword and Fairy developed by his project team, the "Crazy Boys Production Group" (狂徒創作群), was published in Taiwan, and all the 10 thousand copies were sold out during the first day. The game became a runaway hit overnight and broke the record of role-playing games in the history of Taiwan electronic games.[2]

In 2000, Yao took the initiative to move to Mainland China, founded Softstar Technology in Beijing with several collaborators, which was the subsidiary of the parent company Softstar Entertainment.[2]

Works

References

  1. ^ a b c "姚仙（姚壮宪）简介". Baiyou (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2017-09-10. Retrieved 2017-09-05.
  2. ^ a b "仙劍奇俠20年，仙劍之父姚壯憲怎麼評價這段過去？". TechBang (in Chinese). 2015-06-24. Retrieved 2019-02-01.
  3. ^ "仙剑奇侠传研发团队介绍". Changyou Ledong (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2017-09-05. Retrieved 2017-09-05.