Alice Taylor (businesswoman)
Alice Taylor | |
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Taylor in 2005 | |
| Alma mater | University of London |
| Occupations | Head of AI Creative Lab, BBC Studios Productions |
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Alice Taylor is a British media and tech executive. In 2011 she founded MakieLab,[1] an "'entertainment playspace for young people'" that allowed users to download and print 3D dolls and accessories.[2] In 2017 MakieLab was sold to Disney, and Taylor took up a position there until 2025.
Career
Taylor attended the University of London between 1990 and 1994.
In 1997, she played defense on the first UK Quake team, and a member of the UK's Demonic Core clan. In September 2002 she was an exhibit in the Game On exhibition at the Barbican, and featured in the accompanying book, Game On: The History and Culture of Video Games.
Taylor was Vice President of Digital Content for BBC Worldwide.[3][4] She then served as commissioning editor for education on the British TV station Channel 4,[5] where she developed a number of informal learning projects involving ARGs, casual gaming and other interactive entertainment formats. In September 2006 she was named one of the Game Industry's 100 Most Influential Women by Next Generation Magazine Online.
After Disney's acquisition of MakieLab, Taylor led StudioLab at The Walt Disney Studios. In November 2025 she left Disney and joined BBC Studios Productions as head of their new AI Creative Lab.[6]
Personal life
Taylor married Cory Doctorow in 2008.[7] The same year their daughter, Poesy Emmeline Fibonacci Nautilus Taylor Doctorow, was born.[8] The family resides in Los Angeles since the early 2000s.
References
- ^ "Makies: who we are". MakieLab. Archived from the original on 29 June 2013. Retrieved 18 June 2013.
- ^ Kiss, Jemima (6 February 2011). "The tech Startup Stars". The Guardian. London. Archived from the original on 2 January 2012.
- ^ Taylor, Alice (27 June 2007). "Leaving the BBC". Wonderland Blog. Archived from the original on 4 April 2008. Retrieved 24 March 2008.
- ^ Jardin, Xeni (26 May 2005). "The Next Step for the 'Big Three' Game Platforms". NPR. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
- ^ "TV Boss Set To Drop A File-Sharing Bomb On Digital Britain". TorrentFreak. 18 October 2009.
- ^ "BBC Studios appoints Alice Taylor to lead its new AI Creative Lab". BBC Studios. Retrieved 13 February 2026.
- ^ "Little Brother UK edition signed!". BoingBoing. BoingBoing. 27 October 2008. Archived from the original on 27 October 2008. Retrieved 27 October 2008.
- ^ Doctorow, Cory (3 February 2008). "Fine News". Boing Boing. Archived from the original on 10 February 2008. Retrieved 9 February 2008.
External links
- Taylor, Alice (22 March 2006). "Game creators take fun seriously". BBC News.