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I'm an interactive media developer living in Chicago. Work I do includes programming web games in ActionScript 3/Flash, using JavaScript in webpages, writing Python for both client and server applications, building iPhone games using Lua/Corona SDK, and multiplatform development using Unity.

I work for Synapse Games. I also teach at schools such as the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and Columbia College.

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200 Answers

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39
How are bullets simulated in video games?
jun 14 '11 at 18:06
36
What is the most effective way to work with a friend on the same game?
feb 16 '12 at 18:07
28
Why is Y up in many Games?
dec 25 at 14:45
28
I need advice for my future career
jun 7 '11 at 21:27
25
Which features belong to the engine and which ones to a game?
apr 4 at 12:06
24
Why don't more games use vector art?
jun 5 '12 at 0:50
21
How does Trine's lighting look so spectacular?
sep 23 '11 at 17:00
16
Level Design, Implying a path to the player
jun 10 '11 at 14:30
15
How to fight against memory editing cheat software?
feb 13 '12 at 14:38
14
Playtesting Own Game - How To Be Objective?
mar 14 '12 at 14:55
14
Why has it become commonplace for NPCs to have one weapon per class instead of variants?
apr 13 '11 at 14:11
12
Do game studios hire people based on their math knowledge alone?
mar 27 '12 at 17:30
12
Examples of faking 3D
sep 21 '11 at 2:51
11
Starting out - should I make complete games or just play around?
mar 19 at 12:32
11
Is it a good idea to develop non-trivial 2d game in python?
may 9 '11 at 13:39
11
Can You Make an iPhone game for Free?
apr 27 '11 at 20:27
10
What to consider legally when cloning an old game?
jan 30 '12 at 3:06
10
How do “game maker” tools like Blitz3D create .exe files?
oct 11 '11 at 1:25
10
Is a multiplayer game in JavaScript a good idea?
sep 5 '11 at 19:34
9
Is there a tool to make a Spritesheet out of 1000 PNG's?
apr 11 '12 at 14:42
9
Why isn't my player movement code working properly?
aug 15 '11 at 12:43
8
How do I make something visible only when I'm looking at it?
dec 13 at 23:06
8
How do you save game state?
dec 26 '11 at 15:43
7
What are good JS libraries for game dev?
mar 10 '12 at 22:15
7
For learning purposes only, is creating a game engine or using one such as Unity3D or UDK better?
feb 19 '12 at 18:20
7
How to put an invisible marker on a model and refer to it in the game?
feb 9 '12 at 17:36
7
Unity on Facebook?
oct 11 '11 at 14:43
7
Will polishing my current project be a better learning experience than starting a new one?
sep 11 '11 at 17:23
7
Given a plane and a point, how can I determine which side of the plane the point is on?
apr 23 '11 at 1:54
7
Competing with C++ for games programming
apr 13 '11 at 16:22
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