Who is everyone?

[wildicv]

In an attempt to make this UDK Community more of a "community" I thought why not have a thread were we introduce who we are and tell a little about ourselves. This is so we know a little more about the people we get help from.

Name: Raynaldo Rj Rivera
Nick: Wildicv
Age: 17
Profession: Freelance Programmer
Languages: c,c++,php,c#,java
Interest: Network Security, Game Programming
Website: http://www.deathtouchstudios.com
Bio: Just another one of those kids who figured out what they wanted to do early. I have been programming in c++ for 2 years. I have worked on one professional project a mmorpg creator called I-Core. I do a little of everything programming to modeling and everything in-between.

[Solid Snake]

Great idea!

Name: James Tan
Nick: Solid Snake, Snakey ... a few as they change a little over the years
Age: 25, almost 26
Profession: Medical professional, LAN Organiser, Game Developer and Unreal Engine contractor
Languages: C++, PHP and Unrealscript
Website: http://www.digitalconfectioners.com/ ; http://www.l3.net.nz/
Bio: I have been working with Unreal Engine for the last decade, and for the last two years I was working on Unreal Engine 3 contracts here and there. I started up Digital Confectioners at the same time. We currently have two people in our small but surviving company. I'm currently working with the UDK to develop a commercial title with my company, but also a few other groups to get theirs off the ground as well. I am still currently working on The Ball project, and we're really happy that Epic picked us to be the show case project for the UDK.

[Zomy]

Name: Juan Manuel
Nick: Zomy/Sony/Juanuslalala/Juanus
Age: 18
Profession: No one :).
Languages: None :).
Website: No one... Yet...
If somebody speak spanish please PM me.
PS: Nice Topic.

[Jovan]

Cool thread ;).

Name Jovan
Nick Jovan
Profession Mostly programmer, some design work
Languages C/C++, C#, various web-centric related langs
Website http://blog.jovan-s.com

[elmuerte]

Name: Michiel Hendriks, M.Sc.
Nick: elmuerte
Age: 28
Profession: Software Engineer
Languages: yes
Website: http://elmuerte.com
Bio: Engineering software is my hobby and profession. I've been programming for 15+ years. I have messed around with the guts of every UnrealEngine generation. I worked on UT2004, I did the WebAdmin for UT3, and various other odd jobs for Epic. I made various tools/utilities/mods for Unreal Tournament, UT2003, and UT2004. Operated a bunch of very popular UT servers back in the day. You can probably find the rest through Google.

[LennardF1989]

Name: Lennard Fonteijn
Nick: Usually LennardF1989 with combinations using LennardF
Age: 20
Profession: Freelance programmer, Software Engineering student, Game Developer
Languages: Quite a lot, ranging from webbased (HTML, Javascript, PHP) to machine (C, C++, C#, Java, VB) and scripting languages (Lua, UnrealScript).
Website: http://www.lennardf1989.com/ (under construction)
Bio: I've been quite interested in programming since I was 10 (BASIC on DOS! Woohoo!), hence why I know (too) many languages. I've been into the Unreal Engine since I joined Project Stealth as a Lead Programmer 2-3 years ago and learned quite a lot. Mainly by writing tools for unmoddable Unreal-based games, which made me understand the fileformats and the engine itself quite well. I program for a living and I enjoy it a lot.

[Piranhi]

Name: Chris Cook
Nick: Piranhi usually
Age: 22
Profession: In my 3rd year of study - Games Design
Languages: Actionscript, HTML, CSS and currently learning Unrealscript
Website: http://www.piranhi.com
Bio: I'm currently in my 3rd year of games design primarily focusing on level design using the Unreal3 engine. I've made games in Actionscript and maps in UT3. For my final major project, I'm planning on making a game in the style of steampunk in the GoW engine, although this may change now that UDK is available. When I finish next year I'll be looking to get straight into the industry.
Contact: Chris@Piranhi.com

[Kylegar]

Name: Garrett Fleenor
Nick: Kylegar
Age: 20
Profession: 2nd year Computer Science
Languages: C/C++, C#, Java, Lua, Python, PHP, and others
Bio: Worked on a couple Source mods, with my main project being Empires. Unreal looks awesome, but I have no artistic skills whatsoever, so, I'm just playing around with it.

[Froyok]

Good idea ! ;)

Name : PIQUET Fabrice
Nick : Froyok
Age : 19
Profession : Student in History of Art
Languages : (X)HTML, Ruby, C++
Website : http://www.gamemakers.fr
Contact : Froyok [at] yahoo [dot] fr
Nationality : French, live in France
Other : I draw, like use Photoshop

[Brexer]

Name: Bo
Nick: Brexer
Age: 32
Profession: Non computer related.
Programming: C++, C#, PHP, ASP, Html, Basic (C64 good old days), Java and many many more.
Visuel 2D/3D: 3DSMax, Maya, Photoshop, BodyPaint3D, ZBrush.
Website: http://www.ninnea-online.com (WIP, low priority)

Bio: Been doing all things related to computer since i was 10, long before ARPA became the internet we know it to be (If anyone remember the old BBS system days, where you called up other computers directly, those where the days :P).

Me, my brothers, and a few more is currently working with UDK to make our game idea realized, obviously i wont tell too much at this stage.

We all have along time working with different things that will come in handy in our project, and since its privatly founded, we have no deadline. :)

[Malevol3nt]

Name: Andrej
Nick: Malevol3nt
Age: 21
Profession: Electrician by profession, altho I work different jobs all the time.
Languages: C++, Delphi, ASM. (I'll probably add Unrealscript to that list soon too :))
Interest: Game Creation, Level Creation, Music Making, etc..
Website: N/A

Bio: Well my first experience with level creation came with UT's UnrealEd 2. I've spent a few years with the software, made a few maps and had loads of fun (and ugly moments when unrealed would crash :p). Eventually I lost interest, and the new UT series weren't all that interesting to me. But UDK has got my full interest now, there's alot of new stuff that I'm planning to learn. Needless to say things have changed between the release of UnrealEd 2 and UDK. My other experiences include programming in Delphi, C++ and Assembler. I'm also a hobbyist musician, I have some years of experience in that department as well. I guess I'm an "all-rounder" type of guy, I can never really focus on just one thing only, computer-related or not.

[acropole]

Name : Cédrik
Nick : Acropole
Age : 35
Profession : webmaster
Counrty : France
Languages : C++, php, javascript, html, css, unrealscript, neverwinter nights script, C#, Game Monkey, openGL, ActionScript...
Tools : photoshop, 3ds max, unrealed, valve hammer, neverwinter nigths editor, KJApi, GTKRadiant, dreamweaver, flash, Unity, Torque...
Bio : I started to work on IT in 1999 and immediatly start to learn game development with Max Payne, photoshop and lightwave. Then I switched to 3ds max, hl2, quake 3, unreal 2003/2004, torque, neverwinter nights and a lot more. Now that I've learned a lot I'm glad to work on UDK that save all my projects, since the death of KJApi (which can load XML :p ).

[Angel_Mapper]

Name: Rachel Cordone
Nick: Angel Mapper
Age: Yeeeeeeeah
Profession: Level Designer, UnrealScript Programmer
Interest: DJ'ing
Website: www.angelmapper.com
Bio: I've been using the Unreal Engine for 10 years, over 6 professionally. Right now I'm working on Prometheus full time going towards a commercial release.

[strangelet]

Name: Josh Grafton
Nick: Strangelet
Age: 29 for a few more precious days
Profession: Game artisan of many disciplines, mostly asset (model/texture) creation, currently Art Director of the Angels Fall First: Planetstorm mod.
Interest: games, music, alcohol...
Website: personal - http://strangelet.deviantart.com , mod page - http://www.moddb.com/mods/angels-fall-first-planetstorm
Bio: I cut my modding teeth on the venerable Myth II - Soulblighter, did an ALIENS tc mod - this was back in the days when a full mod took only a few months :) I only came to the uengine well after ut2k4, got really stuck in when i started getting work for ue3 licensees as a freelance 3D artist. ive pushed a lot of polygons in my time, and twice as many texels. Characters for Fable 2, guns for Brothers In Arms, environments for Damnation, many other projects. Working almost full-time with my incredibly cool team right now to complete our MSU mod, and plotting in dark corners for the commercial version which is to inevitably follow :)

[neai]

Name: Roman Dzieciol
Nick: Switch` or neai
Age: 28
Profession: Software Engineer
Interests: Programming, Unreal Engine, Games Industry, Defense Industry
Languages: Whatever does the job.
Website: N/A
Bio: Nothing to see here, move along.

[Lost Haven]

Name: Jeremy S mardis
Nick: Lost Haven
Age: 27
profession: retail , 3d artist , part time student .
Goals: To complete a project game , only 3 people. So far 2 3d artist and 1 level designer still need more
people , especially a programmer

game in mind: Sins of Havoc a action horror space 3rd and first person action game , somewhere in between gow and doom style , with some space flying action . You have super human strengh and power when you transform into a demon . He also can move fast , like bullet time . It's going to be an all out action rage big weapon's shoot them up to pieces game .

Main character Alex Hojack , a good guy with a bad attitude that has no mercy who doesn't take sh#t from nobody , he loves his cuban cigars , A wanted fugitive , and ex mercenary wanted in connection with the death of senator hugoe winston of a huge old space weaponry division known as nostalgic deep.

Alex Hojack nightmarish adventure begins when he finds an old ancient evil relic , while trying to escape the bounty hunters . He didn't want his ship energy to be detected and read on their energy meter , so he went to the nearest unknown rock planet that was made up of black shiny obsidian to lower his ship's power . When he landed he notice a dense strong energy reading on his hand held energy reader he was confused and curios because it was so strong but had a short energy field , he somehow felt drawn to it like it had always been a part of him . The relic is a circular plate about 4 inches in diameter with some strange hieroglyphic markings , there is not much known about the mysterious relic . It was made from pure evil energy that collected when the universe was first created . back in the birth of the universe , the evil energy was so strong that it coalesced and formed solid matter which turn in to the relic . It drifted until it subsided on some planet , The relic's energy molecular changed the planet to black obsidian . It was so full of evil energy who ever touches it they will change and will become part of that evil . hojack follow the energy and pick up the relic , when he first touch it he felt a flash of disturbing energy coursing through his body down to his very bones . He gasp for air , it felt like his soul was getting torn apart . hojack felt a drift of anger going through his body like he never felt before , his body acted all over . He realized he was changing to something else , his skin turn brownish orange and rough . His skull changed and formed with horns. He felt different , he felt stronger and had strong anger . He could listen to things very far away , even those bounty hunters above this planet . hojack felt like a killing machine he could think of nothing but hatred and revenge , like killing is part of his instinct now . He heard whispers in his head saying "kill them , kill them all" , he wanted to do nothing else except to tear those bounty hunters apart . to be continued ...

Some of the enemies that will be in the game is a satanic space pirate group known as the Star Bound Demons .They learn about the relic during a ritual by a powerful demon name Noradian known as Norse . He is the one the Star Bound Demons has been connecting to during their rituals , he has been leading them on there crusade . He wants them to capture the relic from Hojack because it will give him the power to step in this dimension .

http://i707.photobucket.com/albums/ww77/keelodazbmk/knsinsofhavoc122.jpg

[Demruth]

Name: Alexander Bruce
Nick: Demruth
Age: 22, though that doesn't say much
Profession: Independent Developer (mainly Design / Programming)
Languages: We're on the Epic boards, so Unrealscript is the main one that matters. I know plenty of others, but meh.
Website: http://www.demruth.com
Bio: I'm working to get Hazard: The Journey Of Life finished so it can be released next year. I've worked in industry etc. but I'm being independent until I've got this game out the door. I'll consider other work after that's done.

[byteasc]

Name: Jeremiah Fulbright
Nick: Byte
Age: 31
Profession: Computer Tech by Day, Aspiring Programmer by Night
Interest: Computers, Games, Outdoors

Bio: Started modding in Duke Nukem 3d, also have modded Tribes 1/2 and did some small experimental stuff on UT. With UT2k3, I started working on the original idea of VCTF and had one of the first playable versions.

After spending some time with that, became Lead Scripter for Shattered Oasis mod and was responsible for UT2k4 port of same mod. Continued to learn more about it and stayed with it until the release of Tribes: Vengeance (which engine wise, was slaughtered by Irrational Games) and worked on modding it

Began developing Renegades mod on T:V until determining the engine was modded too much to make it useable for our purposes. We moved the game to Torque engine and have been working on it off and on, for the last 4 years.

Now, I'm here to UDK to revisit some of my original modding experiences and to either work on bringing Ascension to UDK, or to possibly join another team to do work on a game

[Crozz]

Name: David
Nick: Crozz / Crozzfire / Noctius
Age: 25
Profession: Student (Game Technology and Computer Visualization)
Languages: In order of proficiency C#, Java(+script), xhtml/css, c++, Common Lisp, php, unrealscript
Tools: 3ds max, PS, UnrealEd, Crazybump and Google ;)
Interest: Everything related to game development, from the music to art to design to programming. But particularly Level Design. I also love taking long walks in the mountains - nahh just kidding :p
Bio: I have graduated with a bachelor's degree in computer engineering and am currently working on my master's degree in game technology. I have always had a special interest in games, they combine so many great things and I think it should go without saying that games is one of the great ongoing cultural revolutions of our time. Anyway, I first started with UnrealEd back in 1999 and made some levels for UT, many of them unreleased because I was too much of a perfectionist, which I try to balance to this day :)

[Mordt]

Name: Paul
Nick: Mordt
Age: 36
Profession: IT Manager - Systems Administration
Languages: C/C++, C# (Know a lot of web languages too)
Website: http://www.krayven.com/ (Not Public Yet)
Bio: Love games, Have some experience with the original UnrealED and basically just learning about this new UDK. Which is like a dream come true, Thanks EPIC!

[Masakari]

Name: João Campos Costa
Nick: Masakari
Age: 30
Profession: 3d Artist, Architect
Tools: 3ds Max, Photoshop, Zbrush, CrazyBump, Dreamweaver, CorelDRAW, AutoCAD, XnView
Interests: Art, videogames, comics, sci-fi, movies, soccer

Website (portfolio): http://www.acetylenegames.com/artbymasa/ :: http://gridlinked.deviantart.com/
Website (company): http://www.unknownrobot.com

Bio: I graduated from Architecture and worked on that for a few years, mostly architectural visualization. I did modding as a hobby for a long time, on UT99, C&C Generals, Homeworld, and the Battlefield series. A few years ago i left my country (Portugal) for a career change to work on videogames. I worked on Wanted - Weapons of Fate, Terminator Salvation, and an upcoming game from Bethesda (which used UE3).
I returned to my country earlier this year to get married and stay, and decided to open my own indie videogame company. I was prototyping in UT3, but now I will use UDK for the whole project.

[BorisK]

Name: Boris
Age: 21

Profession: game design student and mystery shopper and spoilt middle class brat who lives off his mother(kiddin lol)

Tools: 3D Max, Maya, UDK, UnrealScript, C++(well not anymore Mr. I-Never-Compile lol)

Interest: art, movies, music(all grenres), shopping, gaming, mixing drinks, binge drinkin, being part of broken britain lol

Website: still editing it

Bio: i started using the unreal engine a year ago. started with ut2k4 and i have been using UT3 since April/May-ish. aha my first level in UT2k4 was deemed unplayable by my crappy teacher but hey look at me now, ive mastered the engine lol. ive always wanted to be a game designer so im gna try get into that via level design.

i started hardcore modding during this summer and i must say im F***ing pleased with myself, all self taught and all. im currently doin up 3 mods at the moment to make myself super comfortable with UE and for practice

im a 2nd yr student at university. i have the comfort of not goin to many lectures coz i already know most of the stuff so i just go in to use their 3D Max for my mod lmaoo. im currently planning a super mod for my 3rd year (based on child soldiers in the Sudan) dissertation tho using UDK so at the moment im just trying to break it down

im alwaaaays on the hunt for video tutorials(epecially UnrealScript) for my mod too

:cool:

[Conjured]

Name: Brian Woodward DBA Conjured Entertainment
Nick: Conjured, CE
Age: 40
Profession: Conjurer/Entertainer
Languages: Most were self taught and some were never mastered, but here are the ones I’ve studied…Basic (Commodore Vic 20 - 1981), MS Basic, GW-Basic, QBasic, COBOL, C, C++, Java, JavaScript, VBScript, Visual Basic, Perl, PHP, DarkBASIC, FPI Script, and I've forgotten a few over the years.
Interest: Computers, Games, Geeks, Machinima, Movies, Music, Nerds, and Perfect Numbers

Website: www.conjured.us (http://www.conjured.us/)

Bio: I started out on a Vic-20 around age 12 and I was hooked. My hobby is my life. The education thing started with an Associate’s in Computer Information Systems, then I got a Bachelor’s in Computer Science with a concentration in Programming, and now I’m working on a Master’s in Management Information Systems. I have no experience with 3DS Max, MAYA, or XSI, but I love to create/map/animate models in other various 3d programs. My texturing skills leave a lot to be desired. I am looking forward to investing a few years into this great engine.

Thanks again Epic Games for this Unreal opportunity!

:)

[chrustec]

Name: Christopher Glerum
Nick: Chrustec
Age: 29 going on Infinity
Profession: Level Designer
Languages: Basic C++ and a light understanding of UnrealScript
Engines: Unreal 2 to Unreal 3.5 (thanks UDK), Source Engine/Hammer Editor (HL2DM - L4D)
Website: None atm - might put one together again one day
Bio: I am a level designer living in Melbourne Australia. Currently employed at Krome Studios. In my spare time I like to tinker with various engines and editors to keep my skillz up to speed :)

[ambershee]

Name: Luke 'ambershee' Parkes-Haskell
Age: 26
Profession: Games Programmer.
Languages: C++, C#, Java (J2SE/ME), Soft Architecturals (Lua/Unrealscript etc)
Bio: I've been hovering around the Unreal community since UT2004 and worked with UE3 all the way through it's lifespan. I recently shipped Fable: The Journey at Lionhead / Micorosft Games and am currently contracting working on Unreal 4 core systems.

[musilowski]

My name is Otto Rask, age 19. Live in Finland and for now my "profession" can be described as an assault tank driver (BMP-2). In the future I'll most probably become a web developer, or if I'm lucky, a game developer.

Been playing with UnrealEngine for about nine years, during which I've released two levels, of which the latest placed fifth in MSUC phase 3, best CTF level. Right now I'm trying to get something started with UDK and learning UnrealScript.

Other interests include music, web design, photography, good books, good movies and spending time with pals and my girlfriend.

I also run a website which hosts my blog (http://www.rdegree.net/).

[SpartanDonut]

Name: Tyler Hoffmann
Age: 20
Profession: Web Applications Intern (Not quite pro yet hehe)
Languages: C++, C#, JAVA, PHP - Learning UnrealScript!
Bio: I've only been truly developing games for the past year as a hobby, hope to be career. I previously worked with C# / XNA (No titles released sadly) and am now moving on to what I hope to be Total Conversion Type of UnrealScript.

[schizoslayer]

Name: Rob Hale

For Further details see here:

http://agamesdesignblog.com/about-2/

[eeyk]

Name: patric
Age : 20
profession: Web Design
Language: Dutch
Script language : PHP / C++ / VB.NET
Work: I'm Working For Crime-ware Studio NL ( Beginning Studio for Games )

[Jetfire]

*redacted*

[Nawrot]

Name: Marcin
Nick: Nawrot
Age: 40
Profession: Virus and malware analyst
Languages: assembler, C++, VB, almost every language used to create pests. But machine code is my bread and butter. No Unreal script yet.
Website: http://nawrot.windglider.net/
Bio: Started coding on Atari800, basic was crappy language so i checked that cool thingy called MASM65. Nowadays i just analyze some boring samples of code with one pearl popping once few months. Started mapping for DOOM, then some quake, then UT99 and unreal engine until now.

[Saishy]

Name: Eric
Nick: Saishy
Age: 19
Profession: Computer Science Student
Languages: Jass, C, Php, and a few shoots on java, lua and others
Website:
Bio: Trying to do a game for a long time, I never actually finish them...

[wildicv]

Can we get a sticky on this thread?

[McMonkeyBoy]

Name: Lee Pumford
Nick: McMonkeyBoy/King_McMonk
Age: 20
Profession: Computer Games Design Student
Interest: Enviromental Creation, Writing, Photography
Software: 3dS Max 9, Photoshop CS2, Unreal Editor 2k4/UT3/UDK
Website: http://projecktunreal.blogspot.com/, www.mcmonkeyboy.deviantart.com
Bio: I'm the kind of idiot that sits on the bus with the loud music making stupid pictures in the condensation on his two hour journey to college. I've been passionate about games for years and have recently started to do something about it and give back to an industry I've taken so much from!

[geodav]

Name: Geo Dav
Nick: geodav
Age: 47
Profession: not computer
Languages: English + German , in that order
Interest: Warhammer 40,000, Space, Sci-fi
Website:http://www.moddb.com/mods/ut40k-the-chosen or http://sites.google.com/site/ut40kmod/
Bio: Never had a computer at shool just a pocket calculator :D, years later got an Amiga 500 then 1200 and Imagine (3d app), joined UT40k in jan2004 team leader since march2005
as you my notice i like passing my knowledge to the community :)

[micahpharoh]

Name: Joel P
Nick: micahpharoh
Age: 18
Profession: Manual Laborer :mad:
Languages: english :p for real though, I'm trying to get into unreal script and I know a little C++
Interest: Game Design and machinima
Website: none
Bio: I got started with the UT3 version of UE3 in 2008. I entered into Make Something Unreal multiple times, and received 3 honorable mentions, and I currently have 2 submissions in the finalists for phase 3. If I don't win then that will make me the only 5x honorable mention winner :p
I do what I can to help out the community. I feel like the UDK forum is my neighbor's baby that I watched being born. I am not directly related, but I feel connected to its well being anyways.

[Henrik]

Name: Henrik Ryosa
AKA: Bersy
Age: 34 (as of 2013 update, wow, this bio felt outdated)
Profession: Animation & Film, Audio Production
Relevant Skills: 3D modeling and animation, 2D Illustration & animation, Unreal Engine, Audio engineering, multi instrumentalist.
Website & Contact: See signature.

I discovered Unreal Tournament in 2000 as a hobby and learned the editor, learned to map and eventually became involved in modding, including as lead developer for Unreal Tournament Revolution. You may also come across my name as a contributor of other mods from time to time. Besides modding, I wanted to use my Unreal gameplay experience for something positive so I authored a series of instructional videos teaching UT3 skills. Since then I have created many UDK videos and have been developing my own documentation which will soon be available to the public. in 2012 I started http://unrealdb.com as a place where everyone can submit projects or documentation.

My long term work is a fiction series which includes a book version, an animated version and hopefully eventually a game. I am utilizing UDK to help achieve the latter 2. This project is the culmination of the experience I have garnered in nearly 15 years of creative work, exploration & research. It is no fly by night affair, conceived in 2004, and began a legitimate studio business around it in 2008. Production has been a long process of research, practice and developing new workflows.

Many of these I share in my videos as well as in the project WIP thread in my signature.

[favero_eduardo]

Nice thread ;)

Name: Eduardo Dias Favero
Nick: favero_eduardo
Age: 23
Profession: 3D artist / freelancer
Languages: No Unreal script yet, trying to learn.
Interest: Game Design and Art
Website: www.eduardo.perfectpixel.com.br (http://www.eduardo.perfectpixel.com.br)
Bio: I have 6 years of experience in game development. I'm trying to learn and apply the UDK in my final project at University.

PS.: Sorry about my english, I'm a Brazilian guy trying to communicate.
Someone speaks portuguese ? :D

see ya

[Onox]

Name: Devin Fountain
Nick: Onox
Age: 17
Profession: Full Time College Student/ Freelance Graphic Designer
Languages: None, but I'm learning Kismet really fast.
Interest: Mograph Design, Gaming, Computers
Website: none yet but will have one soon twitter.com/onox37
Bio: too lazy to write one right now

[JarlanPerez]

Name: Jarlan perez
Nick: n/a
Age: 22
Profession: Full time student/ texture artist/ environmental artist/ Level designer
Languages: I can read alot of them, but dont really know any
Website: coming soon, not up yet
Bio: I've been a full time college student since 2006 studying game art and design. I'm mostly on the art side of the development team specializing in texturing, environmental art and level design. I've been using Unreal for about 2 and a half years. With the UDK I have a lot of new things to play with and I'm intending on spending a good amount of time developing my skills with the engine.

I'm hoping to make some contacts with some really creative and dedicated individuals.

[philnolan3d]

Name: Phil Nolan
Nick: Philbert, philnolan3d
Age: 32
Profession: 3D generalist, mostly in TV and video
Languages: English :D
Interest: Martial arts, anime, 3D sculpting
Tools: LightWave 3D, 3D-Coat, Photoshop, Vue, a few others but those mostly pay the bills.
Website: http://www.philnolan3d.com
Bio: I've always been and artist of one sort or another. In high school (early 90's) I worked in a comic store where I got into manga, then later anime, so I went to college for art, Photography, animation, film, then DAVE School where I got my degree in Digital Animation & Visual Effects, I'd like to work in film, but I have a big interest in games too.

[schenksmill]

Name: Dan Weiss
Nick: schenksmill
Age: 23
Profession: Producer/Programmer
Languages: c,c++,c#,UScript
Interest: Game Programming, Percussion
Website: http://www.dwgames.net --- ugh I really need to update this.
Bio: Started working on the original Unreal Demolition (http://www.unrealdemolition.net) in Feb. 2004. Decided I liked working on games enough to make it a career. Currently finishing my senior year at DigiPen Institute of Technology (http://www.digipen.edu). At DigiPen, I just recently shipped Attack of the 50ft Robot! (http://www.attackofthe50ftrobot.com) under the roles of Producer/File Format Programmer/Programmer Artist. Throughout my time at DigiPen, I've continued to work on Unreal Demolition, with releases on UT2004 and UT3, with current plans to release on UDK at some point in the future.

[Onikudaki]

Name: Shawn Sullivan
Nick: shawny bawny
Age: 31
Profession: EMT, Future Soldier
Languages: English, American Sign Language
Interest: Game Development, Military
Website: n/a
Bio:I have wanted to do three things with my life. Have a beautiful family (check) Enter the military (check) Make amazing games (someday). I also spend a lot of time drawing and doing character art.

[RT-Visualization]

Name: Nicolas Esposito
Nick: RT-Visualization
Age: 27
Profession: Design Engineer
Languages: Italian, English, Spanish
Interest: Architectural Visualization, videgames, chicks, good drinks, Les Paul guitars
Tools: too many...XSI, Photoshop, Zbrush, Maya, Esperient Creator, tons of mechanical software...
Website: http://rt-visualization.deviantart.com/
Bio: Always been a mechanical design engineer, travel around the world a bit, now planning to start my own business into real-time visualization.

[jacoo]

Name: Rasmus Høgsberg
Nick: Jacoo
Age: 20
Profession: Student
Languages: C#
Interest: Network Security, Game Programming, Warhammer
Website: backgroundmicrowaveradiation.dk Nothing of value on it yet ;P
Bio: I'm studing computer science and work on my imperial guard and darkangels army in my spare time and have just found this wounderfull tool. So now i will try to make some games :P

[fuzzylr]

Name: Sean Richards
Nick: Fuzzy or Fuz
Age: 35
Profession: Help Desk manager
Languages: C++
Interest: Game Developer some day
Website: Don't have one right now.
Bio: I've been playing games for ever. I recently got into MMO's. At work I've seen countless Virtual worlds and how people are trying to use them for various purposes. I would like to develope one or more games.

Sean

[musichopper]

Name: Allen
Nick: ROBOT
Age: 32
Profession: World famous guitarist
Languages: arexx, amospro, AS2+3, JS, C++
Interest: I invented some amazing games in the past and have more ideas
Website: http://www.allenvanwert.com
Bio: Invented RockBand/GuitarHero game when I was in high school and programmed a working version on my Amiga. (long before anyone came out with it in any other form in any way) My game was much better but of course commodore went under as did my hopes of a career. So I dedicated all of my time to music. The aforementioned games came out years later and made so much money I almost cry every time I see them in a store. Talked to some lawyers about it and they said I never got a patent back when I was young so there is nothing I can do. I recently put together a list of game ideas... some in extreme detail even outlining AI so I can work on them alone or with a team since I get quite busy with the music stuff. Did some hobby work as a programmer on 0AD and helping out some other games off and on with game design ideas.

I have an idea for a game completely outlined that I am 100% sure would be a top selling game of all time. I started working on it in Unity but got really upset about the engine not supporting what I needed to do.

I know all of the aspects of game making. My weak point is network stuff. I have done soundtrack work with Jesper Kyd for a game once as well so the music side of things would be covered for sure. I have gotten quite good at making very realistic textures... especially grass for some reason lol. I am big into realism in games and also choices. If you give the player realism and abundant choices it is no longer a game... it is them in some sort of awesome simulation where they can escape their life and really do as they please.

While I am at it and giving my story... If there are any people would would be interested in helping build a really amazing game that is new and exciting let me know and we can see about getting a team together to see my vision through. The game has nothing to do with music or guitar lol... in case you may have wondered. I have spent weeks nonstop perfecting small details to make things realistic in my work and I expect that same attention to detail in my team. It is amazing fun when I show friends some video of my work and they literally think it is a video taken from real life. Wish I had the time to do it all myself like in the old days but I am too busy so I am reaching out and figure working with a team could be even more fun!

[meri]

Name: Mariusz
Nick: Meri
Age: 24
Profession: phd student
Languages: Java, C#, php
Interest: Games programming, 3d graphics, mmo games :)
Website: None yet!
Bio: Will be available in my book which I'll write as soon as I become famous!

[insomnia3d]

Name: Arda Can Kırkoç
Nick: INSOMNIA3D
Age: 21
Profession: CG Artist
Software: Modo,3ds Max,Photoshop,MotionBuilder,Softimage
Website: http://arda.sqweebs.com/portfolio

[ffejnosliw]

Name: Jeff Wilson
Nick: ffejnosliw
Age: 32
Profession: Unreal Tech Consultant, Author, Web Developer for 3DBuzz
Languages: English, UnrealScript, C++, C#, lots of web-related languages
Website: http://www.3dbuzz.com

[Denny]

Name: Denny Lindberg
Nick: InAction
Age: 22
Profession: Technical Artist/Animator @ Star Vault AB Sweden
Software: Maya, Photoshop and a bit of everything else
Interest: Game Development, 2d/3d animation, tool creation
Website: http://www.dennylindberg.com
Bio: I'm a Jack of all Trades who entered the modding scene back in 1997-1998. The last two years I've been occupied as a Technical Artist/Animator on an MMO called Mortal Online (http://www.mortalonline.com).

[Andre_Hansen]

Name: Andrew Sergeev
Nick: Andre Hansen
Age: 28
Profession: QA Manager in MMO Publishing Company
Interest: Game design, level design, FPS games.
Website: coming soon
Bio: Over 10 year in game testing. At the moment, developed my project with UDK. Expirience with Unreal engine from 2000 (game - Rune). Created maps for Rune, Unreal Tournament, Unreal Tournament 2003-2004, Postal 2...etc

[katana2665]

Man I feel old...lol.


Name: Chris 'Thayer' Donnelly
Nick: katana
Age: 44
Profession: Illustration
Software: Maya, Adobe, Painter, and bunch of others.
Interest: Cinematics, 3d and 2d art.
Website: http://katana2665.deviantart.com/
Bio: Recently I quit the mundane road of working for other people's dreams in unrelated industries. I am now heavily engaged in creating a world where I determine my future through creative means...:D

[cdiddy]

Name: Carl
Nick:cDiddy
Age:16
Profession:student, im only 16
Software: photoshop, still learning blender/unreal ed/udk
Interest:making maps, playing ut3, messing with computers
Website:none
Bio: bought ut3 when it came out and i was "wow a map editor, this is fun" and i started making crappy maps and then i was like "i am a noob" and then i am now learning blender/photoshop to help out with my mapmaking skillz.

where do people go to college to learn how to do this type of thing??? (photoshop,maya,unrealed/udk)

[Bah_Mee]

Name: Brian Johnson

Nick: Bah_Mee

Age: 37

Profession: Contract video game artist

Software: 3DstudioMax, Photoshop, All Unreal engines, various other editors.

Interest: Game Development, Level Design, 3d animation, 3D modelling, UVW mapping, Concept Art, and Creative Writing.

Website: http://bah-mee.angelfire.com/portfolio/

Bio: I started Doing level design using the unreal engine while I was in school for computer animation. The school frowned on my level design as it was geared towards movie animation techniques but my hard work payed off as I was hired to do several levels for the now shut down mmorpg Ultima Odyssey X Online. I have worked on several Mods for Unreal, Including The Soulkeeper A fantasy based FPS class based Mod for UT2k4 and UT3.

[InCharacter]

Name: Jared Twing
Nick: Wraithdrit or InCharacter (my studio name)
Age: 35
Profession: Sr. Programmer
Languages: C++, C#, Flex, Actionscript... learning UnrealScript
Interest: Gaming
Website: None currently
Bio: Been programming professionally for over ten years. Spent 3 years in the gaming industry, before a couple of layoffs burned me out and I decided to get out of the industry and just work on hobby games. Started my own studio earlier this year and released a single title so far (Facebook Game). Been in and out of Unreal since the Unreal Engine 2 days. Finally found a reason to get fully into it (UDK).
Current Project: Under wraps, and mainly on hold till I learn more about UDK and its ins and outs.

[wildicv]

Don't want this thread to die..... I think this should be a Sticky it allows people looking for teams to easily find someone who fits there needs.

[BHawthorne]

Name: Brad Hawthorne
Nicks: BHawthorne, Gimpi, Wilton (depends on content what Nick I use)
Age: 37
Profession: X-Production Artist/Graphic Designer, X-Forum Moderator for EVGA, Currently working towards Composites and Manufacting Engineering degrees
Software: Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Quark, CATIA, AutoCAD, SolidWorks, MasterCAM, FeatureCAM
Interest: MMO development, Simpit development, QC Focus Testing
Website: http://www.f-84f.org
Bio: I'm a person with a mixed bag of tallents. I received my first degree in 1998 in Graphics Communication - New Media and went on to do the 9-5 cubical dweller thing working as a Production Artist and Graphic Designer in print media for around a decade. Most of my work centered around corporate identity, point of sale and product packaging design.

I more recently changed over to a focus on manufacturing and design engineering. I'm approaching my last semester in the spring (2010) of getting 2 Engineering degrees -- one in Manufacturing Engineering and the other in Composites Engineering. The change in focus is meant to have a two-fold effect, one -- to allow me to be more creative in a hands on way designing real-world objects instead of abstract things for print, and two -- to allow me to develop specialty racing and flight simulator hardware.

Between 2005 and 2009 I was one of the main forum moderators over at the video card manufcturer EVGA. This gave me several useful skills -- namely the ability to moderate a highly active forum community (often peaks during prime time with over 2500 on at once reading) and also the ability to troubleshoot computer hardware.

In the 90's helped administer MUSH and MUSE based online games. This lead to developing several projects under the WorldForge open source MMO community. What I failed to accomplish under WorldForge, I seek to revive under a different client-server system with whatever help I can find along the way. The collaboration I saw between MUSH/MUSE development and WorldForge would be impressive to see with proper SDK and tools available using a modern gaming system.

Since 2003 I've been under NDA with Mythic Entertainment as a part of thier focus tester pool on thier internal forums. This mostly just means that I give input to Mythic on balance issues and bug squashing. It's a step below being a Team Leader or Round Table Knight, and it allows me the ability to help them out on my terms.

My background in simpits is mostly related to flight simulation. I own a Republic F-84F fighter fuselage that I am building a flight simulator around. I also am very knowledgable in surround-screen gaming, as I have used several variations over the years. My current setup uses three Samsung 245BW for a resolution of 5040x1050. I also have a gaming room that is 13x13 foot that has a circular projection system set up in it using 3 Optoma EX525ST projectors. One of my goals is to bring the complexity and cost down on simpit builds so more casual players can enjoy the immersiveness of such setups.

[xcarface]

Name: Brad Hawthorne
Nicks: BHawthorne, Gimpi, Wilton (depends on content what Nick I use)
Age: 37
Profession: X-Production Artist/Graphic Designer, X-Forum Moderator for EVGA, Currently working towards Composites and Manufacting Engineering degrees
Software: Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Quark, CATIA, AutoCAD, SolidWorks, MasterCAM, FeatureCAM
Interest: MMO development, Simpit development, QC Focus Testing
Website: http://www.f-84f.org
Bio: I'm a person with a mixed bag of tallents. I received my first degree in 1998 in Graphics Communication - New Media and went on to do the 9-5 cubical dweller thing working as a Production Artist and Graphic Designer in print media for around a decade. Most of my work centered around corporate identity, point of sale and product packaging design.

I more recently changed over to a focus on manufacturing and design engineering. I'm approaching my last semester in the spring (2010) of getting 2 Engineering degrees -- one in Manufacturing Engineering and the other in Composites Engineering. The change in focus is meant to have a two-fold effect, one -- to allow me to be more creative in a hands on way designing real-world objects instead of abstract things for print, and two -- to allow me to develop specialty racing and flight simulator hardware.

Between 2005 and 2009 I was one of the main forum moderators over at the video card manufcturer EVGA. This gave me several useful skills -- namely the ability to moderate a highly active forum community (often peaks during prime time with over 2500 on at once reading) and also the ability to troubleshoot computer hardware.

In the 90's helped administer MUSH and MUSE based online games. This lead to developing several projects under the WorldForge open source MMO community. What I failed to accomplish under WorldForge, I seek to revive under a different client-server system with whatever help I can find along the way. The collaboration I saw between MUSH/MUSE development and WorldForge would be impressive to see with proper SDK and tools available using a modern gaming system.

Since 2003 I've been under NDA with Mythic Entertainment as a part of thier focus tester pool on thier internal forums. This mostly just means that I give input to Mythic on balance issues and bug squashing. It's a step below being a Team Leader or Round Table Knight, and it allows me the ability to help them out on my terms.

My background in simpits is mostly related to flight simulation. I own a Republic F-84F fighter fuselage that I am building a flight simulator around. I also am very knowledgable in surround-screen gaming, as I have used several variations over the years. My current setup uses three Samsung 245BW for a resolution of 5040x1050. I also have a gaming room that is 13x13 foot that has a circular projection system set up in it using 3 Optoma EX525ST projectors. One of my goals is to bring the complexity and cost down on simpit builds so more casual players can enjoy the immersiveness of such setups.

I am going to your house to play video games!!!!!!!!!!!

[BHawthorne]

I am going to your house to play video games!!!!!!!!!!!

*chuckle* Thanks for the words of praise, but I'd rather empower others to make thier own setups, than take away from my gaming time. :D

Here is my F-84F fuselage for the simpit:
http://img5.imageshack.us/img5/2562/dscf2290small.jpg

Here is the gaming room. It's a work in progress as I'm still finishing it up:
http://img4.imageshack.us/img4/8651/dscf3782t.jpg

[Xero]

Nick: Xero
Everything Else: Guess :p

That's no fair I know but I prefer to let my actions tell you who I am than my words. Also, I'm usually able to tell what people are like by looking at their drawing. I'd like to think that people could do the same of me.

Nice to meet you all. :]

[xcarface]

Excellent thread idea!!

Name: Eduardo Rivas (Eddie for short)
Nickname: XCARFACE
Age: 29
Profession: 3D1X2, Cyber Transport (confused?, google it!)
Programming Language: C++, Java, C# (not a programming guru but if I have the documents/references available I can code it!)
Fluent Language: Spanish, English
Website: None yet
Interest: Video games, Game programming, Programming in general, 3D graphics, Electronics, Computers, networking, History.
Bio: I am currently seeking a Computer and Information Science BA (I have about a year left). I started working as a freelance graphic/web designer to get some money to go to school but that did not last long so I decided to join the US Air Force. I wanted to do something with computers or electronics. I first started as a 3E0X1, Electrical Systems but I wasn't too satisfied with what I was doing (I don't want to sound ungrateful, but I wanted to do something related with computers, something that I enjoy doing very much) so I changed jobs to 3D1X2, Cyber Transport. Every free time I have to myself I delve into the world of game programming/general programming and now that Epic released UDK so I will shift my focus once again to dedicate it to the UDK. My ultimate dream is to land a job in the game industry making innovative games.
UDK Goals: To learn UDK inside out. Yes I know, a daunting task but it's going to be my one and only hobby. Thank you Epic!
Projects: To start, I would like to create a simple game to get a feel for/learn the basics of the UDK and then I will go from there.

I read every single profile entered in this thread and I have to say that there is a wealth of talent in this community forum. I look forward to learn from each other. I also hope to find someone to mentor me in the discipline of game programming/general programming.

[xcarface]

BHawthorne, you got to show me how you built that sweet surround screen it's sick! also how you managed to put the F-84F fuselage in your backyard?

[xcarface]

Nick: Xero
Everything Else: Guess :p

That's no fair I know but I prefer to let my actions tell you who I am than my words. Also, I'm usually able to tell what people are like by looking at their drawing. I'd like to think that people could do the same of me.

Nice to meet you all. :]

I like kung fu movies too! I buy them all when I find them!

[BHawthorne]

BHawthorne, you got to show me how you built that sweet surround screen it's sick! also how you managed to put the F-84F fuselage in your backyard?

The projection info is here:
http://www.widescreengamingforum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=16794

The fuselage info is here:
http://www.fighterops.com/forum/showthread.php?t=8819

Basically, the fuselage was excessed from a museum inventory and sold to help generate income for the museum. It's been properly demiled, but the cockpit is intact as far as instruments and the inert ejection seat. Key load bearing parts of the fuselage have been cut, so it'll never fly again. Well, sure it'll fly, just via a pc simulation...*chuckle*

[CyborgGuineaPig]

Name: Artur
Age: 25
Profession: 3D Artist
Interest: Art, women, beer
Website: LinkedIn (http://www.linkedin.com/profile?viewProfile=&key=10845026&locale=en_US&trk=tab_pro)Alternately my old website is at http://cyborgguineapig.com
Bio: My name is Artur, I have worked professionally in the videogame industry for over four years mainly on environment assets and level building stuff in unreal. The past three years at Liquid Development in Portland, Or. Prior to that at a place in san diego specializing in VR phobia treatment (fear of lighting, fear of spiders, flying etc..) I'm excited to be working with UDK as it is easy to use and allows me to build a portfolio, sadly I am currently unemployed and desperately looking for an environment/level art position working preferably with 3Dmax & Unreal. Portland, Or has nearly nothing in terms of videogame jobs.:( Some of the more recent titles I have worked on were Mass Effect 2, World of Zoo and the Xbox Project Natal Press Demo.

[UnWheelModeller]

Name: Steven Horton
Nicks: UnWheelModeller
Age: 54
Profession: Residential Trim Contractor
Interests: Interactive Art; ( video game design)
Bio: Sorry to knock you off the old age list geodav, and katana2665 now you don't have to feel old:P
I am not a gamer, just like 3d. Started with Virtus WalkThru Pro, Concept Cad, then went to the Unreal editor 1. Since I am not a gamer, and don't really like FPS, I started working with vehicles in UT2004. Worked with UnWheel until UT3, when I was the only team member still working. I enjoy learning and challenging myself, such as recreating the set of BenHur and construction the city of Monaco.

[ThePriest909]

Name: John Emmanuel K.
Nick: The Priest
Age: 27
Profession: Sound Engineer/Designer
Languages: Greek/English/C++
Website: Gates to Aesgaard ( http://gatestoaesgaard2.webs.com/)
Interests: Music Production, Gaming, Game developing, a nice cigar, and having sex at least once/day.
Bio: I'm a music-addict and I do music producing for a living. I studied sound engineering and design.
Although my first passion was for music I got a second one on the way. Game developing. A Sample of my work as a modder for the elder scrolls IV can be found at the website mentioned above.
The ultimate dream... What else could it be. A gaming company. Now, let's see what we can do with UDK for a start.

Happy game developing and nice to meet you all :0)

P.S. Please excuse my English.

[theron]

Name: Lukas
Nick: TheronDevil
Age: 22
Languages: C++, C#
Interest: Computer 2d/3d graphics, games etc...
Bio: I started doing some maps for Gears of War with UnrealEngine in 2008. Regenerator was my first map created with gears editor.
After that I created some more like: Delusion and Caveyard. (check my signature for links).
Right now I'm working on a level with my own custom assets.... I hope I can finish it some day :rolleyes:

[RustIronCrowe]

Name: R.I.Campbell
Nick: RustIronCrowe
Age: 39
Profession: Lead 3D Artist, Darkest Hour Team. (Unpaid, but still my primary occupation)
Languages: Babylon Pro
Interest: Strong coffee and cigarettes.
Website: N/A. Check here (http://forums.darkesthourgame.com/) for current project.
Bio: Self-trained and highly proficient in 3DSmax, AutoCAD, Photoshop, and Illustrator, and have considerable experience with Poser, Softimage|XSI, Milkshape3D and several others... My non-digital passion is photorealistic drawing, using primarily graphite and my favorite .005 Sakura.

http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w283/RustIronCrowe/Portfolio/M82%20Barrett/m82_final04.png

[JBrandonS]

Name: James Brandon Stevenson
Nick: CherryYosh
Age: 20
Profession: None
Languages: c,c++,c#,java, learning unreal script
Interest: Network Security, Game Programming, Physics, Astronomy
Website:
Bio: I just really love games and coding. Currently trying to get a project together and worked out so we can start on it. Not sure if I want to be a programmer for life, think I'd rather be a physics professor, but programming and game creation will always be a hobby.

[~LK~]

Name: Andrew Brady
Nick: ~LK~
Age: 36
Profession: Child MH
Languages: Limited c++, learning unreal script
Interest: Anything art related
Website: www.rebelliousminds.com
Bio: Been modding since Quake 1. Proficient with 3dsmax, milkshape, Photoshop, Corel, and many more. I enjoy texture creation, asset creation, and level design.

[fallingbrickwork]

Name: Matt Clifton
Nick: fallingbrickwork
Age: 35
Profession: Departmental Manager / Developer
Languages: C++, C#, Java, Mainframe COBOL
Engines: Leadwerks, Unity Pro, UDK
Interests: Anything games development related
Websites: http://www.fearedfuturegames.com, http://www.youtube.com/user/fallingbrickwork
Bio: Been game developing as a hobby for more years than I can remember. Started using AMOS for the commodore Amiga before trying practically every PC engine available. I really enjoy modelling too and probably spend longer in Modo than anything else.

[vampirnata]

Name: Lennard Fonteijn
Nick: Usually LennardF1989 with combinations using LennardF
Age: 20
Profession: Freelance programmer, Software Engineering student, Game Developer
Languages: Quite a lot, ranging from webbased (HTML, Javascript, PHP) to machine (C, C++, C#, Java, VB) and scripting languages (Lua, UnrealScript).
Website: http://www.lennardf1989.com/ (under construction)
Bio: I've been quite interested in programming since I was 10 (BASIC on DOS! Woohoo!), hence why I know (too) many languages. I've been into the Unreal Engine since I joined Project Stealth as a Lead Programmer 2-3 years ago and learned quite a lot. Mainly by writing tools for unmoddable Unreal-based games, which made me understand the fileformats and the engine itself quite well. I program for a living and I enjoy it a lot.

DOS was released in 1982, 27 years ago. Windows 95 was released in 1995, 14 years ago. If you are 20 now, and you started getting interested when you were 10, that would make it 1999, five years after the release of windows 95, and 17 years after DOS.

Pray do tell why you were programming in DOS and BASIC in 1999, when MFC was already available for 7 years...

Just wondering :)

[vampirnata]

Name : Pete
Nick : vampirnata
Age : 31
Profession : System Admin/Database Developer
Languages : C#, SQL
Nationality : Polish
Other : Modelling, Texturing as a hobby.

[RJM74]

Name: Roy

Nick: Whatever I feel like at the time.

Age: 35

Profession: Something I would rather not be doing but bills need to be paid somehow. :(

Languages: Started out with a Commodore Vic20 which is what got me into it at a very early age, then moved on to the Acorn Electron using Basic. Over the years I went through various other computers as technology progressed - Spectrum 48k/128k/+3, Amstrad CPC464, Commodore 64 up to the point of messing around with Assembly on the Amiga and Atari ST. After a long break I decided to get back up to date and have recently started to learn C++ and C#. So compared to a lot of you that makes me a noob in the current languages. :)

Nationality: English

Hobbies: Sound design, Sound engineering, Music Theory, Computer programming, MMORPG's (Currently not playing any at the moment though)

[KazeoHin]

Name: Paul Stratton
Nick: KazeoHin
Age: 22
Profession: Fishmonger (for now)
Languages: English. No programing experience.
Website: www.kazeohin.com
Bio: Started mapping at the ripe age of 14 using an Unreal Tournament mod called Infiltration. I moved onto Unreal Engine 2 with UT2K3, and later 2K4 with notable maps being DM-Sakuragarden, CTF-Lars and my first 100% custom map: CTF-foreground. I now only make 100% custom art. My rules are that if I didn't personally create every asset, then the map is not my own. Have since joined the Emotional Robots halfway through development of Warm Gun and was put in charge of upping the visual quality of the entire mod, among other things.

[nfollmer]

Name: Nathan Follmer
Nick: DarthNater (or nfollmer other places)
Age: 22
Profession: Store manager HA. (Programming and Artist on the side)
Languages: C++, UnrealScript
Website: www.nfollmer.com
Bio: Started programming in VB and C++ when I was 13. Dropped VB about 3 years after I started and kept on learning C++. I eventually got very bored with programming and switched to art maybe 5 years ago. I started with Blender and switched to Max once I got the fundamentals of modeling down. I've worked on a few mods, Tactical Assault (did an M700 for them and a few small props) then I switched to Warm Gun (HI PAUL!). Warm Gun def. taught me a lot, there is a lot of talent there (Paul is an awesome mapper). Now I'm out on my own working on a map for my portfolio :)

[micahpharoh]

They should sticky this
(discreet bump, lol)

[Andrewbean90]

Name: andrewbean90
Nick: Andrewbean90
Profession: None
Age: 19

[GRoss]

Name: Rostislav Pasechnikov
Nick: GRoss
Age: 19
Profession: University student and McDonalds employee 8/
Languages: Java, HTML, CSS, hopefully UnrealScript soon too
Bio: Got into all this 3d modeling and trying to make something resembling simple games a few years back, with still very little experience. Started off with Blender, moved on to Maya and now back to Blender - since its free. Hope to get into game industry some day!

[thomasmahler]

Name: Thomas Mahler
Age: 25
Profession: Character / Cinematic Artist
Languages: German / English / Awesome (Yes, I speak awesome fluently)
Website: http://www.thomasmahler.com
Interests: Doing things with a klondike bar.
Bio: I'm a Cinematic Artist at Blizzard Entertainment, working on Starcraft 2 at the moment. I'm also doing game design work since about... a year now, working on an indie game named 'Sein' whenever I have some free time. Releasing UDK for free was an awesome move by Epic and it's crazy to see what you guys are already doing with it :)

[micahpharoh]

I'm a Cinematic Artist at Blizzard Entertainment, working on Starcraft 2 at the moment.

Nice! I will never feel like an adequate modder again :p

[Rock Vacirca]

Name: Colin Withers
Nick: Rock Vacirca, Rock Ryder
Age: 58
Profession: Satellite Communications Engineer, author
Languages: Visual Basic, LSL, some Lua
Bio: Have been interested in Virtual Worlds (but not games) since 2001. Involved in Opensim (until recently) writing tutorials and the User Manual. Long-term resident of SL: builder, designer, and Estate Owner. Currently building cities for Blue Mars (CryEngine 2), and writing tutorials for it. Am also exploring the use of the UDK for building standalone Virtual Worlds.

I write extensively on Virtual Worlds, my blog is at: Chapter & Metaverse (http://rock-vacirca.blogspot.com/), and my Blue Mars unoffical forum is at: Life on Mars (http://life-on-mars.proboards.com/)

Rock

[Krossfire]

Name: Dariusz Sadkowski
Nick: Krossfire / Lothar / CzloviekVoodka
Age: 22
Nationality: Polish (and live in Poland also)
Profession: right now - freelancer a.k.a. I have no job :-/
Languages: C, C++, J2ME, HTML and soon UnrealScript
Software: GIMP, Blender3D, VisualStudio Express 2k8, NetBeans IDE, GMax, and some others
Interest: Game Design and Programming, Games (not only console/pc, also board and card games :D), 3D Graphics, 2D Graphics (textures), Game Modding, Machinima, Mapping (started with Duke Nukem 3D Build Editor), Electronics, Technology (mainly in game industry), Cartoons, great amount of other more/less serious interests :-P
Website: http://gamesvault.info (my site about games)
http://greywardens.info (my site about Dragon Age: Origins)
Bio: I've been quite interested in game programming since I was about 13. Shortcut of my "game developer" adventure: BASIC(DOS) -> C -> Click'n'Play -> The Games Factory -> Game Maker -> C++ -> Game Modding -> C++ + DirectX + Ogre3D -> J2ME -> UDK
I still play with C++ and J2ME when I have time - using UDK is much easier and faster to use by a single guy with a vision :-P

That's all folks :cool:

[Wej]

Name: Taylor Tovey
Nick: Wej, Jew
Age: 19
Nationality: USA
Profession: Programming. Worked for a small company as their main web programmer (stupid idea to make me the main one) before I came to Japan.
Languages: C++, Java, HTML, PHP, SQL (and the like), ColdFusion (though not advanced in any of these languages...)
Software: Photoshop, Maya, learning Blender3D and UDK
Interest: Anime...anime...anime... And games. Want to become skilled in both programming and 3D design, though I can't draw a straight line...
Website: I have one, but not really worth showing on here. Doesn't really have to do with programming of any type.
Bio: Found out I love programming when I was in high school, though I feel my education in programming is lacking substantially. Came to Japan (Kansai Gaidai) to get away from the normal life, and because I love anime and the Japanese language. I was willing to go 25k+ in debt just to come here for a study abroad program, when I could have graduated with no College debt. That is how passionate I am with both anime and games. Met a guy who wants to create a game, and he introduced me to this software. Have yet to crack into it because of school, but am waiting the day. Been going to college for 1 year (in the states) and 1 semester here in Japan so far (going to be here for 2 semesters).

[Pleco]

Name: Dale
Nick: Pleco (Plecostomus)
Age: 35
Nationality: English
Profession: House-husband / Father / Lazy good for nothing.
Languages: If it's browser based, I'm on it. (Expert at none)
Software: Whatever needs using. (I'll struggle by somehow)
Interests: Computers / electronics, science, catfish & 'keets'.
Websites: Far too many.
Bio: Began gaming on a 'Hanimex' then the brilliant Atari2600 (1970's),
progressed to keyboards V20, C16 / C64 (basic!) then onto Amiga 500 &
600HD. (The scene is dead, long live the scene) Nowadays I have many
PC's all self built. Love messing with hardware and software, just here to
'keep my eye in', will try to get somewhere if I can find the time. I do have
a project in mind for UDK, but who knows if it will ever actually reach fruition.
I'm about as organised as a dead ferret & have the concentration skills /
memory of a goldfish flapping around in a hot frying pan. IQ = 12 (approx)

[micahpharoh]

Bio: IQ = 12 (approx)

Wow, you're almost as smart as me!! :p

[srv]

Name: Ramon Schelkunov
Nick: Banzai
Age: 23
Profession: 2D/3D Artist in 3Way Interactive (http://3wayint.com, http://3wayint.ru)
Languages: learning UnrealScript
Interests: sport, music, game development, photo, fantasy, warhammer40k
Bio: My first acquaintance with 3D has begun with Unreal Engine 2. On UDK I work on small project for myself.

[brvasil]

Name: Vasiliy Brezhnev
Nick: brvasil
Age: 24
Profession: 3D Artist in 3Way Interactive (http://3wayint.com, http://3wayint.ru)
Languages: learning UnrealScript
Interests: bodybuilding, game development, cars, UDK
Bio: My first acquaintance with 3D has begun with Unreal Engine 2. Working on 3d action project using UDK

[Epicleptic]

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[micahpharoh]

*buncha gibberish*
yer keyboard broken again? :)

[nvisiongameco]

Name: Derrick Nevelle Davis
Nick: Derrick
Age: 18
Profession: level designer..Well I actually have no job!
Website: http://www.nvisiongameco.com
Bio: I am still in high school, but is graduating in one year. Right now my time is taken up with ap calculus(BEAST HARD CLASS). Also, I am working on a game right now called: Flatline-Modern Combat.
Things I Enjoy: Call of duty 4. Gears of War. Bioshock. Starwars Republic Commando... WoW. Blender3d. 3d studio max 2010!! Spending time with my family. Hangin out with friends.... Skateboarding!!! Listening to death metal (As I Lay Dying Rocks!). Working out at the gym. Math. And drawing and writing stories/poetry.

[Hillvith]

Lee, 24, male, I enjoy games, anime and bicycle riding.
still a Msc student in UK, study Computer Game Technology.
language: mainly c++,also know about torque script and lua.
now I am study unreal script and work in a campus development team use UDK.
I will grauate in 2010 and want to find a related fulltime job :)

[micahpharoh]

It's apparently been a long time since we had any new users :p

[megaknight]

Name: Kyle Parker
Nickname: Megaknight
Age:16
Profession:level designer, Programmer, Character designer (Amateur, novice and novice respectively)
Website: N/A
Languages: Unrealscript
Biography: Im in grade 11, and have consistent 75-80% in every class (all acedemic classes, none of that applied noob ****). Aside from designing video games, I enjoy playing video games (favorites being the zelda series and the unreal tournament series) and snowboarding. This is my first time working with a game engine, and it is going very smoothly.

[Winwarproductions]

Hi, I'm Michael J Collins. I'm not used to forums or posting things, but I think it's good to network. I see everyone is introducing themselves. I just graduated college, bachelor's in game design this past August. I played with the UT3 engine alot. Made huge level for the contest but never finished because my computer kept crashing. So I made a computer and the UDK runs great. Ready to make game, but couldn't figure out how storyline would be set up so I based it off my Shulu and the "Spirit Cryslin" comic book. It took me a week to sketch and put the first issue together, then publish and copyright, but at least I have a template. I'm working on the game now and look forward to posting work so everyone can see it. Keep in contact folks. My website is http://michaeljcollinsdreamart.com Peace folks!! I would love feedback as to what type of game you would like for me to make so that you can play based off of my concept.

http://michaeljcollinsdreamart.com/A.jpg

You can also contact me here or at michael@michaeljcollinsdreamart.com
Peace folks!!

[IrishKilter]

Performing CPR on this thread. Although by now it's brain cells may be too dead to recover! There has been a lot of new people, and I never did post myself on here anyways (that I remember).


Name: Micah A. Parker (Most people confuse me with Pharoh. Officially declining that awesomeness).
Nickname: IrishKilter/Grim
Age: 21
Profession: Service Department @ Heating & Cooling Company, Stage (Theatre) Carpenter
Website: Pocket Sized Animations (http://www.PocketSizedAnimations.com)
Languages: uScript, English, Pig Latin
Hobbies: Carpentry, Metal Casting, Pyrotechnics, Bagpipin', Modifying things that shouldn't be modified, Demon's Souls (Best game ever).
Biography: I started fiddling around with Animations when I was 16 just as a hobby to subdue bordem, where some years later I ended up Co-Leading the "Unofficial Community Patch 2.11" for at the time what was a Mod for UT2k4 Killing Floor, which I like to think brought a lot of life back into the mod before it started making its way to become commercial.

After that the same gang I worked with for the KF Community decided to get together to try out our own mod for the newly announced UT3. That mod eventually became what was known as Black Sierra (http://www.moddb.com/mods/Black-Sierra). It was a lot of fun, unfortunetly hiring people to do work for you was impossible so through my entire BS career (only reason we chose Black Sierra, was the nickname) I spent learning modeling, texturing, mapping, and misc Editor/Engine stuff and now pretty much work a 2-Man team with my friend Corey (Kyben) to get things done.

Now here I am, hanging with you lot working on more game ideas to pass the time while I continue my college studies (Criminal Justice & Emerengy Medical Technician (EMT)). State Trooper is where I'll be heading.

[indie]

age:mid 20s
Languages: C++, Java,C#, ruby
Job:salesman

Procrastinating at work, basically.

[Spoof]

Nick: Spoof
Age: 43
Location: UK
Languages: C++, UnrealScript, AS3, Python.
Profession: indie game designer/developer
Bio: Began writing games in machine code on the Atari 400 (early 1980's), and assembly language on the Amiga (late 80's). Had my own engine until a few years ago when the middleware market started to open up to indies.

[WedgeBob]

Name: Robert A. Morin
Nickname: WedgeBob, 8IronBob
Age: 32
Profession: Day Array Billing Specialist
Languages: English, Slavonic (spoken languages), Programming Languages: C#, C, C++
Software Used: XSI Mod Tool 7.5 (yeah, don't laugh, as I know it's outdated), Zbrush 4R5, Photoshop Extended CS5, UDK Nov. 2012, Poser Pro 2012, Visual Studio 2010 Pro
Location: Outside Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Hobbies/Interests: PC gaming, 3D modeling, level design, Star Trek, app coding, eating out, teeing it up at driving ranges or executive-length golf courses
Bio: Native Northeast Ohioan that started coding in TI BASIC on his TI-99/4A in the mid-1980s, designed levels in Doom II and Duke 3D in the mid-1990s, learned Turbo C and VB 4.0 programming also in the mid-1990s, and Quake Level Design before 2000. Got into Unreal Technology since UT2004, and haven't looked back since. Also started learning how to model and texture within the last three years or so.

[ambershee]

Which necromancer resurrected this ancient thread :p?

[StingReay]

Shaddup ambershee, this is the best thread.

Name: Kevin Reay
Nick: Various
Age: 17
Profession: Arranger (sort of)
Languages: does NWScript count?
Interest: music, art, miscellanea
Website: http://www.pokemonacanthite.com/forum ; http://www.zejroleplaying.org
Bio: Small-town kid raised in the GTA but has since transplanted himself to the sticks. I took up arranging music when I was 13, hopefully have gotten better since.

[NekoDemon117]

Which necromancer resurrected this ancient thread :p?

"indie" did.

Speaking of necromancy and zombie threads, anybody played this? (I haven't; I don't have an iPhone and can't afford one)

http://mobile.indiegamemag.com/files/2012/01/desertzombie3.jpg (http://www.unrealengine.com/showcase/udk/desert_zombie/)

[JessieG]

I never posted in this so better late than never i guess.

Name: Jessie Graybeal

Age: 25

Profession: Associate Artist at NetherRealm Studios in Chicago. (I start on January 21st)

Languages: English, and a very very basic understanding of UnrealScript

Bio: I'm starting my final Semester at Columbia College Chicago, going for a Bachelor's degree in Game Design with a concentration on game art. I've played in a few local bands at some big local venues and have since gotten back into school and into 3D environment art. Fell in love with UDK a few years back during my sophomore year of college and haven't looked back since. I feel very fortunate to be able to have gotten a temp position with NetherRealm to really focus my skills and get some real world experience. Getting paid to use a fully licensed UE3 is icing on the cake too. =D

[Spoondog]

so better late than never i guess.

+1

Name: Cory Spooner
Nick: Spoondog, TheSpoonDog
Age: 31
Profession: Currently "Technical Artist" at 2K Australia, usually optimization-focused but basically a jack-of-all-trades as far as games go and half the job tends to be "consultancy".
Tools: UnrealEd, 3ds Max, Photoshop, Max script, MEL, PHP, VBA, Javascript, Batch.
Website: Had one at BU until it died. Guess I should get a new one running some time.
Bio: Been working with Unreal since 2000, working on commercial games (not all Unreal) for about 7 years. Worked on 3 released games, and one almost-released as of this post, Bioshock Infinite. I experiment a lot with UDK in my spare time, and enjoy diving deeper into the technical details of game dev. I still play UT1. I'm from New Zealand and enjoy most sports (playing not watching), and the outdoors, but mostly just love creating things.

[ambershee]

Shaddup ambershee, this is the best thread.

Pff, I at least updated my bio :p


Name: Luke 'ambershee' Parkes-Haskell
Age: 26
Profession: Games Programmer.
Languages: C++, C#, Java (J2SE/ME), Soft Architecturals (Lua/Unrealscript etc)
Bio: I've been hovering around the Unreal community since UT2004 and worked with UE3 all the way through it's lifespan. I recently shipped Fable: The Journey at Lionhead / Micorosft Games and am currently contracting working on Unreal 4 core systems.

[Henrik]

Updated mine as well.


Name: Henrik Ryosa
AKA: Bersy
Age: 34 (as of 2013 update, wow, this bio felt outdated)
Profession: Animation & Film, Audio Production
Relevant Skills: 3D modeling and animation, 2D Illustration & animation, Unreal Engine, Audio engineering, multi instrumentalist.
Website & Contact: See signature.

I discovered Unreal Tournament in 2000 as a hobby and learned the editor, learned to map and eventually became involved in modding, including as lead developer for Unreal Tournament Revolution. You may also come across my name as a contributor of other mods from time to time. Besides modding, I wanted to use my Unreal gameplay experience for something positive so I authored a series of instructional videos teaching UT3 skills. Since then I have created many UDK videos and have been developing my own documentation which will soon be available to the public. in 2012 I started http://unrealdb.com as a place where everyone can submit projects or documentation.

My long term work is a fiction series which includes a book version, an animated version and hopefully eventually a game. I am utilizing UDK to help achieve the latter 2. This project is the culmination of the experience I have garnered in nearly 15 years of creative work, exploration & research. It is no fly by night affair, conceived in 2004, and began a legitimate studio business around it in 2008. Production has been a long process of research, practice and developing new workflows.

Many of these I share in my videos as well as in the project WIP thread in my signature.

[geodav]

well i updated mine with an age change

age 47

yes i'm getting close to the big 5 0 :(

[Diablo_Hellfire]

Name: Ulrich Thümmler
Nick: Diablo_Hellfire
Age: 25
Profession: Freelance 3D-Artist
Programming: HTML, CSS, C# a little C++, PHP, UScript, ActionScript2
Visuel: 3Ds max, C4D, Zbrush, Speedtree, 3d Coat, Mudbox, MotionBuilder, UDK, CryEngine, Photoshop, Flash, AfterEffects, Premiere, Dreamweaver, InDesign
Interest: Game Development
Website: http://ulrichthuemmler.blogspot.de/

[JessieG]

one almost-released as of this post, Bioshock Infinite.

Oh man. now I'm jelly.

[Ice.T]

You guis make me feel young :eek:

Name: Max
Nickname: Ice.T / Itazuki
Age: 17
Profession: sort of level design.
Languages: English, Dutch, HTML
Hobbies/Interests: Games (PC/Xbox) Level desinging, random movies/series.
Bio: I live in Rotterdam and learned some HTML at school and also learned how to use UE when I was making some random UT2k4 maps when I was 15.

[daimaku]

coming a little late to this thread, but here i'm

Name: Vincenzo Ravo
Nick: Daimaku
Age: 38
Profession: FreeLancer Programmer
Programming: visual studio .net (C++/C#/basic) , PHP, ActionScript, Unreal Script (Currently Learning it), and many others old languages like (clipper, fox pro, pascal, dbase, gw basic, RPG, Pl/1)
3d Software: 3D Studio Max, Maya (little), MotionBuilder (little)
Various: Photosop, Dreamweaver, Flash
Website: http://vincenzoravo.vrs.com.ve

Bio: i'm working in the computer programming for about 15 years, in the 2006 i began to play with the xna from microsoft and them in the 2009 i moved to use UDK, now i'm working in a few projects using this amazing engine.

[ironbelly]

You guis make me feel young

That's because you are young, but then again so am I :)

Name: Ryan Wiancko
Nickname: Ironbelly
Age: 32
Profession: Video Game Producer
Languages: English, French(Quebecois)
Hobbies/Interests: I work, I travel, I fall in love
Bio: Lord, isn't this what linkedin is for? :) Feel free to hop over there for a better breakdown. Done a few things in my life so far career wise but what's better than making video games? So after 10 years of trying and learning that's what I do for a living now. At Ironbelly we mostly help other people realize their vision but we also have a few internal projects that we work on as well and managing all of that is what consumes my every waking moment.