Colorado Game Coders

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Bio's	Founder and Technical Lead Mike Croswell founded Colorado Game Coders, LLC in 2008. He taught himself Assembly Language to program video games in 1980 and has continued to practice and study Computer Science and Game Technology for over 30 years (BS in Math, MS in Computer Science - Computer Graphics and AI). He has developed software for the FAA, the US Navy, and NASA in C++ starting in 1984. While working on graduate studies in Computer Vision, he wrote custom software solutions for Vicon Motion Capture, Colorado Medtech, and others while continuing self-study in Game Technology. He has over 15 years of experience teaching Computer Science at various colleges in Colorado and Wyoming and Game Design at both Westwood and DeVry. He enjoys all aspects of Game Development including Art, Music and Literature. He is a member of the International Game Developer's Association (IGDA), active in the local chapter Colorado Game Developer's Association in Denver, Colorado and also leads its Fort Collins' Meeting Group. He has participated as a game programmer and jack-of-all-trades in the last two Global Game Jam's (GGJ 2010 and 2011). Associates Robert Madsen has been programming for over 30 years, starting his first programming at age 17 in BASIC. In 2003 he decided to target the game industry and by 2008 had his first job as a game programmer. In 2010, Madsen founded SynapticSwitch, an independent game development studio. Madsen is a member of the Independent Game Developers Association, and has participated in the Dallas and Denver local chapters. Madsen has written for several industry publications including GameCareerGuide.com and IGDA Perspectives. He has been invited to speak at several industry conferences including National Game Day, the Impact Expo, and South by Southwest. Madsen also participated in the 2009 and 2011 Global Game Jam. Along with his experience as a programmer, Madsen has also taught game development courses in programming, design, and production. Contractors David Freedman is a graduate of the Maryland Institute College of Art. He was the first to complete the school's new Animation degree plan, obtaining a BFA in Animation. He is primarily interested in character modeling, both on the computer and in clay, but does very fine 2D work as well, which can be seen with our project, JASJ. His portfolio can be viewed at his website, Eccentric-Illusions. He enjoys creating atmospheric settings and characters, implying their story just from their appearance.

Founder and Technical Lead
Mike Croswell founded Colorado Game Coders, LLC in 2008. He taught himself Assembly Language to program video games in 1980 and has continued to practice and study Computer Science and Game Technology for over 30 years (BS in Math, MS in Computer Science - Computer Graphics and AI). He has developed software for the FAA, the US Navy, and NASA in C++ starting in 1984. While working on graduate studies in Computer Vision, he wrote custom software solutions for Vicon Motion Capture, Colorado Medtech, and others while continuing self-study in Game Technology. He has over 15 years of experience teaching Computer Science at various colleges in Colorado and Wyoming and Game Design at both Westwood and DeVry. He enjoys all aspects of Game Development including Art, Music and Literature. He is a member of the International Game Developer's Association (IGDA), active in the local chapter Colorado Game Developer's Association in Denver, Colorado and also leads its Fort Collins' Meeting Group. He has participated as a game programmer and jack-of-all-trades in the last two Global Game Jam's (GGJ 2010 and 2011).
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Robert Madsen has been programming for over 30 years, starting his first programming at age 17 in BASIC. In 2003 he decided to target the game industry and by 2008 had his first job as a game programmer. In 2010, Madsen founded SynapticSwitch, an independent game development studio. Madsen is a member of the Independent Game Developers Association, and has participated in the Dallas and Denver local chapters. Madsen has written for several industry publications including GameCareerGuide.com and IGDA Perspectives. He has been invited to speak at several industry conferences including National Game Day, the Impact Expo, and South by Southwest. Madsen also participated in the 2009 and 2011 Global Game Jam. Along with his experience as a programmer, Madsen has also taught game development courses in programming, design, and production.

Contractors

David Freedman is a graduate of the Maryland Institute College of Art. He was the first to complete the school's new Animation degree plan, obtaining a BFA in Animation. He is primarily interested in character modeling, both on the computer and in clay, but does very fine 2D work as well, which can be seen with our project, JASJ. His portfolio can be viewed at his website, Eccentric-Illusions. He enjoys creating atmospheric settings and characters, implying their story just from their appearance.

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