Last updated: July 28, 2008
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Here’s a random biographical rundown:
Age: 30
Occupation: Content Developer, Metaplace
Location: San Diego, CA
First RPG: The Bard’s Tale, C=64
First Online: KoBra MUD
First MMORPG: Star Wars Galaxies
Favorite Coding Experience: AI development
Favorite Math Word: Eigenvector
If I Couldn’t Code, I’d: Run a restaurant
Favorite Author: Charles Bukowsky
US Patent 6,556,876: Hybrid fuzzy closed-loop sub-micron critical dimension control in wafer manufacturing
Manufacturing efficiency improvement through automation of test wafer procedures
Wow, I was a barrel of fun in those days.
WorldIV role: Website maintenance, sound, music, coding, game ideas, resident drunkard.
Got a private response to something? Email me at tachevert at worldiv dot com.
This all came about, for me, because of Star Wars Galaxies. I adored that game. I did EVERYTHING I could find to do. I was enchanted with the “sandbox” nature of the game, and yet there was still a surprising amount of “stuff” to do from a content perspective. One night, I’m grinding for cash in a solo group on Dantooine (the pre-Combat-Upgrade standard routine — SWG veterans will recognize that. Boy, did those Kunga and Janta hate me!), and our group chat switches over to good-natured griping about this and that that’s done wrong in the game. OK, so I started it. I didn’t mean to — I just mentioned that I wouldn’t be grinding through Jedi, because it was pointless and wrecked the game (from my perspective — I didn’t want to abandon the social nature of playing, but didn’t have time to deal with the “bounty hunter” effect on a Jedi; as a result, I never pursued it and just stuck with my existing build). Surprisingly, the group was sharply divided and the discussion got awfully vitriolic. At one point, the inevitable line came up: “So if you think you can do better, why don’t you go do it?” And it struck a chord with me… “Hey, I’m a professional coder. Why not give it a try?”
I wrote this bio over 2 years ago. Since then, I’ve put my money where my mouth is. That’s right, I picked up stakes, left a cushy job in Atlanta, and headed to San Diego to sign up with Metaplace. Things are changing, then… I hope to produce some cool gamey goodness. But more than that, I hope to help you produce even cooler gamey goodness.
