Simon H
Bio
Originally from the UK, Simon Hurley graduated from Florida State University (where making Doom mods nearly derailed his GPA) then went to University of North Texas for a Master's Degree in Industrial Psychology. With over 12 years experience as a consultant, team manager and technical recruiter, Simon served in a Production role on Brothers in Arms Road to Hill 30 and Brothers in Arms Earned in Blood. Since joining Gearbox, he has also functioned as Human Resources Director and managed Localization and QA. He is currently the Producer of Borderlands.
Length of time I have been employed in the industry
6 years
Game companies I have worked for
Gearbox, Gamestop.com
Titles I have worked on
Brothers in Arms: Road to Hill 30, Brothers in Arms: Earned in Blood, Brothers in Arms: D-Day; Borderlands
Advice
Advice
Resources I would recommend for those interested in getting into game development (books, tutorials, sites, etc)
"Get in the Game! Careers in the Game Industry" by Marc Mencher, 2003 (ISBN 0-7357-1307-3), your local IGDA chapter, and the Internets
Favorites
Favorites
First game I remember playing
Asteroids and Tron (Arcade)... or maybe Combat (Atari 2600)
All-time favorite game
GTA, Dark Forces II: Jedi Knight, Halo, Doom, Castlevania, Metroid, Half-Life, Star Wars Battlefront, Galaga, UT, and Golgo 13
Non-video gaming hobbies
Reading, writing, playing games, and changing my son's diapers
Favorite bands/music
nine inch nails, The Crystal Method, Concrete Blonde, Pink Floyd, Foo Fighters, Tool, and She Wants Revenge
Favorite books/authors
Everything William Gibson has written (especially Idoru & Neuromancer), Snow Crash, Star wars novels by Timothy Zahn/Michael Stackpole/Aaron Allston, Eric Van Lustbader's Nicholas Linear series
Favorite TV shows
Battlestar Galactica (reboot), Firefly, Ghost in the Shell SAC, 24, Buffy/Angel, Heroes, The Office, Six Feet Under, Lost, Veronica Mars, Cowboy Bebop, and The X-Files/Millennium
Favorite movies
The Shawshank Redemption, Star Wars Trilogy ("the" trilogy), Memento, The Road to Perdition, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Pulp Fiction, The Matrix, Lost in Translation, The Transformers (1986), Akira, and nearly every David Lynch movie
Favorite quote
"Do what you love and you will never work a day in your life."