Kyle P

Programmer

Bio

I began programming in GW-BASIC when I was about five or six years old. Over the years, I progressed to Visual Basic, then Java, and finally to C++. Then I traded in my computer for a cutlass and became a mighty pirate! Later, I decided that the high seas were no place for a programmer, so I went to Video Game School, and now I make games.

Length of time I have been employed in the industry

Since April 2007

Game companies I have worked for

Gearbox Software

Titles I have worked on

I'm currently working on Borderlands. Previously, I worked on a few student projects at the Guildhall at SMU, including Toybox Heroes, a mod for Half-Life 2.

Advice

Resources I would recommend for those interested in getting into game development (books, tutorials, sites, etc)

GameTutorials
CodeSampler
Gamasutra

Favorites

First game I remember playing

The Ancient Art of War

All-time favorite game

Super Mario Bros. 3

Non-video gaming hobbies

All things music -- playing guitar, bass, and drums, songwriting, etc.

Favorite bands/music

Too many to name, but some of my all-time favorites include Social Distortion, Millencolin, Streetlight Manifesto, Green Day, and Pearl Jam.

Favorite TV shows

House, Earl, Heroes, Lost, The Office, Scrubs, Veronica Mars, anything by Joss Whedon, and pretty much anything on Adult Swim

Favorite quote

"It is practically impossible to teach good programming to students that have had a prior exposure to BASIC: as potential programmers they are mentally mutilated beyond hope of regeneration." -- E. W. Dijkstra

Kyle's forum activity

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