John A

Level Designer

Bio

My passion is gaming. I love playing video game and I love making them. I have over 30 years of game playing experience.

Length of time I have been employed in the industry

I have been working as a professional game developer since 1997

Game companies I have worked for

3D Realms Entertainment
gearbox software

Titles I have worked on

Prey
Duke Nukem Forever

Favorites

First game I remember playing

Pong, Space Wars

All-time favorite game

Beyond Good & Evil, Dawn of War, Diablo, Doom, Gears of War, God of War, Grand Theft Auto, Guitar Hero, Half Life, Halo, Homeworld, Legend of Zelda, Metroid Prime, Pikman 2, Portal, Quake, Resident Evil 4, Rise of Nations, Roller Coaster Tycoon, Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic, Starcraft, World of Warcraft

Non-video gaming hobbies

I enjoy spending time with my wife and kids. I also like to watch movies, go swimming and I just hanging out with friends.

Favorite TV shows

House and I watch a lot of programs on TLC, Discovery, Science & History channel. I watch all the boring stuff!

Favorite movies

Star Wars (all of them, seriously), Matrix, Terminator, Alien, Jurassic Park, Star Trek, everything that Pixar has ever created!