Ruben C

Game Design Lead

Bio

Worked at 3Drealms for 9 years as an artist/art director/designer. Worked at Capstone for 6 years. Worked on titles such as Corridor 7, Witchhaven, Tekwar. Loves techno and 80's music, playing and making video games.

Length of time I have been employed in the industry

Since 1992

Game companies I have worked for

3D Realms, Acclaim, Capstone Software, IntraCorp Inc.

Titles I have worked on

Bust-a-Move 2 (1998), Acclaim Witchaven II: Blood Vengeance (1996), IntraCorp, Inc. William Shatner's TekWar (1995), Capstone Software Corridor 7: Alien Invasion (1994), Capstone Software Operation Body Count (1994), Capstone Software Discoveries of the Deep (1993), Capstone Software Grandmaster Chess (CD-ROM Edition) (1993), Capstone Terminator 2: Judgment Day - Chess Wars (1993), Capstone Software Trump Castle 3 (1993), Capstone

Advice

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

The best rescource is your computer.

Favorites

First game I remember playing

Pong Arcade. I remember it was at my fathers teachers reunion party when I was little. I saw this arcarde system in the corner of the room. My brother and I started playing it all night.

All-time favorite game

I'm a lover not a player. I can't just pick one, thats like asking a mom who her favorite child is. Here are some that bring back good memories...... Zelda, Halflife and all its babies, Resident evil and all its babies, System Shock, Comand and Conquer, Knights of the old Republic, Doom, Wolfenstien, Scorched Earth, Duke Nukem, Space Invaders, Mario Brothers, Dead Rising, World of Warcraft, Star Wars Galaxies, Zuma, Diablo 1 and 2, Titan Quest, Counter Strike, Dues X, Wii Sports....... theres more. I am glad to be a gamer and look forward to growing old and playing games till I am six feet under.