Who are we? We are six UC Santa Cruz senior Computer Science Game Design majors, one art major, and two UC Davis undergrads.
| Nick Names: | Max Fresh |
| Major/Minor: | Computer Science: Computer Game Design |
| Role in Ripholes: | Lead Design, Programmer |
| Interests: | Guitar, Video Games, Movies, Music |
| Favorite Game: | Donkey Kong Country 2, Mischief Makers, Final Fantasy 7, Harvest Moon 64 |
| Other Hobbies: | Music, concerts, traveling, FUN!!!!! |
| Quotes: | "Let's make the game on the DS so the player feels like she's actually RIPPING." |
| Nick Names: | Ironman |
| Major/Minor: | Computer Science: Computer Game Design |
| Role in Ripholes: | Producer, Programmer |
| Interests: | Ironman Triathlons, Games, Movies, Books, Music |
| Favorite Game: | Final Fantasy Tactics, Bubble Bobble, Orange Box, and more |
| Other Hobbies: | Reading, Running, Biking, Swimming, Playing Games, Watching Movies |
| Quotes: | "Our debugging is trial and error." |
| Nick Names: | Eye Candy, Ken |
| Major/Minor: | Computer Science: Computer Game Design |
| Role in Ripholes: | Programmer, Sound Effects Artist |
| Interests: | Zombies, Music (mostly everything), AAA Video Game Titles, Indie VG Titles, Movies, Weight Lifting |
| Favorite Game: | Duck Hunt, Secret of Evermore, Super Mario RPG, Fallout 2, Resident Evil, Final Fantasy VII & VIII, Silent Hill 2, Blizzard Games, Valve Games, Steam Games. |
| Other Hobbies: | Singing, playing guitar, biking, rapping, driving on highway 17 late at night with music blasting. |
| Quotes: | "Oh, I guess it's my brother's birthday too..." (refering to his twin Justin) |
| Nick Names: | awesomejuice |
| Major/Minor: | Computer Science: Computer Game Design, East Asian Studies: Japanese |
| Role in Ripholes: | Programmer |
| Interests: | games, mountain biking, strategy board games, zombies, roleplaying games, procedural game content, games achieving the same depth and recognition as classical literature |
| Favorite Game: | Secret of Mana, Chrono Trigger, Final Fantasy Tactics, Fallout 2, Age of Empires 2, Command & Conquer: Generals, Battlefield 1942, Half-Life 2, Dino Run |
| Other Hobbies: | mountain biking, drawing, Aikidou, Go |
| Quotes: |
"That's just the definition of a puzzle!"
Mee: "Did you have Pocahontas toys?" Chris: "Yea, probably." |
| Nick Names: | Cabernet |
| Major/Minor: | Computer Science: Computer Game Design |
| Role in Ripholes: | Programmer, Producer for first 2 quarters |
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| Quotes: | "Oh yea, I brought food. By food I mean lunch and by lunch I mean animal crackers." |
| Nick Names: | Mia, Mecha |
| Major/Minor: | Computer Science: Computer Game Design, Information Systems and Technology Management |
| Role in Ripholes: | Programmer, Level Design Lead, Play Testing Lead, Web Designer |
| Interests: | Interactive educational video games, |
| Favorite Game: | Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest, Yoshi's Island, Secret of Mana, Mario Kart, Super Mario RPG, Half Life, Theif: The Dark Project, Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver, Left 4 Dead, Kingdom Hearts, Final Fantasy VII, Portal, Diablo II |
| Other Hobbies: | drawing, web design, crafting jewelry, charms and plushies, baking |
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| Major/Minor: | Art |
| Role in Ripholes: | Artist |
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| Quotes: | "You want me to draw a landscape for the favicon?" |
| Nick Names: | Jay, Jah, Amoyjen |
| Major/Minor: | Biological Sciences |
| Role in Ripholes: | Musician |
| Interests: | Music (duh), Video Games, B-movies, Zombies, Food, Non-materialistic Women, Art |
| Favorite Game: | Shadow of the Colossus, Grim Fandango, Fallout 1 and 2, Vagrant Story, Metal Gear Solid, Brave Fencer Musashi, Max Payne, GTA IV, Half-life 2, Final Fantasy VII, Final Fantasy Tactics, Dead Rising |
| Other Hobbies: | Watching indie films, Working out, Walking around with headphones on, Accidentally ignoring people with my headphones on |
| Quotes: | "NO MEANS NO!" |
