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| name = Michael Lawrence McShaffry |
| name = Michael Lawrence McShaffry |
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| other_names = Mr. Mike |
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| birth_date = {{birth date|1966|3|26|df=y}} |
| birth_date = {{birth date|1966|3|26|df=y}} |
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| birth_place = [[Fort Worth, Texas]] |
| birth_place = [[Fort Worth, Texas]] |
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| alma_mater = [[University of Houston]] |
| alma_mater = [[University of Houston]] |
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| spouse = Robin Chenowith McShaffry |
| spouse = Robin Chenowith McShaffry |
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| occupation = Video game director, producer, and programmer, author |
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'''Mike McShaffry''' is a [[video game|video]] [[game programmer]],<ref name="MichaelChen2006">{{cite book|last1=Michael|first1=David R.|last2=Chen|first2=Sande|title=Serious games: games that educate, train and inform|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=49kTAQAAIAAJ|accessdate=18 May 2011|year=2006|publisher=Thomson Course Technology|isbn=978-1-59200-622-9|page=71}}</ref> [[entrepreneur]] and [[author]]. He is known as the director of ''[[Ultima VIII: Pagan]]''. He graduated from the [[University of Houston]] and began his [[video game industry]] career working for [[Origin Systems]] in 1990. He worked on titles such as ''[[Martian Dreams]]'', ''[[Ultima VII: The Black Gate]]'', ''[[Ultima VIII: Pagan]]'', ''[[Ultima IX: Ascension]]'' and ''[[Ultima Online]]''. In 1997 he formed his own company [[Tornado Alley]]. He has since worked at [[Glass Eye Entertainment]], producing ''Microsoft Casino''. |
'''Mike McShaffry''' , a.k.a. "Mr. Mike," is a [[video game|video]] [[game programmer]],<ref name="MichaelChen2006">{{cite book|last1=Michael|first1=David R.|last2=Chen|first2=Sande|title=Serious games: games that educate, train and inform|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=49kTAQAAIAAJ|accessdate=18 May 2011|year=2006|publisher=Thomson Course Technology|isbn=978-1-59200-622-9|page=71}}</ref> [[entrepreneur]] and [[author]]. He is known as the director of ''[[Ultima VIII: Pagan]]''. He graduated from the [[University of Houston]] and began his [[video game industry]] career working for [[Origin Systems]] in 1990. He worked on titles such as ''[[Martian Dreams]]'', ''[[Ultima VII: The Black Gate]]'', ''[[Ultima VIII: Pagan]]'', ''[[Ultima IX: Ascension]]'' and ''[[Ultima Online]]''. In 1997 he formed his own company [[Tornado Alley]]. He has since worked at [[Glass Eye Entertainment]], producing ''Microsoft Casino''. |
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Since 2003, his book, Game Coding Complete, a comprehensive hands-on guide to developing commercial quality games has been updated and reprinted four times, expanding with each iteration. |
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==Bibliography== |
==Bibliography== |
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Michael Lawrence McShaffry | |
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| Born | 26 March 1966 |
| Other names | Mr. Mike |
| Alma mater | University of Houston |
| Occupation(s) | Video game director, producer, and programmer, author |
| Spouse | Robin Chenowith McShaffry |
Mike McShaffry , a.k.a. "Mr. Mike," is a video game programmer,[1] entrepreneur and author. He is known as the director of Ultima VIII: Pagan. He graduated from the University of Houston and began his video game industry career working for Origin Systems in 1990. He worked on titles such as Martian Dreams, Ultima VII: The Black Gate, Ultima VIII: Pagan, Ultima IX: Ascension and Ultima Online. In 1997 he formed his own company Tornado Alley. He has since worked at Glass Eye Entertainment, producing Microsoft Casino.
Since 2003, his book, Game Coding Complete, a comprehensive hands-on guide to developing commercial quality games has been updated and reprinted four times, expanding with each iteration.
Bibliography
- McShaffry, Mike (2003). Game Coding Complete. Paraglyph Press. ISBN 978-1-93211-175-0. (600 pages)
- McShaffry, Mike (2005). Game Coding Complete, 2nd Edition. Paraglyph Press. ISBN 978-1-93211-191-0. (850 pages)
- McShaffry, Mike (2009). Game Coding Complete, 3rd Edition. Charles River Media. ISBN 978-1-58450-680-5. (908 pages)
- McShaffry, Mike (2012). Game Coding Complete, 4th Edition. Cengage Learning. ISBN 978-1-13377-657-4. (960 pages) co-authored with David "Rez" Graham
References
- ^ Michael, David R.; Chen, Sande (2006). Serious games: games that educate, train and inform. Thomson Course Technology. p. 71. ISBN 978-1-59200-622-9. Retrieved 18 May 2011.
External links
- Mike McShaffry profile from MobyGames
- Mike McShaffry's website
- Interview with Mike McShaffry 2014
- Mike McShaffry's Amazon Author page
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