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==Charity Work==
==Charity Work==
Big Brothers, Big Sisters of Central Texas - Mike benefitted as a "Little" in 1979, and reengaged with the Austin chapter of the group in 2000 as a fundraiser, recruiting teams for an annual event called Bowl for Kids. “No matter how you choose to use your time,” Mike is quoted as saying, “try allocating a little bit for making the world a better place than you found it.”<ref>{{cite web |title=A Real "Roll" Model |url=https://www.bigmentoring.org/a-real-roll-model/ |website=Big Mentoring.org |access-date=7 January 2022}}</ref>
Big Brothers, Big Sisters of Central Texas - Mike benefitted as a "Little" in 1979, and reengaged with the Austin chapter of the group in 2000 as a fundraiser, recruiting teams for an annual event called Bowl for Kids. “No matter how you choose to use your time,” Mike is quoted as saying, “try allocating a little bit for making the world a better place than you found it.”<ref>{{cite web |title=A Real "Roll" Model |url=https://www.bigmentoring.org/a-real-roll-model/ |website=Big Mentoring.org |access-date=7 January 2022}}</ref>

==Game Contributions==
(List from Moby Games developer sheet)
Ultima: Worlds of Adventure 2 - Martian Dreams (1991) - Programmer
Ultima VII: The Black Gate (1992) - Programmer
Ultima VII: Part Two - The Silver Seed (1993) - Programmer
Ultima VII: Part Two - Serpent Isle (1993) - Programmer
Pagan: Ultima VIII (1994) - Programmer, Design team, Director
Ultima Online (1997) - Programmer
Bicycle Casino Games (2001) - Technology Director
Thief: Deadly Shadows (2004) - Programmer
Mushroom Men: The Spore Wars (2008) - Producer
Ghostbusters: The Video Game (2009) - Executive Producer
Food Network: Cook or Be Cooked! (2009) - Executive Producer
Age of Booty: Tactics (2014) - Programmer



==Bibliography==
==Bibliography==

Revision as of 04:10, 8 January 2022

Michael Lawrence McShaffry
Born(1966-03-26)26 March 1966
Other namesMr. Mike
Alma materUniversity of Houston
Occupation(s)Video game director, producer, and programmer, author
Notable workGame Coding Complete, Ultima VIII
SpouseRobin 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[2].

Mike McShaffrey got his start as a video game programmer when he saw the new Austin, Texas address of Origin Systems on the back of the Ultima VI box, and sent them his resume[3]. The first game he worked on was Ultima: Worlds of Adventure 2 - Martian Dreams. In addition to developing and managing many games, Mike did the voice acting for Nicola Tesla in Martian Dreams, and a character named Gordo in Ultima VII.

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.

Charity Work

Big Brothers, Big Sisters of Central Texas - Mike benefitted as a "Little" in 1979, and reengaged with the Austin chapter of the group in 2000 as a fundraiser, recruiting teams for an annual event called Bowl for Kids. “No matter how you choose to use your time,” Mike is quoted as saying, “try allocating a little bit for making the world a better place than you found it.”[4]

Game Contributions

(List from Moby Games developer sheet) Ultima: Worlds of Adventure 2 - Martian Dreams (1991) - Programmer Ultima VII: The Black Gate (1992) - Programmer Ultima VII: Part Two - The Silver Seed (1993) - Programmer Ultima VII: Part Two - Serpent Isle (1993) - Programmer Pagan: Ultima VIII (1994) - Programmer, Design team, Director Ultima Online (1997) - Programmer Bicycle Casino Games (2001) - Technology Director Thief: Deadly Shadows (2004) - Programmer Mushroom Men: The Spore Wars (2008) - Producer Ghostbusters: The Video Game (2009) - Executive Producer Food Network: Cook or Be Cooked! (2009) - Executive Producer Age of Booty: Tactics (2014) - Programmer


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

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ ""Oh No, Not Moonglow Again!" – An Interview With Mike Mcshaffry". Ultima Codex.com. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  3. ^ ""Oh No, Not Moonglow Again!" – An Interview With Mike Mcshaffry". Ultima Codex.com. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  4. ^ "A Real "Roll" Model". Big Mentoring.org. Retrieved 7 January 2022.