Visual Resume of Sam Samora

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Take 25 years gaming experience

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I've been playing video games since I was a baby. They've been something that I've always enjoyed doing, and it wasn't long after my first time playing that I knew that working with games was what I wanted to do for the rest of my life. I used to tell adults that, when I grew up, I wanted to make games! It was that vague because for one, I didn't know what all went into making games and how complex they were, and two, it didn't really matter. As long as I was out there, in the industry, contributing to the process of actually making a game, I would've been happy. And that was my dream. Now fast forward a few years, and I'm in school learning the skills I need to pursue that dream. On top of that, while I've been attending classes I've realized what it is that I can offer the industry when I get out, and that is someone who can stay on task, keep motivated when things break, and there's bugs, and the code's a mess, but also someone who can work with a team on a bigger project with people I don't particularly care for, and that's something I think is important no matter what you do. My main goal right now, as far as a career goes, is to have my own indie company, working with cool people who love what they're doing, because I love what I'm doing.

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Take 25 years gaming experience

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Add C++ and C# skills

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Multiply by desire and dedication

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And you get me

Sam

Samora

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Cooperative

Independent

Creator

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Former member of Lightning Wolf game studios

This was me

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Designed and developed Time Gate

core systems

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As well as dev tools

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I’m also a capable independent developer

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Won Course Director’s Award for two-week project

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Self-motivated

Good at staying on task

Willing to manage others

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But came back ready to tackle my problem areas

I failed a couple classes

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Patience and determination

“It always seems impossible until it is done”

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Confident debugger

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I plan on having my own indie company

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With its own award-winning titles

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Developed by its fearless team

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So what does success mean to me?

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Being there for my girls

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While getting to be part of the gaming industry

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Designing fun things to play

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Creating happy gamers

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