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Some kids waited for the WoW beta. I built the server.
The World of Warcraft Alpha server emulator, and the public tests that let hundreds of players in almost a year before launch.I was Tamino.
The fan archives say Tamino ran the lost 1996 Ultima Online pre-alpha, then vanished in 2001.The fan archives say Tamino ran the lost 1996 Ultima Online pre-alpha, then vanished in 2001. The Ethereal Void story, and what's behind the 25 screenshots.Zero warranty returns: what shipping hardware taught a software engineer
RackVax, modular schematics, and the testing discipline that came home to software.Building a mixed-reality live show in 2016
Kohaku's World: virtual sets, green screen, puppeteering.Kohaku's World: virtual sets, green screen, puppeteering, and a synthwave theme song.Winning a 3-month game challenge in 1 month
A three-month game challenge, a team of two, one month to build it, and the award for Best Story-sense.