who is marc wilhelm?

Marc WilhelmWho is this guy?

mwilhelm@champlain.edu@marcwilhelm

Who am I?•Marc Wilhelm, 31 years old,

born/ raised in Northglenn, CO

•A husband to an awesome wife

•Son to awesome parents

•An artist and a fan of “Art” of all mediums

•A fan of geeky stuff

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What do I believe in?•The creation of original & interesting

things w/ character and individual expression.

•A life of pursuing knowledge; learning, teaching, mentoring & collaboration.

•Fostering a supportive community of constructive game developers.

Early Influences

Early Influences

Early Influences

Early Influences

Early Influences

Early Influences

First Digital Tools

Time to go to College

•Well, my High School grades are not great

•Teachers tell me I’m smart, I just need to challenge myself and find my passion

•I’ll be an artist . . .yeah, that’d be cool

•I dunno, I’ll just go to Community College for now and worry about it later

•College Algebra, Statistics, Macro-econ

•Creative Writing, Theatre, Art History

•Philosophy, Ethics, Logic, World Religion

•Astronomy, Physics, Spanish I-IV

•Got AA, NOW PICK MAJOR!

Associate of Arts

Fine Arts Major

Fine Arts Major

Fine Arts Dropout

EUREKA!•I love science, I love art, music, design...

•I love wearing a t-shirt 365 days a year!

•People actually MAKE video-games!

•I HAVE TO DO THIS!

•Fortunate to have won the parent lottery

College - Digital Arts

College - Digital Arts

EA Academy (1999)

After Graduation: Accepted FT

Position

Working at EA & Maxis

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Working at EA & Maxis

Working on franchises I have loved playing...

Sony PS3 Game Lair

Meanwhile Indie Casual, Social

Games

Casual, Social, Mobile Games &

start-ups

The Indie Game Revolution

Stencyl

So many tools...

Bundles, Jams & .edu