Former Fencer (no not the Jousting type, digging holes in the ground, coming home with blisters everyday type Fencer)
I have an IT Certificate II from the NSW Institute of TAFE - i could probably get a Cert IV but it's too far to travel.
I Graduated Junior High School and left approx halfway through Grade 11.
Since then i've had a few different Jobs, mainly in Retail or Labor but my goal is to work in the Games Industry.
Got my first gaming console when i was 6 years old but had been using a computer at that time for at least 2 years
(Started on the Apple Macintosh in Kindergarten, and was the only kid interested in using them aswell)
PC has always been a Home away from Home for me.
Slowly over the years i've taught myself how to do just about everything computer related and along the way teaching others around me as much as possible, so that in the hope they don't have to go through what i've been through.
Skills & Experience
Well here goes, i'm going to try to list all the skills & XP i have with some form of sorting.
I wont just include Computer Skills either so this will be largely varied.
Taught myself Guitar and Piano (Piano first when i was younger, basic stuff and Guitar in my early teens)
I can read sheet music (not fluently), but Tabs are easier to use.
To this date mixed/composed over 150 individual songs and covers
Flatmates taught me how to play drums aswell, would love to have a kit to bash around.
PlayStation Portable
3 years+ in Help & Support
I can fix it if it's FirmWare4 or under / PSP2000 or PSP3000)
Purchased a PSP when they were "Virgins"
Learnt some basic LUA/C Programming for PSP
Source Modding
12 months+ Experience
See below
Source Mapping
12 months+ Experience
Source Modelling
3 Months experience
I'm still learning the basics on this one.
I can create/edit meshes in 3DS Max and XSI, preferably XSI. Because of my animation experience with images XSI is fairly easy to understand but there are certain things such as my low screen resolution that prevent me from using the program to its fullest ability (Some controls are cut off because i can see it was designed for Higher screened resolutions
QC Files are easy.
Skeletons and Bones are pretty easy too, just need to get more confident at creating the main model.
I'm really interested in Model Animations especially Cinematic (Physics) Animations.
Art is always on my mind and some can be seen over at
DeviantART.com
Map-wise i don't have much released to the public but you can download some from my
Garrysmod.org Profile
Interesting Links Information
Here are some links that have changed my life in one way or another, thought they would be worth sharing here if anywhere...
Incredible Documentary on Half-Life 2. As i don't live in USA i don't know this is true or not, but i would describe that Doco as "HL2 - Behind the Blow"
That story changed the way i view Valve forever, and for the Good too :)