Michael Callihan
mcalliha@gmail.com
Objective
To obtain a position where my programming skills will be applied to building video games.
Education
B.S. in Real-Time Interactive Simulation (Computer Science) with a minor in Mathematics - DigiPen Institute of Technology - Redmond, WA Graduating April 2008
Technical Skills
• Programming Languages: C/C++ (5 years), Visual Basic, Game Boy Color Assembly, Flash
• Programming Enviroments: Microsoft Visual Studio .NET & Visual Studio 6.0, Borland C++ Builder 6,
FUN Editor
• Graphics: Direct3D, Image Processing
• Miscellaneous: Adobe Photoshop, 3DS Max 8, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, SVN(source control),
Debugging
• Physics: Newtonian Physics, Langrangian Dynamies, Rigi bodies, Collision Resolution
• Math: Linear Algebra, Calculus, Curves and Surfaces, basic Number Theory and Cryptography
• AI: Path Finding (A*), Neural Networks, basic Flocking and Swarming
Project Experiences
Oasis Ostinato: A 3D garden-growing defend-your-tower style rythm game (Senior Project)
AI Programmer and Technical Director on Team of 3
o Designed and coded AI Engine to handle movement and actions of multiple enemy types.
Incorporating flocking, swarming, A* algorithms and Threat Maps.
o Responsible for the creation and maintenance of the Technical Design Document, including delegation
of relevant tasks to team members.
Pandemonium: 3D side view platform game, featuring fully deformable terrain (Junior Project)
Graphics Programmer on Team of 5
o Created the 3D graphics Engine using DirectX.
Including 3D Meshes and 2D Sprites working together, as well as World Rotation.
o Wrote the Graphics portions of the Game Design and Technical Design Documents
Super Squirrel: 2D tile-based platrom game (Sophmore Project)
Physics Programmer and Designer on Team of 5
o Designed and coded the 2D tile-based Physics engine.
Using gravity and bounding box collision.
o Managed creation and maintenance of the Game Design Document, including delegation of relevant
tasks to team members.
o Used a tile editor built by another member to design and build some levels
Work Experience - DigiPen Institute of Technology
• Summers of 2006/2007 - Summer Workshop Assistant/Instructor: Instructed high school and junior
high students the use of C++ and the Projeect FUN Editor, DigiPen's propriety game creation software.
Leadership Experience
o Instructor in Martial Arts
o First Degree black belt of Tae Kwan Do
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