About me - Noel Llopis

I've been working in the games industry for almost ten years, although I've been doing game development of some sort ever since I first came in contact with a computer. I cut my teeth on an Amstrad CPC, first with Basic and then quickly using Z80 assembly (here's a game that I almost got published back in those days). However, I continued studying instead of working in games full time.

A bunch of years and a few university degrees later, I decided that enough was enough and jumped ship to the games industry. After a few years working for companies like Day 1 Studios or High Moon Studios, I finally get to live my dream of starting my own company, Power of Two Games, with my friend Charles Nicholson. We're hoping that two guys in a closet can still make a splash in the game development scene.

The published games I've worked on include:

MA2 MA2 MA1 Battleship Missile Command

I am an avid reader and I'm constantly reading any technical books and magazines that come into my hands. Maybe because of that, I also like to give back as much as possible so I try to contribute to the game development community by writing and giving presentations.

Books:

GPG6 introgamedev cpp GPG4 GPG2

Articles:

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Presentations:

When I'm not working (or writing about game development) I like getting out and enjoying the fresh air and doing physical exercise. I'm really enjoying the weather and activities here in San Diego and I'm constantly road cycling, hiking, running, mountain biking, or playing ultimate frisbee. Of course, I also have my share of geek hobbies, including writing software in my spare time, and playing all sorts of games (computer, consoles, board, cards, etc).


Noel Llopis
Email: llopis (at) convexhull (dot) com