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Friends of Up Down Solitaire

Evan Gilbert

iPhone Developer/
Web Developer

Designer/Developer of Up Down Solitaire

    Well hello there! I am Evan Gilbert, the designer and developer of Up Down Solitaire and UpDownSolitaire.com. Up Down Solitaire is my first iPhone application and was a wonderful experience! I highly suggest anyone thinking about dipping their toes into the iPhone SDK dives straight in instead.

    I attended Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy NY, graduating in 2008 with a dual BS degree in Computer Science and Psychology. The following summer I worked on online gaming communities as a Ruby on Rails developer then promptly return to school to undertake my Master in Computer Science also from RPI which I am currently finishing. My research work for my Master involves programming a robotic arm in my research lab to play poker against a physical human. Our main interest is in exploring the interaction an artificial agent can have with the social nuances of a game such as Texas Hold'em poker.

    Outside of school I do freelance web-development in ASP.NET as well as freelance iPhone development (including personal projects like Up Down Solitaire!). Aside from work, my main passions are soccer, music, people, cooking, and video gaming. I am always looking for the next adventure my life is ready to throw at me!

    What are we without out friends? Here are some great people who have helped me along the way in the development of this project. Be sure to check out their sites and their current work! These guys are always up to something fun!

Shaun Bryant

2d/3d Artist

www.bryant3d.com

    Shaun is a highly talented artist I had the great pleasure to stumble across this past year. His work is vast and very inspired as you can quickly learn by checking out his website. Shaun is credited in Up Down Solitaire for creating the beautiful award art.

Chris Arca

Game Designer

www.christianarca.com

    Chris is a long time friend of mine who I have had the pleasure to work with on a number of occasions. We in fact first met while running an online community, designing integrated features and events for a popular game title. Chris is a highly passionate game designer who simply loves everything about gaming! He always is brewing up new concepts, some of which I have had the pleasure to help him bring to life. I hope to continue my work with him in the future and know that regardless I will always be keeping an eye on whatever project he is working on. So you should too!

Kenny Johnson

Game Designer/Developer

www.kennysapps.com

    If you can believe it, Kenny and I go even further back! We first met while attending RPI and were lucky enough to have the opportunity to work together as well. Kenny quite simply has an amazing ability to see all the angles on design projects. I always value his input simply because I know he will see something that I have missed. He also is a very talented developer who is also currently working on his own iPhone apps (which you can find on his webpage). I had the grand opportunity to be interviewed as the first person to defeat Kenny's new Frustrating Tick Tac Toe AI. So be sure to check it out!

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