Dusted Online - About
I'm a coder slash developer by trade, who likes to experiment with code and graphic design. I'll often spend hours working on projects with no particular objective in mind.
Personal
- Name: Gary Warne... but have always been called by my middle name, Shane.
- DOB: 20 October, 1971.
- Residence: Gold Coast, Australia.
- Email: mail@dusted.com
Growing up in the 80's, I was surrounded by people who loved computers, but for some reason I didn't take to them; I liked sports. In fact, it was the mid to late 90's before I learned how to use one.
32 bit graphics were already mainstream by the time I'd begun learning to code, so I had a lot of catching up to do. As it happened, programming was well suited to a background in science, so it wasn't long before I was coding 3d software engines, databases and everything in between.
I like all programming, but particularly like coding games and graphics related disciplines. Like most kids growing up in the 80's, a decent amount of my time was spent playing arcade games like Galaxian, Galaga, 1942, Pacman, Frogger and many others, and they have largely influenced the style of games that I prefer making.
Skill set?
Like many people who enjoy programming in the graphics related disciplines, I'm formally trained in the sciences; In my case, Maths and Physics.
For the most part, I can code in all the languages that matter (with a preference for C++) and am pretty comfortable with databases, webdesign, SEO, etc.
Additional
Not long after discovering the internet, I came across the demoscene. These days, I like to keep tabs on it from afar.
On occasion, I like to acquire domain names from places like Sedo to tuck away for future development. For those of you who share my colleague's notion that, "all the good names are taken," it might surprise you to know that there are still plenty around. You just have to figure out how to acquire them. :)
Projects
At present, I have a few projects on the go, of which, dusted.com is just one.