Preparing for a job in the games industry: an interview with ensemble studio's Colt McAnlis

Abstract

In 2004, Colt McAnlis worked as an intern for Petroglyph Games while completing a BS in Computer Science at Texas Christian University. In the first quarter of 2005, he became a graphics programmer at TKO Software. In the fourth quarter of the same year, he accepted a position at Microsoft's Ensemble Studios. In addition to his programming duties, McAnlis is a lecturer at the Guildhall at SMU, a graduate program that specializes in video game development.