Who did what?

Every website under the Guide To... umbrella has been down to one person...me; Liam Young. For this particular project, however, I have heavily consulted a work colleague of mine, Alex Sheers, who is an avid follower of Anime, and Comics (writer for Comics International), as well as a good friend of mine, Matt Webster, from University days gone by.

I've been known in the past for not writing anything about myself. So in the interests of keeping curiosities at bay, I've scraped together some cheese on the mugs behind the scenes:

Victim #1

Let's see... I was born [upside down!?!], grew up, got deported to France for 2 years, came back, studied my GCSEs, then A' Levels. Crashed my motorbike - bugger that! Went off to Brighton University and studied BSc(Hons) Software Engineering for 4 years. Tutored in computers for a year or so, then ended up in a full time job. Actually one of my clients landed me the job. Dumped that after treading water for 2 and a half years. Decided to freelance in web development for around 8 months until I landed my current job where I'm now practicing the dizzy heights of IT Manager for a firm of solicitors.

Am also the owner of a pretty decent Le Mans green MGTF - 3 years of hell saving for that. It was meant to be a Porsche 911 Turbo but my cash didn't quite make it that far, fell short by some £60,000. Still, the MG's fast and looks awesome so it's all good.

Victim #2

I was born and raised in South East London, a fact that I bitterly blame for any shortfalls in my development. After some eminently forgettable years at Bexley Grammar School, I studied French and German at Keele University, before accidentally falling into IT Support, where I languish to this day.

An overriding love of costumed superhero comics enabled me to secure a gig writing reviews for the monthly trade publication Comics International, and I continue in my futile attempts to write - and possibly draw - my own sequential opus.

I co-own a small black and white cat called Neko, and recently sired a son, who, despite being quite cute, has singlehandedly obliterated the mere concept of "free time".

Victim #3

What he doesn't know about network administration can be written on a beer matt! He's also bloody annoying as he's one of those people who can write a dissertation in three nights!! Git!!! That said his artistic qualities are ropey at best and his motivation dies horribly once the 48 hour threshold has been crossed, especially when the Simpsons is being aired on TV. So the trick is to load him up with small yet bloody difficult tasks, that way the cogs grind and the wheels turn long enough to produce concentrated bursts of godliness.

On a more disturbing note, he seems to have a thing for penguins. A condition that I fear may worsen what with his continued exposure to LINUX. If his feet start bending outwards and he suddenly developes the ability to swim then I'm shipping him off to the local Sea Life centre.

Remaining Stragglers

And lastly, special thanks to the odd squad:

Special thanks to all the beta-testers (Chimera Exodus, Darkblade, Grinning White Bastard, Jay, Juny, Lex the Zephyr, Mike, Nicholas, Rashnu, Úlfhéðinn and Von Wulfenbach - to name but a few...) for helping us enormously to get Absolute Terror off the ground. Their ideas have, and continue to, help shape the game's progression. They are Absolute Terror's true veterans! We can't thank them enough for sticking with the game during its crucial, make or brake, first year of development. They made us make it...long may it continue.

Also thanks to John Symonds for putting together some promotional art work for the site in addition to his suggestions and ideas.

 

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