Dave Ratti

Profile


Status	Class of '05, Programming at id
Class	2005
Location	Dallas, TX
Occupation	Programmer
Website	http://www.ratfest.org/gamedev
Contact Information
Primary email

Biography

Worked on Duke Nukem Forever for four years, now I work at id.

Skills

Multiplayer, AI, gameplay programming

Side Projects

Completed Projects:
Moon Wars
Blobby Waters

Officer Positions

Dave has held the following officer positions:

Webmaster	2002
Webmaster	2001

Projects

Dave has been involved with the following projects:

Moon Wars

Moon Wars is a free multiplayer game for the PC. It's a 3rd person 3D shooter, but focuses on short games (10-15 minutes) with strategy, resource collecting, and character upgrades.

Moon Wars is an easy game to pickup and enjoy. Those looking for an easy game to play will have fun deathmatching, collecting moon rocks, and upgrading their characters. Those looking for a deeper game will find a lot of strategy in Moon Wars.…
Blobby Waters

In Blobby Waters the player uses his/her mouse to manipulate a dynamic fluid system in order to guide little green blobby men to safety. It is a very unique game that is easy to pick up and play and can be quite addicting. Currently there are 5 levels and a bonus level, but I plan on releasing the level editor as soon as I fix some bugs and add some user-friendly functionality.

The gameplay…
Heart Attack

Heart Attack is a goofy action arcade game for the PC. It is a simple game that is meant to be played with an analog joystick (though can be played from the keyboard). Its highlights are single and multiplayer modes, simple addictive gameplay, and cool music. I am using this game as test-bed for the 2D portion of my Real Time Fluid Dynamics direct study.
Marble Bandits

Entry for the 2004 Wolverine Soft Game Development Contest Extravaganza!
Theme: Freedom.

Evil Bandit Marbles have captured The Golden Marbles! You must rescue the trapped marbles while avoiding obstacles and bandit marbles.

Controls:
Arrow Keys / WASD - Move Ball
Space - Jump
F - Stop Ball
Mouse - Adjust Camera

Hints:

Experiment with jumping. If timed right you can do 3 jumps in a row, getting higher at each jump.
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Space Pool

A 3D game of pool played in zero gravity. Use the mouse to aim and shoot the cueball. "Pockets" are the tiny particle hole systems at the each corner. Dont knock the eight ball in too early!
Wolverine Soft Bomberman

Wsoft Bomberman is a simple 2D clone of the Super Bomberman games on SNES. The goals behind this game were to create a solid game engine that could be used for other 2D tile based games, and to help game development beginners to get a handle for things. We would then add network support and possibly AI controlled bombermen.

To read more about the game, its design and final thoughts from the developers, see…