Will Winter Game Maker

My ASCIIography

A lifetime compressed to two kilobytes.

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             Hi, I'm Will. =)

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          JL


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    I'm originally from Wisconsin.

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      I grew up in the 8-bit era
          of computer games.

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    I started playing board games
     and tabletop RPGs early on.

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     In high school, I was really
     into drumming. (Drum corps!)

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      I studied art for a while
          after high school.

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   But I dropped out, and ended up
      working at Disney World.

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   I taught myself web development
      in my spare time.  (Perl!)

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  And got a job in California during
    the boom in 2000. (Thanks Jim)

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    I started making indie games,
     but it's mostly a hobby now.

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    I worked at Netflix for 8 years
      as a UI Engineer/Designer.

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          I travel sometimes
        when I get the chance.

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      I do a lot of reading, too.

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      Mostly I just like creating
    things and sharing them online.

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