Hayden Cacace

Profile


Status	working at EA Redwood Shores
Class	2006
Website	Hayden's Webpage
Résumé	Resume (.doc)
Contact Information
AIM	`comradehac`
Primary email

Biography

Hayden began playing videogames with Duck Hunt for NES. He very nearly quit playing videogames in the 32-bit era, but his life changed when he played Super Mario 64 for the first time and videogames became his favorite thing in the world. Since then, he has decided to devote his life to the creation of videogames. Hayden views videogames as an art form like film, music, writing, etc and would like for everyone else to feel the same. He values creativity and innovation in gameplay, graphics, sound or any other aspect of a game and strives to come up with his own innovations for the future. Presently, Hayden is a senior studying Computer Science in the Engineering School at the University of Michigan. He was the president of Wolverine Soft for the 2004-2005 school year.

Skills

C/C++ programming, OpenGL, SDL, DirectX, Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator

Side Projects

The Shroomz (EECS 487, Fall 2004)
The Sims 2 Console (EA Internship, Summer 2005)

Officer Positions

Hayden has held the following officer positions:

President

2004

Projects

Hayden has been involved with the following projects:

Season Switch

Entry for the 2009 48 Hour Alumni Contest

Collect energy with matching color, avoid energy with non-match color.

Controls:
360 Controller (recommended)
Left Stick: Move
RB: Cycle Control Color
A: Control Green
B: Control Red
X: Control Blue
Y: Control Yellow

Keyboard
Arrows: Move
Tab: Cycle Control Color
R: Control Green
W: Control Red
E: Control Blue
Q: Control Yellow

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PlayPlace

PlayPlace was my final project for EECS 494 - Computer Game Design and Development, completed in December 2005. The game uses Direct3D 9.0 for the 3D graphics API. It is designed to be a multiplayer game using Xbox 360 controllers for PC. However, it can be played with the keyboard (single player only), but using an Xbox 360 controller is highly recommended. A fluid physics simulation is the core element of the gameplay, meaning the…
Arjeebie

Arjeebie was my arcade game project for EECS 494 - Computer Game Design and Development, completed in October 2005. The game is a falling block puzzle game, like Tetris and Lumines. I was experimenting with a color-blending mechanic as the basis for the game play, and it turned out fairly well. I was hoping it would be something as compelling and addictive as Lumines, but I hit a dead end with the mechanic and couldn't…
Dreamcatch

This game was created entirely in a two day period as part of the 3rd annual Wolverine Soft 48 Hour Contest.
Air Hare

See the official website for details.
SheepHerd

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

You are a shepherd who owns a flock of 4 sheep. They graze in a meadow, surrounded by a dark forest. Today, the sheep have decided that they want to be free, so they are attempting to leave the meadow. What they don't know is that there are wolves living in the forest that will shred a sheep to bits the moment…
WolverineWare

WolverineWare is the first true Wolverine Soft community project in a while. Development of this game will be done by programmers, artists, musicians, designers, beginners and experts alike. The idea behind the game is that it will be like WarioWare, Inc. (the GBA game) with a WolverineSoft/UofM theme. It will consist of a huge number of simple, short (as in, a few seconds long) "microgames" each developed by an individual or group of Wolverine Soft…