I am a Level Designer and UnrealScript Programmer specializing in educational and simulation work using the Unreal Engine 2 Runtime, and commercial games using Unreal Engine 2.5.

    Well, I finally got around to setting up my Picture Gallery, so now everything is much more organized. Take a browse!

    I ordered a 3DConnexion Space Navigator, and it arrived today. A coworker had one and let me mess around with it for a few minutes, and I had to have one. If you use 3D Max a lot, or any other 3D program for that matter, you need to look into these. Camera navigation using it is incredibly smooth, intuitive, and easy to get used to. I will never again use 3D Max or Google Earth without it. It would feel like having an arm tied behind my back. Product endorsement ftw!



    I took another trip to Silver Falls this past weekend, and managed to see eight out of the ten waterfalls this time. Here is a pic of my favorite of the eight I saw, Middle North Falls:

    I just found out that my sister's pregnant, so I'm going to be an aunt! I'm excited for them, this is incredibly awesome!

    It's been awhile since my last update. My boyfriend and I have split up, the company I'd been working for on the side replaced me, and the Make Something Unreal Contest was announced, so it's not that nothing's been going on. Just a little too much. On a completely unrelated note, if anyone knows how to cook bacon without burning the hell out of it and spending an hour scrubbing the pan, please let me know. My stomach and I will thank you.

    I recently got into Frisky Dingo, and I'm really sorry the name of the show put me off watching it. It's Cowboy Bebop all over again. Anyway, season 1 is out on DVD, so go get it! Boosh! (and/or Ka-Kow!)

    In the meantime, enjoy these pics of Silver Falls, an $80 lobster dinner, and homemade nerd earrings. Not necessarily in that order.

    Well, it's about that time. I have received my letter of recommendation from my therapist, I have saved up the $15,000, and I have reserved August 7th (the day after the anniversary of my name change) with the surgeon in Thailand. To all of my friends out there, I really appreciate your support over these past years.

    I took a trip to Spencer Butte over the weekend, it's something I'd been meaning to do since I got here, and the weather today was perfect for it. I'm going to be sore tomorrow, that was a hike and a half.

    I've added a new work-in-progress section to my transsexual resources page documenting the divides within the LGBT and transgender communities. It's interesting reading even if you have nothing to do with the community, and would be extremely funny if it weren't so friggin sad.

    I just got back from my trip to D.C. this evening. Way too much walking, but it was worth it to see everything! One of the highlights of my trip, and something that I had completely forgotten about until I was there, was the Stephen Colbert painting hanging in the National Portrait Gallery.



More soon, I'm almost done reorganizing the pics page of my site. They'll be easier to browse, and easier for me to add to and keep track of. And that's the word.

    In less than two months I will be getting my letter of recommendation, and scheduling surgery in Thailand. With luck, I will be having surgery before my next birthday in September. I can't believe it's finally so close, I'm extremely nervous and emotional just thinking about it. Without this Morpheus ascribed "splinter in my mind", I will be able to dedicate myself completely to the thing I love most, game design. It's been a long journey, and I'm glad the desert has cleared to reveal the oasis on the horizon.

    Godzilla: Unleashed for the Playstation 2 has been released! This is my second published title, after America's Army: Rise of a Soldier. The Wii version will be released on December 5th, so keep an eye out!

    Learning Hammer didn't take as long as I thought it would. Anyone with experience with UnrealEd should be able to figure it out pretty quickly, and expanding your skills is always a good career move!

Now that I've given the map a week to get beta tested on the forums, I feel it's ready to post. So here it is, my first Portal map! Enjoy!

    Well, I've officially fallen in love with Portal, and I've decided to make some maps for it. I took a crash course in Hammer this weekend, and made my first test map. I'm looking forward to seeing what I can do with this game!

    We get it. Transsexuals = gross, hur hur amirite? I'd tell you to stick to reviewing games instead of making lame jokes and skits, but you've already MTV'd yourself awhile ago.

No Love,

A Tranny Game Developer

    Well, we're nearing the end of the Godzilla: Unleashed project, so I thought I'd commemorate the event by getting the team to sign one of the posters for the game! It has found a happy home on my Wall of Woot. Enjoy!

    My boyfriend and I went to Portland on Thursday, and stopped by Oregon City aka City 17 on the way back. I put together a panorama of the Willamette Falls. Enjoy!

    I bought a new car this week, a 2007 Honda Civic LX 2 door Coupe. I've been having fun these past few days cruising around town, exploring the northern parts of Eugene. This weekend I'll probably be going to the coast with my boyfriend. There's a lot of beautiful scenery on the Oregon coast.

    The new PC Gamer (US) arrived today, and I had no idea that the article that was in the UK version in April was also going to be in the June US version! Head over to my Wall of Woot and check it out!

    For the last two weeks I've been working on a demo for ExploreIt Innovations, who are in the McGuire Entrepreneurship Program at the University of Arizona. Yesterday was the finals for their contest, and ExploreIt got second place! Congratulations! The judges were high ranking executives from companies like Amazon and the former head of Columbia Pictures (details about the contest on page 5).

    They also sent me a picture of the team at the contest. From left to right, Dermot Carey, Joseph Smith, Matt Stacy, Jamie Samdal, and Ryan Ralston. Thanks guys, that was very sweet of you!

    It turns out the article in PC Gamer UK is actually two pages, so I've added the scan of the second page to my Wall of Woot. Head on over and check it out! Thanks to Andrew from CG Empire for the scan!

    The April issue of PC Gamer UK is out, and page 114 has a full page article about me and my work in Unreal Tournament 2004. Head on over to my Wall of Woot and take a look!

    In another big step down the long road I've been travelling, I became legally female today while I got my driving permit at the DMV. Yes, I know 28 is a little late to get a driver's license, but with being in the Navy, living in the bay area, then working from home, I haven't really needed one until now. :)
    One thing that I didn't even know was that recently the rules have changed, and you don't have to have already had surgery to get your gender changed on your driver's license / ID card. All you need is a letter from a qualified psychologist with a diagnosis of Gender Identity Disorder. Part of that is the legal name change and starting the real life test living full time in your desired gender. No small task, but peace and tranquility wait at the end of the road. Today is one of the happiest days of my life.

    Well, the game that I'm working on here at Pipeworks was announced. Take a look at the Godzilla: Unleashed article on IGN!

    I started my new job today, doing level design on an unannounced console title. Happy New Year everyone!