1314 Marquette Avenue, APT 1803
Minneapolis, MN 55403
612.309.3397
Martin Grider
http://martingrider.name/
resume@martingrider.name
Software developer and games programmer with focus on virtual reality,
touchscreen / mobile platforms, and board game design.
==== select projects =======================================================
Thrive (original board game, mobile game for iOS & Android)
* board game concept & design, published by Adam's Apple Games in ~2020
* mobile game in Unity, released in 2021 for iOS & Android
Joggernauts (2018 for Space Mace)
* cooperative autorunner / puzzle platformer for 1-4 players
* released on Steam and Nintendo Switch
* Unity development & C# programming
VR Hockey (2016 & 2017 for Visual & Hiway Credit Union)
* solo developer on this 6DoF virtual reality goalie simulation
* playable in the lobby with a physical hockey stick at MN Wild games
* Unity / Steam VR / HTC Vive / VRTK
Catchup (2014)
* 4.5-star review at Touch Arcade, 5-star review at Pocket Tactics
* iOS adaptation of this 2-player abstract strategy game
* asynchronous multiplayer via Game Center
For The Win (2012 for Tasty Minstrel Games)
* iOS native game development in Objective-C for this board game port
For a more comprehensive list of games, please see Martin's bibliography.
==== technologies ==========================================================
* Swift * C / C++ / C# * Objective-C * Unity
* VR / AR / XR * SteamVR/OpenVR * Meta / Oculus * Google Cardboard
* Core Grapihcs * iOS UIKit * Shaders * Networking Libs
* Game Design * Mobile UI/UX * Arduino * Board Games
==== organizing / volunteering / speaking ==================================
IGDA Twin Cities, 2014-2021
* co-organizer since 2014, ran meetings & found speakers
* co-chaired and led the creation of a board of directors in 2019
Teen Tech Center in the Minneapolis Central Library, 2018-2022
* volunteer teen mentoring, technology focus, weekly
Game Developers Conference, official speaker in 2014
* presented: "Usability Lessons from Mobile Board Game Conversion"
For a complete list of speaking engagements, refer to Martin's bibliography.
==== work experience =======================================================
Abstract Puzzle LLC
Owner / Lead Developer 6/2012 to present
Game Development, Game Design, iOS consulting
* game programming in: Unity, Native iOS (Objective-C & Swift), C++
* expertise in: virtual & augmented reality, iOS
* contract game development and software consulting
Code 42
Senior Software Engineer 9/2011 to 6/2012
* product design, software planning & architecture
* wrote native code for iOS & macOS
Recursive Awesome
Senior Software Developer 2/2011 to 9/2011
* coding iPhone and iPad apps in Objective-C
Bitstream Underground / Marketing Bridge / Gage Marketing / Clockwork
Web Developer / Programmer / Senior Programmer 5/2000 to 2/2011
* frontend web development in html, javascript, photoshop
* server-side programming in PHP, JSP, Perl, Java
* worked on large MVC PHP codebases managed in SVN, including CMS
* high profile clients like Symantec, Microsoft, Nestle, Nascar
* developed iPhone apps in Objective-C and C++ from 2008
==== education =============================================================
University of Minnesota 1995 to 1999
* honors program
* Undergraduate Research Opportunities (UROP) grant recipient
for researching Hypertext Fiction
==== links =================================================================
* mastodon * linkedin * gamedev blog * bibliography
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last updated 2025-05-23