HIDDEN VARIABLE STUDIOS - Key Persons
World traveler. Wood worker. Skilled Astaroth player. Andrew is the most interesting man in the world, or at least, aspires to be.
Like a beacon of truth boldly piercing through the fog of doubt, Charley often gets carried away and uses more words than necessary to communicate a point.
He is fond of tea, silliness, and wild gesticulation. He likes finding the fun in everyday things.
Hailing originally from the Frozen North of New England, Darren has since journeyed to warmer climes and misses fall and winter - though he admits it's nice not having to dig his car out of the snow anymore. He's just as happy telling a story with music, gameplay systems, or words; in fact, he prefers to use all three whenever possible! He's never met a concept he can't break down and systematize into a spreadsheet. Yet he is also sentimental, with a soft spot for bugs (except the blood-sucking kind).
Quite good at a lot of things but not outstandingly good at anything, David's epitaph will probably be, "he was clever but not wise."
His favorite games are ones he can win.
At the tender age of 5, Diego was tasked with rescuing Princess Peach from the evil King Bowser. Today, he's building his own kingdoms, setting sail on an endless voyage to learn and practice what the tales of the ages call game development. That voyage now brings him to Hidden Variable Studios, where he shall continue his quest! Though programming is his main bag, Diego also admires architecture and building his own creations in Minecraft. When duty calls, he makes his own game art as well.
The Almighty Bones was chiseled out of a piece of sandstone in the American Southwest. His mustache was then flown in from Cooperstown and attached shortly after. Since defeating the submarine level in Earthworm Jim, Bones knew he could make it in the gaming world. He enjoys spending time with family, watching baseball, and playing with his dog, Baby Driver.
Jenny peaked in 2017 with the creation of Barles Charkley's Shut Up and Paint! Since then, she has been wallowing in weltschmerz and systematically hitting platinum in every FromSoft game. Her only hobby is reading comments on ambient music videos on YouTube, which every day brings her closer to transcending human consciousness.
Arriving at the studio under Cthulian circumstances involving a flying mollusk, Jesse has fought on the distant battlefields of PC, Mac, Vive, Oculus, and Console… all in one trunk, on a single project. What does his arrival herald? It might be awesome. It might be terrifying. It might very well be the end of the world. But whatever it is, he'll be laughing all the way.
Liam loves learning new things every day. His insatiable thirst for knowledge is only outmatched by his love for competitive fighting games.
If he's not traveling across North America to crush others in Fighting Game tournaments, he's probably working, or programming. Legend has it he sleeps sometimes, too.
As a second-generation "office mom," Nissa loves planning team events and putting everyone to sleep with her tired puns. She enjoys knitting soft things, baking sweet things, trouncing her friends and family in mahjong, and snuggling with her cat. She once spent three months in college intensively playing NetHack because she "really liked picking up cool stuff." Her favorite game at the moment is Animal Crossing, where she now has a house to store all the cool stuff she picks up.
Raheel travelled all the way from sunny South Africa to be here. She loves to speak in hypotheticals and is constantly chasing a high through code which properly compiles. She exclusively reads fantasy books and is unconditionally and irrevocably in need of a chiropractor (iykyk).
Sairus has always been fascinated by games, and while he may have graduated from Breakout to Combo Breakers over the years, the obsession never waned.
Yorkshirewoman, second alto, and etymology enthusiast, Sarah once wanted to be a farming ballerina. Alas, that didn't pan out.
Staunch advocate for clotted cream then jam. Main life goal: live in a house with a hidden door leading to a secret library.
Games, comics, cartoons, paintings... if it involves pictures it's safe to say Sean's obsessed with it. His primary frustration is that once a night he has to stop looking at these wonderful things and close his eyes.
Tarik loves games, films, food, and photography. It's no surprise that at any given hour he is either consuming or creating one of those things. Usually it's food. Remarkably, he can still do a handstand in yoga class. When not practicing the dark art of game direction, he spends time tooling with company websites and writing about himself in the third person.
Raised in the Golden State, Ted is a casual sports enjoyer, manga enthusiast, and avid gamer. He's a knowledge seeker at heart, and in his spare time, he'll enter the perpetual YouTube rabbit hole to find new things to learn.
This Chilean (with a name as German as can be) might seem introverted at first... and that's because he is. However, if you get Thomas talking about the things he's passionate about, he may never stop. He loves games, music, science, animals, and his sidekick Bob - a cat who believes he's a king.