It is our goal to build the most expansive
and feature rich place for all lovers of
games, no matter what kinds, to meet, come
together, interact with one another, and
simply hang out. Gaming is the new global
entertainment medium, which is made up of
each and every one of us. This is the
place to find each other.
We are always looking for novel suggestions
and ideas as to how we can make Napalm Riot
an even more enjoyable and comfortable place
to be. If you have a thought, or comment
about how to improve anything, please do not
hesitate to drop us a line at the address
below. We will be happy to hear from you.
Back in 2006 several of us were working
in the social networking industry and
noticed that there was really no vertical
social network dedicated specifically to
connecting gamers. We wanted something
that was focused on providing services
and features for and about gamers, as
opposed to just about games.
Therefore late in 2006 we began
discussions concerning the possibility of
building an online society for the very
purpose of servicing gamers. Lots of
coffee, and scribbling on napkins later,
in early 2007 Spot and Rick (fluffy)
began work on building the
foundation for Napalm Riot as a property.
Through the 2007 year we continued to
build up the foundation and accompanying
features for the site. In October of
2007 we opened the site to alpha testers,
followed by a soft launch to the public
at the end of January 2008.
Since that time we continue to build new
features into Napalm Riot, and create
value for our users.
To be continued…
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Spot
Spot
United States
President / CA / CPO
Business Development
Spot handles a plethora of things at Napalm Riot (until he can find other people to do them :P ) including all business development, advertising, strategic planning, investor relations, accounting, and marketing. On top of the Presidential responsibilities, Spot is the Chief Architect for Napalm Riot, and handles most production issues which arise.
At other times he is known to drink inhuman amounts of coffee and tea, while dipping pretzels in mustard. Because mustard works with everything! Yumm!
Matthias Bauer
Moeffju
Germany
Digital Logistics Arch
Napalm Labs™
What can we say? Matt is a silly German. He is an extremely intelligent, hardcore, silly German... with a sexy beardage!
His role at Napalm Riot means that whatever the technical hurdle, he will deduce a plausible solution to make it all come together. This is very important as we build up to greatness.
Matt also likes to play with the little birdies, as they flutter and flap. Much like the kitty cats.
Terry Smith
Nirach
United Kingdom
Community Coordinator
Community Development
As of this writing Terry has the highest post count out of any user on Napalm Riot, and it is his job description to make sure it stays that way. :)
Terry handles the coordination of all efforts to grow and ensure the health of the Napalm Riot community as a whole. He represents the community when the team is making decisions, and ensures the community knows what is planned at any given time. Terry is the gatekeeper, not to be confused with the grounds keeper, which is a dirtier (but easier) job.
Jack Gardner
Mook
United Kingdom
Software Engineer
Napalm Labs™
Jack likes to get naked, put on tribal paints and chase unsuspecting civilians around with Airsoft guns, raining British bitterness down on everyone. All while drinking his tea!
When he gets bored with all that he sleeps for a while, regaining his energy, he is then known to pound out a few hundred lines of Napalm Riot code. It should be noted that while he is writing code, he is actually still considering how much he wants to shoot more people. Namely Terry.
Haly Jade
TheHalcyon
United States
Product Coordinator
General
Haly performs at Napalm Riot as a jane of all trades. Sometimes she is designing wide sweeping community management systems, and then maybe making ice cream for the team with a hand crank. She does sometimes feel a need be kooky and run through rooms naked without any fore notice. These events are usually followed by lots of floor sweeping and envelope labeling. Haly fills in all the holes and catches the dropped balls, and does it all quite well.
Mike Hill
ChannelCat
United States
Software Engineer
Napalm Labs™
The best way to define Mike for you, is to point out that he chose his username based on a bottom-dwelling fish which can be caught using blood and stink baits. :)
While at Napalm Riot, Mike is a code monkey. This means that he does bounce around a lot, and sometimes is caught picking his nose (not to mention other noses), but also writing code faster than most people could dream. He is definitely one of the most innovative and unique coders we have ever seen.
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Rick Olson
Fluffy
United States
Senior Software Arch
Napalm Labs™
When Rick's around, he does work on the hardcore advanced stuff used by Napalm Riot. Making use of his experience in content management, and high-load web platforms, he is an extremely valuable resource to the team.
In his free time, we're not sure exactly what he does, but always have fun guessing. Perhaps it will all be revealed, in a grand finale, much like the last ten minutes of an action packed Indiana Jones movie! :)
Kevin Stacey
Kevin
United States
Sr Software Engineer
Napalm Labs™
Kevin is one of the most hardcore coders we have on the team. He will hack at something until it is completely done. Much like a bulldog which grabs onto something and doesn't let go until it's dead. Except with Kevin we don't have the problem with the smelly droppings... usually.
Applying his experience gained writing out newspapers by hand, while juggling cold pickles, Kevin is a sorcerer of lovin' and dancin'. He likes cuddly aminals also! *nods*
Phil Hoffer
Rotane
Austria
Vault Vandal
General
Phil spends his days sifting through the large underground vault of games here at Napalm Riot. Constantly looking for inconsistencies, missing information, and adding his own stuff, all according to his own personal tastes, and esoteric whims. Every once in a while he will sneak into the retro catacombs and play with the dust settling on the Pong machines.
Phil's Skills: English & German speaker, HTML, CSS, Photoshop, InDesign, Several operating systems.
Jason Hutchinson
Zikes
United States
Javascript Ninja
Napalm Labs™
Jason spends his time at Napalm Riot crafting little chainmail necklaces for his fellow team-members. Usually they have hearts on them and say something like 'Make Javascript, Not War'.
At other times Jason is wrangling his Javascript code. Trying continually to make it prettier for his browsing clientele, the biggest and most bitchy of which is Internet Explorer. The rest of his free time is spent helping an evil mega-corporation retain it's grip on world domination. :)
Kevin Robinson
Amras
United States
Aesthetic Aficionado
Creative
Kevin runs around Napalm Riot with a rag polishing any and all 3D models he can get his hands on. From time to time, we catch him positioning polished marbles, trying to get the models to spin without falling over. He is also known for desecrating the Napalm Riot logo through reckless attempts at resizing in Maya. :)
Kevin's Skills: 3D Modeling and Rigging, Character Development, Flash, Design, CSS, PHP, Video/Audio Editing.
Ien Black
Ien
United States
System Design Spec
General
Ien has a vast knowledge base in everything from science fiction, and the technical details of games to different religious paths, philosophical disciplines, historical social fluctuations, and political implementations. All of which make his role here at Napalm Riot in feature conceptualization, a valuable source for product and systems design insight.
Ien's Skills: Advertising, Brand Management, Adobe Creative Suite, Design, Traditional & Digital Art, and Abstract Commentary.
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Sangue
United States
News Volunteer
Sangue is one of our local news babies. She spends her time scouring the world for news, and making sure that the community is made aware of it here as well.
It should be noted that, Sangue has been caught dancing and shaking her booty while performing this service.
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Irishancest
United States
Games DB Volunteer
Irish is one of our local Box Art Monkeys. Constantly looking for games that lack cover art and meta info. Be sure to contact him - or rotane, his partner in crime - if you notice anything missing.
Other than working behind the scenes, Irish is one to post a lot, comment a lot, talk a lot. All from his hidden base somewhere in the New Mexican desert.
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