About the Author

Dr. Paul Varcholik is a programming instructor at the Florida Interactive Entertainment Academy (FIEA), a graduate degree program in game development at the University of Central Florida. Before coming to FIEA, Paul was a lead software engineer at Electronic Arts, where he worked on video game titles including Madden NFL Football and Superman Returns. Paul is a 20-year veteran of the software industry and has been teaching college courses on software and game development since 1998. Paul has written extensively on topics including robotics, 3D user interaction, and multitouch interfaces. He is also the author of OpenGL Essentials LiveLessons, a video series on graphics development using OpenGL.