Joseph D. Fricano

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Location
Chandler, Arizona (United States)

Contact Information
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Work History
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Career Highlights
AC: The Story World (2008-2010)
AC: The World Campaign (2009-????)

Interests
Games
Drawing
Programming
Mallow Puffs
Fast Cars
Catapults
Personal Bio
Raised in Springfield, Illinois, I always took a liking to creating stuff. I can date back my inspiration, to my earlier years when my father customly designed a series of telescopes from scratch. What some glass, wood, creativity, and time could acheive bewildered me. In this world it's all to rare to see someone take the initiative to improve themselves and invent something great, and although he only re-invented the wheel, it started my creativity and interest in engineering. From there creativity built off of various sources of inspiration, and finally to the eureka moment when I discovered the ability to deviate my ideas past just the transparent form of ideas, and into hard coding, something that could serve a purpose.

Idealing I didn't see myself in programming video games, or any other source of entertainment but as time has grown on me, I can't see myself having taken it any other way. My pride has been in designing all the innovative features, I've seen lacking in games throughout the years, and really progressing them to the point of where even I get amazed by my own work. It's been great working with the team that has come to form under the project series, with a special shout out to Ria Jang, and Cecilia Jin, for jumping aboard to artistically form, and paint the world of Antaros the way you all enjoy.

Project Highlights
I think the biggest highlight of the entire time I've been working on the Antaros Chronicles series, has been the enlightening experience of working with everyone else that's made this project into a reality. Also I've really enjoyed programming extensive features that I've always sought for, and put them all in one nice tightly wrapped game. I also owe this series, for building my leadership experiences, as well as my knowledge of artistic management, and look only to build upon this expertise as the series progresses into a hopeful top ten among the net.

Project Involvement
Project Name
AC: The Story World

Position Title
Project Manager/Lead Programmer

I managed the entire creation of the project from the foundations based back in June of 2008, recruiting the current development team, and later taking on the lead programmer to bring the project along. Everything used here on the Antaros Chronicles series website, is 100% authentic coding programmed by myself, from the main page, to the forums and game platforms, with design assistance by Andreas.


Project Name
AC: The World Campaign

Position Title
Project Manager/Lead Programmer

I've presently programmed the entire platform of the game and synced with the site's database. Everything from the raw code and graphics, have presently been done by myself. Presently just awaiting refurbishment by the design team for release preparations.