Ciaran Gultnieks
Encyclopedia
Ciaran Gultnieks was born in 1970. He is perhaps most notable for his work as a computer game programmer. His best known projects include Star Wars in 1988 for home computers and Dogfight (1993), Slipstream 5000
(1995) and Hardwar (1998) for the PC
.
, later moving on to work for Microprose
and Spectrum Holobyte
. In 1993, he co-founded development house The Software Refinery
, which closed its doors in 2002.
In recent years he has contributed to various open source software projects, most significantly microblogging platform StatusNet.
Ciaran manages data and computational resources with skill. He has worked in many capacities employing his talents to develop software, data and to automate some tasks to enable some humans to maybe work on more interesting and satisfying things. Ciaran has a web site with a blog
and a wiki
which documents some of the random things he has written about stuff with annotated links to some of the perhaps related things he has read.
Slipstream 5000
Slipstream 5000 is a computer game for the PC, published by Gremlin Interactive in April 1995, and developed by The Software Refinery - better known for Hardwar....
(1995) and Hardwar (1998) for the PC
Personal computer
A personal computer is any general-purpose computer whose size, capabilities, and original sales price make it useful for individuals, and which is intended to be operated directly by an end-user with no intervening computer operator...
.
Biography
He was the first employee at Vektor GrafixVektor Grafix
Vektor Grafix was a United Kingdom-based computer game development company led by Andy Craven, and taken over by MicroProse in 1992. The company was based in the city of Leeds, and after the takeover became MicroProse's Leeds development studio....
, later moving on to work for Microprose
MicroProse
MicroProse was a video game publisher and developer, founded by Wild Bill Stealey and Sid Meier in 1982 as Microprose Software. In 1993, the company became a subsidiary of Spectrum HoloByte and has remained a subsidiary or brand name under several other corporations since...
and Spectrum Holobyte
Spectrum HoloByte
Spectrum HoloByte, Inc. was a video game developer and publisher originally based in Alameda, California.The company was founded in 1983 and was most famous for its simulation games, notably the Falcon series of flight simulators and Vette!, a driving simulator from 1989...
. In 1993, he co-founded development house The Software Refinery
The Software Refinery
The Software Refinery was a United Kingdom-based computer game development company formed by Ciaran Gultnieks, Ian Martin and Mark Griffiths. The company was based in the city of Leeds, West Yorkshire....
, which closed its doors in 2002.
In recent years he has contributed to various open source software projects, most significantly microblogging platform StatusNet.
Ciaran manages data and computational resources with skill. He has worked in many capacities employing his talents to develop software, data and to automate some tasks to enable some humans to maybe work on more interesting and satisfying things. Ciaran has a web site with a blog
Blog
A blog is a type of website or part of a website supposed to be updated with new content from time to time. Blogs are usually maintained by an individual with regular entries of commentary, descriptions of events, or other material such as graphics or video. Entries are commonly displayed in...
and a wiki
Wiki
A wiki is a website that allows the creation and editing of any number of interlinked web pages via a web browser using a simplified markup language or a WYSIWYG text editor. Wikis are typically powered by wiki software and are often used collaboratively by multiple users. Examples include...
which documents some of the random things he has written about stuff with annotated links to some of the perhaps related things he has read.
Works
He is credited on the following games:- Star Wars (1987), Domark Software, Inc.
- Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (1988), Domark
- Fighter Bomber (1989), Activision
- Strike Aces (1990), Activision
- Killing Cloud (1991)
- DogfightDogfightA dogfight, or dog fight, is a form of aerial combat between fighter aircraft; in particular, combat of maneuver at short range, where each side is aware of the other's presence. Dogfighting first appeared during World War I, shortly after the invention of the airplane...
(1993), Microprose - Air Duel: 80 Years of Dogfighting (1993), MicroProse
- Slipstream 5000Slipstream 5000Slipstream 5000 is a computer game for the PC, published by Gremlin Interactive in April 1995, and developed by The Software Refinery - better known for Hardwar....
(1995), Gremlin Interactive - HardwarHardwarHardwar is a 1998 science fiction flight simulation computer game developed by The Software Refinery and published by Gremlin Interactive. In the USA, the game was distributed by Interplay under license...
(1998), Gremlin Interactive