No One Asked, But You Get It Anyways!
Sorry about the lack of formatting on this page...I really didn't care to format it...at all. :)
I am known as Dave Perry in that bizzare thing known as "real life". I have been online for so long that the "real world" seems to be the illusionary world now.
Although I am originally from Tennessee, I still consider myself a Vermonter, since that's where I grew up. I've always been a loner in this world, and have never had very many
friends. But frankly, I like it that way...every time I think I've found a friend, they end up being a backstabbing traitor. So, in order to avoid being burned one more time,
I decided to avoid ever getting too close to anyone. My wife agrees, as she's experienced the exact same thing.
But enough about all that garbage.
Past and present experiences of note:
I was a radio DJ at WRUV at UVM in Burlington Vermont under the name "Nekrophidius". My genre of interest was metal, with a particular emphasis on Scandinavian black metal. My
radio show was called "Satan's Meatwagon". This was waaaaaaaay back in the day...I'm talking 1997-1998. I even served as Metal Director for a brief amount of time, before
realizing that very few of the othe metal DJs shared my appreciation for black metal. Oh well, their loss.
I was the original founder and lead programmer of the twice-defunct development group known as Lost socK software (est 1996). We were a rather disorganized unit the first time, with over a
dozen members at one point in time. The first incarnation of LSS disappeared not long after a misunderstanding and fight with the owner of the host of our website. The second
incarnation of LSS came a couple of years later (around 2002 or so). I was contacted about past LSS projects by someone who was inspired by our old work, and we actually worked
out a plan to resurrect the LSS label. A third person came on about a year or so later. Unfortunately, we never actually did much together, and the label again fell apart. The
two guys who were part of LSS set out on a project of their own, which they successfully completed and released. The LSS label is now dead and gone.
For a short while, all of its worthwhile projects were brought to Plantasy Studios, run by the very fiery, opinionated, and gender-confused Z!re, the man/woman/whatever behind
the MMORPG FieldView.
Frozen Utopia, est 2005, has been the first truly successful group I've ever managed to keep together. Though there have been times where I wonder how long it will last, the
dedication each person brings to the table is unmistakable. Though I never truly asked for it, I am ultimately "the boss". We have four amazing artists on staff, along with
three excellent musicians. Myself and another handle programming duties, and then we have one person dedicated to quality control. We are spread out across many places, but it
seems as if we're all in the same place because of how well we all work together. That dedication and team effort has proven its worth, as we have our first major production
almost ready for pressing. We may be working with outdated hardware that had low market penetration during its "real" lifespan, but it's the love of our work that keeps us
going.
And then...enter Eponasoft. After abandoning Plantasy Studios, I decided to "go it alone" in my PC projects. But after time, I decided that they needed a proper home. My wife
and I are both horse lovers and pagan, and she has from time to time used the nickname "Epona-Rhi" (Rhi being short for Rhiannon, one of her nicknames), so we decided on
"Eponasoft". So, Eponasoft was supposed to be our PC software label...until an IRC friend, Bt Garner, got me into Nintendo DS development. Eponasoft expanded to include the DS,
and then expanded to include more members as well. Two major products are planned at the moment.
So...how do the bills get paid? My wife and I work as merchandisers for a company in New York. The pay is excellent, and we work whenever we want to...no schedules, no
timecards, no dealing with corporate BS or red tape.
Not much else to write, really...
