About Us
| Based
out of Phoenix, Arizona and incorporated earlier this year, Cat's
Cradle Studios represents a convergence of talents and abilities from
across the US. Our mission is to deliver outstanding game play
experiences on a variety of platfoms as well as serve as a development
house for publishers and other developers as needed. A tight knit group
of individuals, we use a combination of industry standard tools, open
source development tools (GIMP and Blender), middleware (Torque Game
Engine, Unity 3D, Torque Game Builder), and our own proprietary
software in the development process. Our vision is focused on games that are as replayable as they are enjoyable while sounding as good as they look. |
|
 Mike Savarese
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Founding partner Mike Savarese, originally from Lewiston, Maine, previously worked for 2XL Games and Rainbow Studios on titles such as Disney Pixar Cars, Cars: Mater National, Baja: Edge of Control, and MX vs ATV Unleashed. A graduate of Full Sail University, Mike's programming prowess is the basis for Cat's Cradle Studios proprietary iPhone game engine named “Zengine” as Garden of Zen, a touch-screen virtual Zen Garden, was the first iPhone app released by Cat's Cradle Studios. Since the release of Garden of Zen, Zengine has grown by leaps and bounds and was the foundation upon which Hexorcist was built. Zengine's physics engine will be at the core of the coming Sheep Shot app. Mike also handles much of the general game design and conversion for Cat's Cradle Studios' projects. Creator of Silly Fights |
 Paul Rheinfelder
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Creative Director Paul Rheinfelder has been working as an artist in the gaming industry since 1996, first as a production artist, and later as a lead artist, art director, and ports lead, depending on the project and its needs. Prior to joining Cat's Cradle Studios, Paul had worked at SimEx Digital Studios (Agoura Hills, CA), Digital Artworks (Eugene, OR), Dynamix (Eugene, OR), and Rainbow Studios (Phoenix, AZ), and Imagimotion Studios (Phoenix, AZ). With over a dozen shipped titles including 3D Ultra Mini Golf, Front Page Sports: Trophy River Fishing, Tribes 2, Mat Hoffman's Pro BMX 2, MX vs. ATV Unleashed, Disney.Pixar's Cars, and Disney.Pixar's Cars: Mater-National Paul brings experience and vision to the projects on which he works. Paul holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Fine and Applied Arts, with an emphasis in Computer Visual Design from the University of Oregon, with a minor in architecture. |
 Matt Maher
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Originally from Orland
Park, Illinois, Lead Artist Matt Maher has worked as a Technical
Artist, Manager of Outsourced Art, 3D Artist, and Graphic Designer at
Cheyenne Mountain Entertainment and MB York. After a short stint
studying Computer Science at Arizona State University, Matt completed
his bachelor's degree in Game Design at Collins College, where he now
is a valued member of the Game Design Faculty. With a background
in programming as well as art, Matt's contributions span from art
direction to design – always with a sense of humor.Co-Creator of FunBubl.com |
 Dev Jana
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Ambassador, Gameplay
Scriptor, and Audio Master Dev Jana's professional history began in Erie PA
where he was best known as a regional musician and music educator
receiving a Bachelor's in Computer Systems from Erie's Mercyhurst
College. After working in audio/video and web production while teaching
and playing music, Dev moved to Boca Raton Florida where he continued
to perform and teach music while earning an MFA in 3D Animation and
Special Effects at Digital Media Arts College. Soon after Dev moved to
Minneapolis, MN where he taught in the Game Design Program at Brown
College while continuing to perform regularly and serving as the
gameplay scriptor and audio lead at Gallow Games. In the summer of 2008
he moved to Phoenix, AZ where he currently also serves as the
Department Chair of the Game Design program at Collins College. Soon
after Dev cofounded Notunfun Games which produced two iPhone Apps which
were published by Cat's Cradle Studios, GeoTones and Sea Snake,
eventually joining Cat's Cradle Studios.Co-Creator of FunBubl.com |
