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My internet-wide alias used to be Legolas710, which I created when I was stumped at the first website registration page I had ever encountered. Now, however, I have changed it on several websites to be Gupocca, which is much more original.

I was one of the original founding guys of XSoft, and I'm the only one of us that's left. Luckily, we've gotten other great members over the years! I cannot accurately remember when we started, but it was a while back.

What got me interested in game development first was the fact that I could create my own stuff. I probably would have been like some of the stereotypical new game developers who want to create their own version of Runescape and make heaps of money with minimal effort on their part. Luckily, I wasn't exposed to Runescape so this was no issue at all. I began developing with a trial of some tool which was very limited. Out of disgust, I then went searching for a better application and I found Game Maker in its earlier days. This program was great! At the time, I was only limited by my skill and I could create just about whatever I put my mind to.

I got better and better at this program, and many things can be done through it. Though not as efficient as languages such as C++, it provided me with something I could understand. More recently, I have been using other languages like C#, although I've mostly stuck with Game Maker as far as game making goes.

I also have gotten into graphic design. Originally I started doing sprites. I was horrible at them (at least then). Maybe a year later I ran into a Photoshop trial. Even through those 30 days, I got decently good at doing art with it. I later purchased the full version and continued learning. Now I'm even part of a neat graphic design group, and according to others I'm pretty good!

So, that's some information about me.