about me

My name is Chuck Skoda. I'm dating the lovely Caitlin Jean, one of the finest people I know, and well out of my league. I'm a videogame developer for 5TH Cell Media where I'm presently occupied programming for Drawn To Life Lock's Quest Scribblenauts Scribblenauts 2. I'm from the Chicago area, but moved to Seattle in August 2002 to study at DigiPen Institute of Technology.

My decision to pursue game development came as a result of satisfying the greatest cross section of my interests. Technology is a central theme in things that draw my attention. I've been a Nintendo loyalist, owning every major console and handheld since the NES which my family got in the mid-eighties. I've been using Apple computers since my Dad picked up (much to the chagrin of Mom) a Macintosh Plus somewhere around 1987/88. If you like Nintendo or Macs I'm sure we'd have something to talk about.

church

More than anywhere besides work (and occasionally more than work), you can find me at The City Church volunteering, meeting people, or just hanging out. I love my church family, and I couldn't ask for a better place to be. It's been a wonderful place to grow, and my number one reason for wanting to stay in Seattle.

design

Lately I've held a great deal of interest in design. This is mostly a result of my friendship with Andrew Chiu, and partly due to watching Helvetica. This site reflects my current feelings about design. I like things clean and uncomplicated. I'm a big fan of white space and grid systems. I love graph paper. I'm often found sketching out new grid or pixel based fonts on my notepad during long meetings at work to keep from dozing off.

blog

I've had some type of blog for a number of years. It started as a place to keep my family and friends updated on my life while I was away at school. Today, more than anything else, it's a blog for people like me, and more specifically, people with interests like mine. And just for the record, I don't say anything here on behalf of anyone but myself.

photography

Over the last two years or so I've had a growing love for photography. I made a separate photo blog, because 1) I like how pictures view on black and 2) I feel some people may be interested in my photos and not my blog or vise versa. For a while, I went out of control posting photos, and more recently I've fallen off the map. It's a new thing for me, and I hope to find a happy middle ground with regular posts.

see you around

Thanks for stopping by. I'm probably most active online at twitter, and you can also find me at some of my other "connect" links below. I hope you've had a pleasant stay.

God Bless,
Chuck