We are a small indie dev team of 13 young game developers working on Penguin Noir as a university project for our Game Design & Development curriculum at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs. We’ve been working on Penguin Noir since August 2022 with the goal of making our game the best it can be as a cute, charming, funny experience for our playerbase.
Christian R, Producer
Christian Ruiz is a first-time producer who likes Theatre and Music, and dislikes pop country and slam poetry.
Cris E, Lead Designer
Cris Esparza has had a love for videogames since first playing on the NES. Along with being a first-time designer, he’s also a certified sommelier and enjoys sharing gameplay of his favorite games with the world.
Sean A, Lead Tester
Sean is an aspiring game director and has years of experience spanning many disciplines, including programming, digital art, writing, and level design. He is passionate about creative expression, and enjoys honing his various crafts whenever he can pull himself away from the critically acclaimed MMORPG Final Fantasy XIV.
Celeste B, Lead Artist
Celeste Burel has been creating 2D art for over 15 years. She enjoys writing on her downtime and programming for her classes. She currently works in front-end Web Dev.
Brendan C, Lead Programmer
Brendan Connolly is a computer science student with 14 years of programming experience. He has worked on 17 video game prototypes, and he served as technical lead for 6 of these projects.
Brendan P, Lead Marketer
Brendan Perry is an avid gamer enjoying titles such as Rainbow Six Siege, League of Legends, and God of War, to name a few. Marketing has been a big hurdle for him, but a good learning experience.
Ian S, Lead Sound
Ian Shouldice is an electronic musician who has been crafting soundscapes for various projects for over five years. He also works for our school’s computer science department, helping teachers and students achieve their goals. Ian enjoys weightlifting, programming, and consuming an unhealthy amount of caffeine.
Aimee B
Aimee is a student at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs.
Morgan C
Morgan C. is a game developer with a passion for art. She dreams of being a concept artist after graduation.
Josh E
Josh Ellison is a ambitious game developer who has experience in areas such as programing and level design. He is an avid game collector and is eager to graduate and get a job in either computer science or game company.
Alex H
Alex Hughes is an aspiring game developer with a passion for programming and staying up way too late. He aspires to work in anything involving computer science after his graduation.
Luis M
Luis Martinez is a student with a love for programming. His dream upon graduating is to work for a AAA game design company.
Nate P
Nate is a game developer who dabbles in all aspects of game development from programming to art to music and writing. He eagerly looks forward to being an indie developer and challenging himself to make a game all on his own.