Guests

Doug Walker

Doug is best known for his character The Nostalgia Critic who reviews bad movies and TV shows from the past. He also plays the roles of That Guy With The Glasses who answers the weirdest questions the fans can come up with and Chester A. Bum, the hyper active bum who loves movies among other things. He's also noted for having a long standing "rivalry" with The Angry Video Game Nerd. We're very thankful he's taking the time to come all the way down here. So stop by Infinite bits and meet him and we'll be sure to make one of his first conventions a memorable one! Click here for the announcement from his mouth itself!

Billy Mitchell

World record holder for both Pac-Man and Donkey Kong, Billy Mitchell's achievements are nothing to scoff at! He has been featured in the documentaries King of Kong: A fistful of Quarters and Chasing Ghosts: Beyond the Arcade and selected as one of the video game players of the year in 1983 by Twin Galaxies. Namco declared him the video game player of the century in 1999 after the world's first perfect game of Pac Man. He is a driving force in the world of gaming, stopping just for a moment, only at Infinite Bits.

Walter Day

Walter single-handedly kick-started the world of competitive gaming in 1982 when he created the Twin Galaxies International Scoreboard after discovering that not even the game developers were keeping track of high scores. Since then, Twin Galaxies has been recognized as the only official scorekeepers in the world of video gaming by Guinness World Records, G4tv, MSNBC, Gameroom Magazine, and dozens more mainstream organizations.

Arin "Egoraptor" Hanson

Egoraptor is the creator of the super popular "Awesome" series of web animations including Metal Gear Awesome, Gears of Awesome, and Grand Theft Awesome. His newest web series is Girlchan in Paradise, and he recently provided the voice for John Gore in Minigore, a "shoot everything that moves" action/survival game that on the iPhone.

Todd Rogers

Also known as Mr. Activision and the King of Video Games, Todd has the distinction of being the first paid pro gamer and holds world records in hundreds of games. Over the years he's been employed by Nintendo, Sega, and more than 40 other companies to promote their games. He has been featured in the documentaries "Chasing Ghosts" and "The King of Kong."

Benjamin Heckendorn

Ben Heck is the undisputed king of console modification, creating such masterpieces as the VCSp, a portable Atari 2600 and the Xbox 360 laptop. He currently hosts a large online modding community and his own podcasts.

Aaron Pabon

Aaron is a Geek Comedian from Miami, FL who has a personal flavor of performing at Anime, Comic, Book, Gaming, and Sci-Fi conventions. He's performed at over 30 events to date. His new web series BitLulz is featured here on the Infinite Bits website.

Console Alliance

Console Alliance was started by gamers for gamers out of love for video games. Tired of being told how bad games were and how much damage they do, their original films, funny shorts, interviews and documentaries destroy the notion of what a typical gamer is.

Starscream

Starscream is Damon Hardjowirogo and George Stroud of New York City, two of the tri-state area's finest astronauts. Sometimes they make music with Nintendo Game Boy's, Commodore 64's and drums. When not making music both members are active screen-printers and can be found around the city either on bike or skateboard.

Random Encounter

Random Encounter is a video game cover band from Tampa, Florida. Over the years they've changed many members and even musical styles, but one thing remains consistent - their love for RPGs and video game music. Rock with them as they perform classics from series like Final Fantasy and The Legend of Zelda.

goatslacker

goatslacker, born Joshua Perez, is a chipmusic composer residing in Miami Florida. Although style and genre always varies, goatslackers sound can be classified as nostalgic, or 8-bit. Musically, his influences are scattered like pieces from different puzzles. These pieces are then forged together to form a new puzzle with a different feel. goatslacker beams into battle armed with dual 1989 Nintendo Game Boys and his custom keyboard. The mission is clear: galactic domination.

Miguel Oubina

Miguel is responsible for all aspects of educating IGDA South FL members and students character creation for the IGDA Unreal Engine 3
Worldwide Level Design Contest using 3D Studio max in a classroom setting. Miguel graduated with a BA from Florida Atlantic Univeristy’s
Computer Arts Program. While working towards his degree he also worked for Navteq’s Mapper division. While at Mapper he was responsible
for creating 3D buildings & textures for use with Navteq’s realtime 3D GPS systems. From college he went on to found Nuclei, Inc. which has
worked with several clients, including HGTV. He also teaches game design at Miami Dade College.

Derek Smart

Derek first appeared in the gaming industry in 1992 when Computer Games & Strategy Plus (now Computer Games Mag) previewed his first
game, Battlecruiser 3000AD (a.k.a BC3K), which he started developing in the late 1980’s in Europe. BC3K went on to become the de-facto
standard for niche space games. Over the years, he has been a prominent industry player & regarded as one of the quintessential indie
developers. Derek & his games have been featured in many print & online publications, including Computer Gaming World which wrote an
in-depth profile in issue #201 (April 2001). His solely owned company, 3000AD, Inc, has developed 12 PC games based on his industry
recognized Battlecruiser & Universal Combat brands. He is currently on the board of his local South FL chapter of the International Game
Developers Association.

Daniel Ruke

Daniel is a creative illustrator, designer, artist & businessman who transforms visions into reality offering clients the best results and highest
quality service. After graduating from Ringling School of Art & Design, he worked as an Art Director for several of the largest advertising
agencies in Tampa & for a major Florida printer. Daniel opened Blink, a non-traditional agency in 1998, offering employees the freedom to
create revolutionary work while making his clients successful. Daniel’s drive & passion keep Blink on the forefront of art & communication. If
you ask him, he will tell you, “Work is not my life. I live my work.” The word “ordinary” is not in Daniel’s vocabulary. Everything he touches &
everything that comes out of Blink is extraordinary.

Neill Glancy

Neill has shipped over twenty games spanning five console generations, from the Sinclair Spectrum to the Playstation 3. In his twenty-three
years creating games, Neill has played the part of artist, animator, sound designer, game designer, project director and creative director. Most
recently he was the lead designer on John Woo Presents Stranglehold at Midway Games. Neill has been a speaker at GDC and the Milan
International Film festival. Neill is currently a Game Director at Disney’s Junction Point Studios in Austin, Texas.