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Robert Madsen, CEO, SynaptixGames, Chair IGDA Indies Sig

Robert Madsen, the co-founder of SynaptixGames, began his coding career in 1979. Robert taught himself the BASIC programming language and continued as a COBOL and FORTRAN programmer. Robert also held positions as a technical writer, disaster recovery planner, and data security administrator. Robert started his software development firm in 1992 and completed his Bachelor of Science in Computer Science in 1998 from California State University. Robert entered the game industry in 2004, working for MumboJumbo in Dallas, TX in 2008. In 2009 he moved to Other Ocean Interactive in Charlottetown, PEI. Robert founded SynaptixGames, in 2011 where he continues as CEO and Studio Director. Robert is a member of the International Game Developers Association (IGDA) and Chair for the IGDA Indies SIG (Special Interest Group).

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Connecting the Global Game Development Community