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|caption=Chris Spears shaving with an axe on [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hE5i1t4YO10 Shroud of the Avatar Scene Challenge]
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|bio=Chris Spears has been slaving away in the pixel mines for more than 20 years. He has shipped titles on consoles dating back to the PS1, hand helds, PC games, MMOs, mobile games, and even a few smart toys. Chris joined the games industry after his brother tricked him into quitting his job teaching graduate students how to program this crazy new language called C++ at the University of Texas at Arlington. Chris usually wears the “Tech Director” or “Lead Programmer” hat, but is taking on more of a leadership position for [[Shroud of the Avatar]].
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'''Chris Spears''' is the Technical Director of [[Shroud of the Avatar]]. While his official title is ''Tech Director'', he worked on several roles from lead technical designer to programmer and even company lawyer at one point.<ref name="MD_Chris_Spears" />
 
Chris Spears was teaching C++ at the University of Texas at Arlington before his brother talked him into joining the game industry which he's been a part of for 20 years. He also worked with [[Richard Garriott|Richard "Lord British" Garriott]] on ''Tabula Rasa''.
 
:''"In the small amount of time Chris spends away from the office each week, he enjoys cooking for his wife, playing computer games, hiking, and playing with his Italian Greyhound. While Chris believes that any good game is worth playing no matter the genre, fantasy RPGs are where Chris spends most of his time. Most recently Chris played Skyrim, Diablo 3, and Guild Wars 2 but enjoyed them all far less than he should have because he continuously studies their design and tech choices instead of just sitting back and letting art flow."''<ref name="SotA_DevTeam" />
 
== References ==
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<ref name="MD_Chris_Spears">[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aqh4FW1BT2E YouTube | Shroud of the Avatar Roundtable #8 with Guest Chris Spears SotA Developer]</ref>
<ref name="SotA_DevTeam">[https://www.shroudoftheavatar.com/?page_id=26862 Shroud of the Avatar | Dev Team]</ref>
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== External Links ==
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aqh4FW1BT2E YouTube | Shroud of the Avatar Roundtable #8 with Guest Chris Spears SotA Developer]
 


In the small amount of time Chris spends away from the office each week, he enjoys cooking for his wife, playing computer games, hiking, and playing with his Italian Greyhound.  While Chris believes that any good game is worth playing no matter the genre, fantasy RPGs are where Chris spends most of his time.  Most recently Chris played Skyrim, Diablo 3, and Guild Wars 2 but enjoyed them all far less than he should have because he continuously studies their design and tech choices instead of just sitting back and letting art flow.<ref>Dev Team, https://www.shroudoftheavatar.com/?page_id=26862</ref>
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Chris Spears is the Technical Director of Shroud of the Avatar. While his official title is Tech Director, he worked on several roles from lead technical designer to programmer and even company lawyer at one point.[1]

Chris Spears was teaching C++ at the University of Texas at Arlington before his brother talked him into joining the game industry which he's been a part of for 20 years. He also worked with Richard "Lord British" Garriott on Tabula Rasa.

"In the small amount of time Chris spends away from the office each week, he enjoys cooking for his wife, playing computer games, hiking, and playing with his Italian Greyhound. While Chris believes that any good game is worth playing no matter the genre, fantasy RPGs are where Chris spends most of his time. Most recently Chris played Skyrim, Diablo 3, and Guild Wars 2 but enjoyed them all far less than he should have because he continuously studies their design and tech choices instead of just sitting back and letting art flow."[2]

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