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A twenty year veteran of the computer entertainment industry Andrea
Pessino was, before co-founding Ready At Dawn Studios®, a Senior Software Engineer with leading game developer Blizzard
Entertainment®. He has authored core technologies for several published Blizzard blockbusters
such as WarCraft III: Reign of Chaos®, its recent expansion WarCraft III: The Frozen Throne®,
and has contributed technology for Blizzard's for Blizzard′s MMORPG World of WarCraft®.
Before Blizzard, Andrea was a Senior Software Scientist with MetaCreations Corp.®, where
he co-authored a number of best-selling graphics applications, including: Kai′s Power Tools®,
KPT Convolver®, Kai′s Photo Soap®, Kai′s Photo Show®, Bryce® and Kai′s Power Goo®, for which
he received numerous industry accolades, including the 1996 PC Magazine "Graphics Software of
the Year" award.
Andrea is now a co-founder and the Technical Director of Ready At Dawn Studios®. He supervises all the engine
architecture and R&D
A classically trained musician, Andrea has degrees in composition, harmony and music theory,
and he is an accomplished pianist. He continues to this day to compose for the concert hall.
His works have been performed by various ensembles and orchestras around the world. His orchestration
work on the cinematics for Blizzard′s Diablo II® earned him the 2001 IGDA Game Developers Choice
Award for "Excellence in Audio."
A native of Italy, Andrea has lived and worked in California since 1990.
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