| BOOKS @ FINITE ARTS: | Fiction is what I think about these days . . . |
| • A CHILD'S INTRODUCTION TO THE COSMOS |
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A fact-free fantasy of very few words Paperback book, illustrated; Finite Arts, 2024 |
| • WHY THE MOON MAKES MEN MAD |
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Earth's satellite works his wiles Paperback book, illustrated; Finite Arts, 2023 |
| • CRATERTOWN |
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Small town life on another planet Paperback & Ebook; Finite Arts, 2022 |
| • TINWOMAN |
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Half woman, half robot, all trouble Paperback & Ebook; Finite Arts, 2021 (The Starbots, Book 3) |
| • ANSWERING THE EMPEROR'S PRAYER |
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A brave boy takes on a mission Paperback book, illustrated; Finite Arts, 2020 |
| • SANDPEOPLE |
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Mechanical monsters and their minions Paperback & Ebook; Finite Arts, 2020 (The Starbots, Book 2) |
| • FULFILLMENT |
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Chasing dreams . . . the most challenging game Paperback & Ebook; Finite Arts, 2018 |
| • HAPPENSTANCE |
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The odds of stealing an election Paperback & Ebook; Finite Arts, 2017 |
| • GLITTERBUSH |
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Peculiar plants and their products Paperback & Ebook; Finite Arts, 2016 (The Starbots, Book 1) |
| • WHISKEYJACK |
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Terrorists, trains, and trouble with demons Paperback & Ebook; Finite Arts, 2015 (Golden Hills Crime, Book 3) |
| • BROOMHANDLE |
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Supernatural sabotage, spells, and spirits Paperback & Ebook; Finite Arts, 2014 (Golden Hills Crime, Book 2) |
| • SHADOWCOP |
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A murder, a rookie cop, and a shadow Paperback & Ebook; Finite Arts, 2013 (Golden Hills Crime, Book 1) |
| GAMES @ FINITE ARTS: |
| Some of my freelance efforts . . . |
| • ADVENTURE WORLD |
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Online Social Game; Zynga, Inc., 2011 Narrative Design |
| • MOBSTERS 2: VENDETTA |
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Online Social Game; Playdom, Inc., 2009 Writing |
| • MATA HARI |
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Adventure Game; dtp entertainment AG, 2008-2009 Design & Writing |
| • ZENGEMS |
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Casual Game; FreshGames, Inc., 2007 Level Design |
| • PHLINX TO GO |
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Casual Game; Pogo.com Electronic Arts, Inc., 2005 Story Development & Writing |
| GAMES @ LUCASARTS: |
| I spent years at LucasArts without producing too many Star Wars titles . . . |
| • RTX RED ROCK |
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PS2 Character-Action-Adventure; LucasArts, 2003 Designed, wrote, led the project |
| • INDIANA JONES and the INFERNAL MACHINE |
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PC Action-Adventure; LucasArts, 1999 PC Zone UK award for Best Action Adventure, 1999 GB Color spinoff; N64 rental Designed, wrote, led the project |
| • YODA STORIES |
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PC Desktop Diversion; LucasArts, 1997 GB Color spinoff Designed, wrote, led the project |
| • INDIANA JONES and his DESKTOP ADVENTURES |
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PC Desktop Diversion; LucasArts, 1996 Designed, wrote, led the project |
| • REBEL ASSAULT II |
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PC Multimedia Shooter; LucasArts, 1995 Directed full motion video sequences |
| • BIG SKY TROOPER |
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SNES Action-Adventure; LucasArts & JVC, 1995 Designed, wrote, led the project |
| • INDIANA JONES and the FATE OF ATLANTIS |
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PC Adventure; LucasArts, 1992 GDC Spotlight Award, 1993 Designed with Noah Falstein Wrote & led the project |
| EARLY TITLES: |
| Before I got into the biz professionally, I practiced up . . . |
| • SPACE SNATCHERS |
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Apple II Action-Adventure; unpublished, 1981-86 Designed, wrote, did the art (!) & programming (6502 assembly language) |
| • BINARY GAUGE |
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Apple II Virtual Model Railroad; self-published, 1983 Designed, wrote, did the art (!) & programming (compiled BASIC) |
| PRODUCED MOVIE CREDITS: |
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Before I started building games, I spent many years in Hollywood writing, producing, and directing feature films (mostly in partnership with Matthew Robbins) . . . |
| • WARNING SIGN |
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Fox, 1985 Written by Barwood & Robbins Directed by Barwood |
| • DRAGONSLAYER |
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Paramount & Disney, 1981 Written by Barwood & Robbins Produced by Barwood, directed by Robbins |
| • CORVETTE SUMMER |
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MGM, 1978 Written by Barwood & Robbins Produced by Barwood, directed by Robbins |
| • CLOSE ENCOUNTERS of the THIRD KIND |
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Universal, 1977 Uncredited writing by Barwood & Robbins |
| • MacARTHUR |
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Universal, 1977 Written by Barwood & Robbins |
| • THE BINGO LONG TRAVELING ALL-STARS & MOTOR KINGS |
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Universal, 1976 Screenplay by Barwood & Robbins Based upon the novel by William Brashler |
| • SUGARLAND EXPRESS |
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Universal, 1973 Screenplay by Barwood & Robbins Prix du Scenario, Cannes, 1974 |
| STUDENT MOVIES: |
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Shorts made a long time ago @ the USC School of Performing Arts; Department of Cinema-Television |
| • THE VOYAGE OF THE TRANCELESTIANS |
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Storyboards for a proposed student movie
USC School of Performing Arts; Department of Cinema-Television, 1970 Drawn with a grant from AMPAS |
| • THE GREAT WALLED CITY OF XAN |
| USC School of Performing Arts; Department of Cinema-Television, 1969 |
| • A CHILD'S INTRODUCTION TO THE COSMOS |
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USC School of Performing Arts; Department of Cinema-Television, 1965
Winner 2nd National Student Film Awards, 1966 |
| • THE BUG |
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USC School of Performing Arts; Department of Cinema-Television, 1964
Made by Jack Graves, David Hanson, and me in Lester Novros' Filmic Expression class |