Collin Hover

Collin Hover has extensive work experience in the gaming industry. Collin started their career in 2007 as a Designer at Creative Services and then worked as a Graduate Teaching Assistant, Art Director, and Adjunct Professor at the University of Texas at Arlington. In 2011, they joined Studio Create as the Design Team Manager. After that, they worked as a Research Professor at The University of South Dakota from 2012 to 2014. From 2014 onwards, Collin worked at Counterplay Games, where they held various roles including Gameplay Programmer, Lead Gameplay and Multiplayer Programmer, Technical Director, Director of DevOps and Automation, and currently serves as the VP of Engineering. Throughout their career, Collin has been involved in managing teams, securing project funding, planning and executing technical work, and optimizing code.

Collin Hover completed their Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) in Graphic Design at the University of South Dakota from 2006 to 2009. Collin then pursued further education and obtained a Master of Fine Arts (MFA) in Visual Communication from The University of Texas at Arlington, completing their studies from 2009 to 2012.