Tommy Refenes is an American video game designer and programmer best known for co-creating the critically acclaimed platformer game Super Meat Boy. He taught himself to code from a young age, dropping out of college where he was studying programming. Super Meat Boy was developed by Refenes and Edmund McMillen's independent studio Team Meat, with Refenes coding the game. It has sold over one million copies and received awards for its precise controls and retro style. Team Meat is now working on a new game called Mew-Genics.

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Profile
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Tommy
Refenes
Tommy Refenes is an American video game
designer and programmer, best known for his work
on the game Super Meat Boy, a platformer he co-
created with developer Edmund McMillen.
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tommy_Refenes)
There are numerous sub–disciplines within the
programming department, including artificial intelligence or AI; physics;
graphics rendering engine development; character control; gameplay
programming; and middleware tools development. All these are usually
overseen by a Lead Programmer who is also responsible for the technical
specification of the game and for strategically managing the code
development process. Programmers need good team–working and problem–
solving skills, in addition to programming ability.
Tommy has been programming since he was 11 years old at at 18 he
dropped out of college (where he was studying programming) as he stated in
an interview “if you want to be a programmer, do not go to college”. He taught
himself how to code as described the way he learnt as “not very healthy”.
He stated this in this interview:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCpW0WbCVzQ
On his tumblr page he answers a series of questions from his fans including
ones about his un-healthy sleeping patten. http://tommyrefenes.tumblr.com/
Super Meat Boy was critically acclaimed. In 2010, it received awards for Most
Challenging Game from IGN, and for Best Downloadable Game from
GameSpot and GameTrailers. Critics lauded the game's precise control, retro
artwork, and soundtrack. The game has been a commercial success, and has
sold more than one million copies as of January 2012. Development of the
game began in January 2009. McMillen worked on level design and artwork,
while Refenes coded the game; it was tested mainly by Refenes & McMillen,
and their families.
Initially intended for release in early 2010 for the PC and the WiiWare
download service, the release date was pushed back as the design was
changed to include more levels and exclude multiplayer modes. The WiiWare
version was canceled due to the service's technical limitations.
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Meat_Boy)

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Images:
http://store.steampowered.com/app/40800/
Team
Meat
(Tommy
Refenes
and
Edmund
McMillen)
is
currently
working
on
a
new
game
titled
“Mew-­‐Genics”:
http://mewgenics.com/