AbouttheReviewers
JoshuaByromhasbeenprogrammingandgamingforovertwodecades,andhaswritten
numerousarticlesonthesubjectsofgameprogrammingandartificialintelligence.Around
theageofeight,hewasintroducedtocomputersbyhisfather,whichgeneratedinhima
deepinterestforcomputerscience,particularlycomputerprogramming.
Sincethen,JoshuahaswrittencodeforcompaniessuchasBMCSolutionsInc.,
AutoTrader.com,andElitePropertyServicesLLC.Hehasalsoworkedforthearmy,
wherehewrotegeneticalgorithmsfortheU.S.Military.Currently,heworksasasoftware
architect,wherehedevelopsandmaintainswebapplicationsforlocallawyers,realtors,
andretailers.
Inaddition,Joshuawritesprogrammingarticlesforonlinepublishing,runsasmall
businessthatcreatesandpublishesindependentmobileandwebapplications,and
providescodeconsultingforindiestart-ups.
Currently,JoshuaislocatedinNewnan,GA,andwhenheisn’tlostthousandsoflines
deepincode,helikestoreadbothproseandpoetry,orplayvideogames.
MichelePirovanoisafreelancegamedeveloperandgameresearcherbasedinBergamo,
Italy.HeholdsaPhDincomputersciencefromthePolitecnicodiMilano,wherehe
graduatedwithathesisonthedesignofautonomousexergamingsystems.
Hismaininterestistheapplicationofartificialintelligence,proceduralcontentgeneration,
andcomplexmathematicalsystemstovideogames.Hehaswrittenmanyarticlesonthe
useofcomputationalintelligenceingames,andcontinuestoinvestigatebothserious
gamesandappliedAI.
Heisalsothefounderoftheindependentone-mangamedevelopmentstudioCuriosity
KilledtheCat.Heiscurrentlyworkingon.Age,arogue-litevillagesimulationgame.He
alsolovescats.
TillRiemerisagamedeveloperfromGermany.HeiscurrentlylivinginCopenhagen,
whereheisworkingontheupcomingRPGExpeditions:VikingatindiedeveloperLogic
Artists.
Asateenager,Tillstartedtogetintoprogrammingandhasalwaysbeenfascinatedwith
theprospectsofadaptiveAIinvideogames.Hejoinedthegamesindustryasa
programmerontheacclaimedRPGBlackguardsatDaedalicin2013,andrecently
receivedanMScingamestechnologyfromtheITUniversityofCopenhagen,wherehe
conductedhismaster’sthesisaboutthecreationofproceduralsidequestsforrole-playing
games.Previously,hereceivedaBScincomputerscience.
Inhisfreetime,heworksonasideprojectcalledDrakkNavis,aship-racinggamefor
tablets,butalsolovestositdownwithaguitaronceinawhile.Heisalsopartoftheteam
organizingeventsfortheCopenhagenIndiesceneandhasrepresentedtheDanishGlobal
GameJamorganizersatGDCin2015.YoucanfollowhimonTwitterat@TillRiemer.
GennaroVessioreceivedtheLaureaMagistraledegreeininformaticsfromthe