Maid Marian Entertainment
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Maid Marian Entertainment (sometimes shortened to MME) is a gaming site/company produced by Gene Endrody and other respective parties. It was the original home of Sherwood , which later evolved into Sherwood Dungeon, with the addition of an in-game dungeon
. Other games created by MME include Club Marian, Moonbase, Marian's World (an older version of Club Marian, sometimes considered distinct games due to the big differences), Tankball, Tankball 2 (the same situation), Ratinator and Colin's Crazy Carrera.
Gene Endrody is the founder and president of MaidMarian Entertainment, being the creator of Sherwood and Sherwood Dungeon . In-game, he is commonly known as "Sir Gene".
Gene Endrody has worked in computer graphics and digital media for over fifteen years. As the co-founder of VFX Digital Solutions in 1992, he supplied digital video systems and services to production companies, cable stations and government agencies. The company became established as a leading source of information and digital video products in Western Canada
.
With Principal Instructor Certification from Alias/Wavefront
on Maya and Power Animator, Gene's taught 3D modeling and animation for over ten years. As Department Head at the Center for Digital Imaging and Sound, (currently the Art Institute of Vancouver
) Gene managed a team of instructors, designed the Digital Arts Masters Program and was awarded an Honorary Diploma by the faculty in 1998. He has worked as an Instructor and Program Head in the British Columbia Institute of Technology
's New Media Centre of Excellence, where he helped design the Digital Animation Program.
As a Technical Art Director
at Radical Games
, Gene Endrody has worked on a variety of projects, creating games for the Xbox
, GameCube and PlayStation 2
game consoles. Over the past decade, Radical
has grown to become the world’s largest independent developers of interactive entertainment titles and 3D graphics software. Gene’s duties as Technical Art Director included production design, prototype development, special effects and training.
As the founder of Maid Marian Entertainment, Gene Endrody produces 3D web-games for gaming portals and direct to consumer digital distribution. Maid Marian Entertainment specializes in community oriented, next-generation web based games. Gene’s work was nominated for a People’s Choice Award at UCON2001 in New York and Maidmarian.com currently gets over 1,000,000 unique visitors a month.
Maid Marian Entertainment released Ratinator, a 3D arcade/shooter through Shockwave.com in September, 2003. Ratinator made it to the #3 spot in Top Action Games at Shockwave.com, averaging 4 out of 5 stars in user reviews and played over 40,000 times per day. Ratinator also made The Adrenaline Vault
's list of Top Shareware Games for 2003.
Gene Endrody is currently working on a major update for Sherwood Dungeon, which involves him porting the entire game to Flash.
Dungeon
A dungeon is a room or cell in which prisoners are held, especially underground. Dungeons are generally associated with medieval castles, though their association with torture probably belongs more to the Renaissance period...
. Other games created by MME include Club Marian, Moonbase, Marian's World (an older version of Club Marian, sometimes considered distinct games due to the big differences), Tankball, Tankball 2 (the same situation), Ratinator and Colin's Crazy Carrera.
History
The URL (maidmarian.com) had been reserved since 1996 by Gene Endrody, without a clear concept.Gene Endrody is the founder and president of MaidMarian Entertainment, being the creator of Sherwood and Sherwood Dungeon . In-game, he is commonly known as "Sir Gene".
Gene Endrody has worked in computer graphics and digital media for over fifteen years. As the co-founder of VFX Digital Solutions in 1992, he supplied digital video systems and services to production companies, cable stations and government agencies. The company became established as a leading source of information and digital video products in Western Canada
Western Canada
Western Canada, also referred to as the Western provinces and commonly as the West, is a region of Canada that includes the four provinces west of the province of Ontario.- Provinces :...
.
With Principal Instructor Certification from Alias/Wavefront
Alias Systems Corporation
Alias Systems Corporation , headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, was a software company that produced high-end 3D graphics software. The company was formed in 1995 when Silicon Graphics bought Alias Research, which was founded in 1983, and Wavefront Technologies, founded in 1984, then merged...
on Maya and Power Animator, Gene's taught 3D modeling and animation for over ten years. As Department Head at the Center for Digital Imaging and Sound, (currently the Art Institute of Vancouver
The Art Institute of Vancouver
The Art Institute of Vancouver is one of The Art Institutes, a system of over 45 educational institutions located throughout North America, providing education in design, media arts, event management, fashion and culinary arts...
) Gene managed a team of instructors, designed the Digital Arts Masters Program and was awarded an Honorary Diploma by the faculty in 1998. He has worked as an Instructor and Program Head in the British Columbia Institute of Technology
British Columbia Institute of Technology
The British Columbia Institute of Technology , is a public, coeducational, academic institution of higher education in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada. The polytechnic has five campuses located in the Metro Vancouver region, with the main campus in Burnaby...
's New Media Centre of Excellence, where he helped design the Digital Animation Program.
As a Technical Art Director
Art director
The art director is a person who supervise the creative process of a design.The term 'art director' is a blanket title for a variety of similar job functions in advertising, publishing, film and television, the Internet, and video games....
at Radical Games
Radical Entertainment
Radical Entertainment is a video game developer based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It was founded in 1991 and previously developed games for game publishers such as THQ, Microsoft and Fox Interactive. It is now an entirely owned subsidiary of Activision Blizzard after being acquired by...
, Gene Endrody has worked on a variety of projects, creating games for the Xbox
Xbox
The Xbox is a sixth-generation video game console manufactured by Microsoft. It was released on November 15, 2001 in North America, February 22, 2002 in Japan, and March 14, 2002 in Australia and Europe and is the predecessor to the Xbox 360. It was Microsoft's first foray into the gaming console...
, GameCube and PlayStation 2
PlayStation 2
The PlayStation 2 is a sixth-generation video game console manufactured by Sony as part of the PlayStation series. Its development was announced in March 1999 and it was first released on March 4, 2000, in Japan...
game consoles. Over the past decade, Radical
Radical Entertainment
Radical Entertainment is a video game developer based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It was founded in 1991 and previously developed games for game publishers such as THQ, Microsoft and Fox Interactive. It is now an entirely owned subsidiary of Activision Blizzard after being acquired by...
has grown to become the world’s largest independent developers of interactive entertainment titles and 3D graphics software. Gene’s duties as Technical Art Director included production design, prototype development, special effects and training.
As the founder of Maid Marian Entertainment, Gene Endrody produces 3D web-games for gaming portals and direct to consumer digital distribution. Maid Marian Entertainment specializes in community oriented, next-generation web based games. Gene’s work was nominated for a People’s Choice Award at UCON2001 in New York and Maidmarian.com currently gets over 1,000,000 unique visitors a month.
Maid Marian Entertainment released Ratinator, a 3D arcade/shooter through Shockwave.com in September, 2003. Ratinator made it to the #3 spot in Top Action Games at Shockwave.com, averaging 4 out of 5 stars in user reviews and played over 40,000 times per day. Ratinator also made The Adrenaline Vault
Adrenaline Vault
The Adrenaline Vault was launched November 1, 1995 by gaming entrepreneur Angel Munoz. The site provides PC, console game and hardware news, previews and reviews. Once a large commercial website, Avault is now published primarily by a team of volunteers....
's list of Top Shareware Games for 2003.
Gene Endrody is currently working on a major update for Sherwood Dungeon, which involves him porting the entire game to Flash.