Burke Drane

Burke Drane has a diverse and extensive work experience in the gaming industry. Burke is currently serving as the President and CTO of Free Range Games since December 2009. Free Range Games is an independent game developer working on various projects including a secret co-development, Twitch Sings, Raymond Forklift training, and Virtual Sports. Their VR experiences have been highly regarded in the market.

Prior to their current role, Burke worked as an Executive Producer at Shaba Games from an unspecified start date to December 2009. During this time, they managed a team of 40-120 developers and successfully shipped projects like Tony Hawk Project 8 and Spider-Man Web of Shadows.

Before joining Shaba Games, Burke held the position of President and Chief Gameplay Officer at Pirate Games from September 2001 to October 2005. Burke developed a gaming engine called 3rd AGE and created games on it, including Yeti Sports PS2 EyeToy and Xbox. However, most of these games were not published.

Before Pirate Games, Burke worked as a Gameplay Lead at Stormfront from an unspecified start date in 2000 to an unspecified end date in 2001. Burke was responsible for developing camera systems, controls, animation logic, and AI for the game Lord of the Rings: Two Towers. Additionally, they created a co-op multiplayer mode that unfortunately did not ship with the game.

Prior to Stormfront, Burke worked at thdo from an unspecified start date to an unspecified end date between 1997 and 2000. Burke served in various roles including Programmer, Senior Programmer, and Director.

Before thdo, Burke worked as a Programmer at CGSD from an unspecified start date to an unspecified end date in 1997. Their work focused on developing a virtual cockpit and an Aeroball location-based game with a strong emphasis on interfaces.

Burke's earliest work experience in the gaming industry was as a Researcher at MIT Media Lab from an unspecified start date to an unspecified end date between 1994 and 1996.

Burke Drane attended the Massachusetts Institute of Technology from 1992 to 1996, earning a Bachelor of Science degree. During their time at the institute, their studies focused on the fields of Mathematics, Computer Science, and Finance.