Andrew MayerDeveloper BIO
Andrew Mayer has more than fifteen years of experience in games and entertainment design, production and management, with background in both licensed and original content. Andrew graduated from College of Wooster in Ohio with a Bachelor's degree in English. Working for
Imaginengine, he designed and produced the top-selling interactive toy, Tonka Power Tools, for
Hasbro Interactive, and he designed and produced the best-selling title, "
Doug's Big Game," for the Nintendo Game Boy Color platform.
From there, Andrew went to
Cartoon Network, where he provided design and direction for more than 30 unique games based on the network's characters and licenses and was responsible for all creative concepts in the top-rated Games and Toonami sections of the Web site.
Venturing out of the video game space, at
Atomic Arts Studios, Andrew served as the Chief Creative Officer, designing a complete miniatures/collectible card fantasy game, which was released as "HeroCard" in 2006.
Andrew then worked at
Riverdeep-
The Learning Company, where he played an integral role in the "
Reader Rabbit" brand and DVD creation, developing the story and script for multiple episodes and developing concept and designs for integrated interactive games on the DVD platform. Andrew joined
Pronto Games from
PlayFirst, Inc. where he designed and produced several casual titles including
TriJinx and
Connect Four Cities.
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Games CreditedConnect Four Cities (2006), PlayFirst, Inc.
Diner Dash: Flo on the Go (2006), PlayFirst, Inc.
Egg vs. Chicken (2006), PlayFirst, Inc.
Plantasia (2006), PlayFirst, Inc.
Oasis (2005), PlayFirst, Inc.
Spellagories (2005), Reflexive Entertainment Inc.
TriJinx: A Kristine Kross Mystery (2005), PlayFirst, Inc.
Freedom Force (2002), Crave Entertainment, Inc., Electronic Arts, Inc.
Catz II: Your Virtual Petz (1997), Mindscape, Inc.
Dogz: Your Computer Pet (1995), Virgin Interactive Entertainment, Inc.