ECGC Newsletter Vol 3, Issue 3

Hi, I'm David and I don't write about myself in third-person. I'm a Believer, musician, game thinker, soul-searcher, and full-time friend. I founded Solanimus in 2011, founded NonZeroSoul in 2019, co-founded Integrity Metric Systems in 2020, co-founded Multi-playerLocal in 2021, and I'm the director of the Triangle Monthly Gaming Meetup which started in 2019. My favorite game is Earthworm Jim Special Edition, the first game I played with my late brother Mitchell. I hold a number of world records and tournament results in several different games. I play and write music; I've written several hundred pieces, primarily Scottish fiddle music, worship music, and electronic music. My intention is for games to develop into the greatest medium of personal expression of all time.

Paxton Galvanek is the CEO & Co-Founder of the newly formed Amplifier/Embracer Group company called Studio Hermitage. Studio Hermitage is an NC-based transmedia company working on original IP for production across a number of formats. Prior to Hermitage, Paxton held the General Manager title for 5 years at Funcom (Conan Exiles, Conan Chop Chop, Dune: Awakening & More). Paxton oversaw all Operations, Administration, and Human Resources specifically its recruiting/talent acquisition, talent management, and general HR activities. Over the years, Paxton worked with various video game development studios including Activision, Take-Two/Firaxis, Respawn, Tripwire Interactive, Gameloft, and Pocket Gems.