Mark Abent

Mark Abent is a Lead Gameplay Programmer in CIG Los Angeles.

Work at CIG
He was hired in 2013 to start work on Arena Commander.

He was originally a Senior Gameplay Programmer and promoted with Chad McKinney in August 2017 as the engineering team in LA got large and split into two teams. He works on systems which directly impact the mechanics of ships. This ranges from the items operating within the ship (power planet, power system, heat system, UI links) to utilizing engine tech to build complex systems which describe a ship: zones/object containers.

He was the host of the weekly show Bug Smashers.

Other Works
He started programming in his teen days, modiding Half-Life. He joined ‘Black Mesa,’ which took on remaking the original Half-Life game. This opened opportunities such as getting hired for Insurgency. I stayed on the project through release.

Trivia

 * He started programming when he was a teen modifying.
 * Before working in CIG, he worked on and.