Meet the Instructors

Colin Suess

Studio Head and Production Consultant, Split Horizon Games

Colin Suess is the founder of Split Horizon Games, which recently shipped its freshman title, The Spector of the Silver Screen, and is working on an undisclosed project. Recently, he shipped award-winning titles with Hourglass Escapes in Seattle and Last Kids on Earth: Hit the Deck with Fire Opal Media.

Suess has worked at Microsoft in the interactive entertainment business division, supporting research and development efforts across Microsoft's entertainment properties. Early in his career, he shipped Halo 3 at Bungie and worked in Xbox game certification labs at VMC. Suess earned his bachelor's degree in religious studies and German at Pacific Lutheran University. He's a graduate of and a former teaching assistant for the UW Certificate in Game Design.