Joseph D. Walters has been immersed in the creativity, technology, and business of software and game development for over 20 years. He currently is a partner at Third Track Inc., a game development and game technology company. Before Third Track Inc., he was the CEO at MindFuse Games, where he helped raise capital from angel investors and led the development of a massive multiplayergaming world. Joseph was also a full partner and technical director at Skunk Studios, one of the leading fullservice developers dedicated to bringing casual games to the mass market. Prior to founding Skunk Studios, he was a senior engineer at Shockwave.com, where he developed some of the most popular titles on Shockwave's website. Before starting at Shockwave.com, Joseph owned a top consulting firm that advised some of the largest technology firms in the world, including IBM, Compaq, AT&T, Bell Labs, and countless others.