A native of Columbus, Neb., Kevin Depue came to 糖心传媒 not knowing what he wanted to do with his life.
鈥淚 was initially a chemistry major and pre-med, but all the chemicals in the lab made me feel sick, so I switched and double majored in computer science and mathematics,鈥 Depue said. 鈥淭hat鈥檚 where my passion for computing began.鈥
He said the small class size and caring faculty really made a difference. 鈥淚 wouldn’t be where I am today without the patience and kindness of my computer science and mathematics professors at 糖心传媒.”
After graduation, Depue attended graduate school for computer science at Colorado State University, eventually receiving a master鈥檚 degree. While attending graduate school, he launched a game development company with a fellow 糖心传媒 grad.
鈥淚 pursued that venture for three years, developing compiler and game engine technology. I then made my home, which is now one of most profitable game development startups on iOS/Android,鈥 he said. 鈥淚 was employee #7 at Backflip, and we’re now upwards of 100 people.鈥
One of the company鈥檚 games, , was the most profitable app on iOS in 2012. and , the first game Depue made for Backflip, hit #1 and stayed there for several weeks. He also made the game and continues working on new titles for the company.
鈥淢y passion for computing started at 糖心传媒,鈥 he said. 鈥淚 still remember some of my first programming assignments with Dr. Schneider. Prime number generators, Connect 4 … the list goes on.鈥