Indie Game Developer, Bachelor's in CS & Philosophy

Daniel Z.

Hello, I'm Dan, an indie game developer, graduated cum laude with degrees in computer science and philosophy.

I scored a 1550 on the SAT, and I tutored one-on-one for math and computer science for 2 years while in college. I've taught students ranging from 6th grade all the way to college.

The way I teach is closely related to how I learned philosophy. I emphasize understanding the deeper reasoning behind why something works instead of just memorizing information. But this also goes both ways, where I can't just use one teaching method that worked in the past, and I understand that I have to learn how a student thinks in order to engage with them effectively. I am inspired by the philosopher David Lewis; he could break down extremely advanced concepts into discrete pieces and then lead you through his process of synthesizing it all back together.

Right now, I'm developing my own game that I have published to Steam using Unity, and I have about 4 years of experience with the engine. That is my main area of expertise, but I am also very familiar with C#, Java, programming fundamentals, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), data structures and algorithms (and algorithm analysis), and software methodology (how to structure and build software).

I can also teach philosophy to an extent. My main fields of expertise are general epistemology and causal metaphysics, but I don't think philosophy is just learning about certain subjects, and is ultimately about understanding how to effectively and efficiently look into the foundational aspects of reality.