User:Tanaric

My name is Cory "Tanaric" Petosky, and you've stumbled across my user page!

Status
I no longer contribute here, for the most part. However, when I do, I'm still an administrator and a bureaucrat. I always respond to anything on my talk page, even if I haven't been around here for months.

Contact Information
Username: Tanaric Real Name: Cory Petosky Email Address / MSN Messenger: cory@tanatopia.net AIM / Skype: Tanaric Yahoo: tana_ricae IRC: I'm on EnterTheGame (#ormgas) as Tanaric Google Talk: tanaric@gmail.com Website: http://www.tanatopia.net

Also note that I don't play Guild Wars anymore, so contacting me in-game is unlikely. However, if you want me on your friends list anyway, my main character is "Tanaric Dterra."

o2d Project
This is my current timesink. The o2d project has the end goal of producing a prototype MMORPG with a Zelda: Four Swords–like style, implemented in pure Java. This is a pretty big undertaking, but I'm really enjoying the challenge. Every few days, I post an article about game concepts or design; I'm quite proud of these, and intend to continue posting articles at this pace until the project is finished. Stop by and have a look; they might be interesting. If you do find it interesting, sign up on the website, and I'll occasionally send you messages about important updates.

Ormgas
I'm an admin at Ormgas, a site which streams the music from Overclocked ReMix (OCR), a video game music rearrangement community. I highly recommend tuning in. If you want to download the tracks we play, OCR has torrents. There's some amazing stuff hidden under the guise of "Video Game Music"&mdash;not that I have to tell you guys that.

Tanatopia
I also run my own website, Tanatopia, but it rarely has anything interesting on it. Right now, my mum uses it to exchange recipes with my ex-girlfriend.

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If I've interacted with you before, just ask, and I'll host your domain name on my DreamHost server -- this includes mail service, mySQL, and everything else that comes with a level 3 hosting account. I paid for two years in advance, and I'm barely using it, so I figure I'll spread the joy around. Donations accepted but by no means required. Get in touch with me and we can work out details.

Ruby on Rails
I'm implementing the web frontend of the o2d project using the Ruby on Rails framework. It's absolutely amazing, and I heartily recommend trying it out. If you need a public server to do said trying out on, look at the subheading above this one. :)