My colorful past in this studio includes prototypes for other simulations whose existence I can neither confirm nor deny.
Pre FS/TS History:
I’ve been kicking around the Microsoft Game Studios since 1994 lobbying for unusual titles for the large, under-served audience of people who don't like to shoot things or blow stuff up. While I've waited for this sea change to occur, I've managed to amuse myself as the PM for Project Gotham Racing 4, Project Gotham Racing 3, NFL Fever (2000-2003), several scuttled prototypes that may resurface eventually, and the justifiably maligned, but highly educational, Soccer 1.0. Prior to games, I spent two years in Microsoft Research working on online tech that eventually evolved into MSN. I started at Microsoft in 1990 as a Programmer/Writer on the Programmer's Reference manuals for OS/2, Windows 3.1, DOS 5, and Windows NT.
Favorite thing to do with Train Sim or Flight Sim:
Train Sim: Blow the whistle in the Steven’s Pass tunnel.
Flight Sim: Cruise the Grand Canyon, Las Vegas strip, and other landmarks of the world at the tree-top altitude of my flying dreams.
Random fact about me:
I play drums in an oldies rock band (Usual Suspects) and Brass Band Northwest, and I like to run, snowboard, bicycle, and scuba dive with my husband.