John Corpening

John Corpening

Position

Game Director

Department

Programming

John Corpening is currently an Senior Software Engineering Manager/programmer for Guild Wars 2. He comes from Amaze Entertainment where he worked on a number of projects including Digimon Rumble Arena 2 and The Lord of the Rings: Tactics. His diverse background includes jobs as a Funmeister at Disney World, a satellite tracker in the arctic, and as an environmental researcher and a Peace Corps volunteer in the Amazon rain forest.

Jobs

ArenaNet

• Senior Software Engineering Manager
  • November 2020 - present

• Competitive Game Director
  • February 2014 - June 2016

• PvP Team Lead / Programmer
  • July 2011 – February 2014

• PvP and WvW Team Lead / Programmer
  • July 2010 – June 2011

• Lead Programmer
  • January 2008 – August 2010

• Gameplay Programmer
  • August 2005 – December 2007

Trivia

• There's a 0x03 (disabled) Chat link code [&A4dxAAA=] that reads "John C's Happy Fun Land"

The Guild Wars Wiki has an article on John Corpening.