About Me
About Me
My name is Austin Bonbrake. I am an aspiring videogame designer and composer currently studying at Rochester Institute of Technology. I enjoy a wide variety of video game and music genres, and my projects reflect that.
One of my first video games was Twilight Princess, and the story telling had a significant impact on me growing up. Video games and other forms of fiction were a light that shined through the darkest moments of my life. I wish to share this hope through my games.
While I have been programming since I was in high school, the desire to make videogames has stuck with me since playing Twilight Princess and similar, story focused titles. My desire to tell a detail oriented, story focused game has led me to learn things useful for worldbuilding, such as cartography and etymology. Throughout my time learning and working on my projects, I have studied a variety of coding languages, such as C#, Python, JavaScript, and Batch. I have gained significant experience with Unity, and I have also dabbled in Unreal, Godot, and many other engines. I mostly make music with LMMS, but I am in the process of learning FL Studio. I wasn't raised in a system that provided computer science courses or mentors, so I'm mostly self-taught in these skills.
I was regarded as one of the youngest students to ever take and pass the placement exam at FLCC at the age of 13. Through perseverance, I managed to get my associate's degree in general studies just a few months after turning 18. I have qualified for Dean's List at FLCC, and I am a member of Phi Theta Kappa.
Outside of developing and playing games, I enjoy hiking. I currently have a fairly lofty goal of hiking all of the trails in the state and have traversed many already throughout my life. I also greatly enjoy bowling and once got a score over 250.Â
While I might not always respond right away, I would greatly appreciate an email if you needed anything! I'm always happy to lend a hand!
E-Mail: abonbrake03@gmail.com
Please follow the guidelines below.
Reuploads are prohibited. Please don't just post my music with a static image.
Don't use my work for political purposes
Don't use my work to endorse or promote hatred, discrimination, or bullying of any kind
Don't claim my work as your own
Remixes and covers are okay, as long as you attribute the original
If you do use my music, please add the following notice where possible, making sure to add relevant information:
[SONG TITLE] by MintQuest (https://sites.google.com/view/mintquest/home)
Please contact me first. I'd like to know more about the project to know whether my work would be a good fit. I might even rearrange some of my music or compose a new track to better suit your game.
It's fine to use my music as long as neither you nor the developers claim my work as your own.
(Also, please send a link to it - I might try it)
While I don't have anything uploaded currently, I am planning on having a YouTube channel and a Tumblr blog with updates.
Also, this site will have updates for sneak peaks in the future.