Dr. Paul Varcholik is a programming instructor at the Florida Interactive Entertainment Academy (FIEA), a graduate degree program in game development at the University of Central Florida. Before coming to FIEA, Paul was a lead software engineer at Electronic Arts, where he worked on video game titles including Madden NFL Football and Superman Returns. A 20-year software industry veteran, he has taught college courses on software and game development since 1998. Paul has written extensively on topics including robotics, 3D user interaction, and multi-touch interfaces. He is author of the OpenGL Essentials LiveLessons video series on graphics development.