David Candland (Evil Otto)
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"I think the days are gone with the guys that say 'Honey, I'm going over to Jeff's house to go play cards'...now it's 'Honey, I'm going over to Jeff's house to go play Halo'."
[edit] Trivia
Nickname: Evil Otto
Classification: GrizzledAncients
Current Job: UI Designer, Halo 3
Origin: Seattle, WA
Marital Status: 16 years+
Age: 38
Progeny: 6
Girth: Classified
First Job: Art Intern, Microsoft 3D Moviemaker
Hobby: Classified
Ultimate Halo Match: Classified
Ultimate Snack: Men's Pocky
Ultimate Website: Monsters in Motion
Favorite Conversation with Offspring: "Dad! I’ve discovered a slug’s weakness!", "Ah! It’s salt, huh?", "No. Your crowbar!"
Favorite Quote From Offspring: "...and the wise guys gave Him gold and frankincense and murder."
[edit] Biography
David Candland is an Old Skool employee of Bungie Studios. He has worked as a User Interface lead on Bungie projects such as Halo: Combat Evolved, Halo 2 and Oni, but he also worked for FASA Studios (a Microsoft division) on Crimson Skies: High Road to Revenge.
David Candland's nickname is Evil Otto, derived from "the invincible smiley-face boss from the old Atari game Berzerk". Candland is 34 years old and lives in Washington state with his wife and five children.
As a kid, I used to blow an entire Saturday off pumping quarters into arcade games. In college, I had an epiphany after playing hours and hours of continuous Marathon in the ArtCenter Mac lab - maybe I could get paid to do this. I redirected my major emphasis to interactive design, and after a few years at Microsoft and Sierra, I'm here at Bungie making money doing the two things my Dad said would never get me anywhere - art & video games. I live in a tiny rural 'no stoplight' town with my wife, Marcy and our kids. Frog blast the vent core.
