Ken Beyer is a Blender Foundation Certified Trainer, and at KatsBits.com has been providing tutorials, training, downloads, and other information and resources on using Blender for content creation and production relative to games and other real-time interactive products to hobbyists, amateur artists, Indie developers, and small studios for nearly 15 years.
KatsBits.com itself is a site and community dedicated to making game content and general game development using Blender 3D, where members can post questions, comments, and read information important for taking that next step from "gamer" to "creator".
He has served as a Technical Reviewer on (both full and partial reviews) the following books:
- Blender 2.5 Hotshot (Packt Publishing, 2011)
- Blender 2.5 Materials and Textures Cookbook (Packt Publishing, 2011)
- Blender 3D 2.49 Architecture, Buildings and Scenery (Packt Publishing, 2010)
- Blender 2.5 Lighting and Rendering (Packt Publishing, 2010)
Darrin Lile is an animator, writer, and full-time faculty member in the Media Arts and Animation Program at The Art Institute of Wisconsin. He teaches courses in computer animation, including Principles of 3D Modeling, Materials and Lighting, Advanced Lighting and Texturing, and Advanced Modeling and Animation. He received Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Film and Media Studies from the University of Kansas and has worked as a producer of educational films, as a sound editor for film and television, and as a computer security analyst. He currently lives in Wisconsin with his wife and children near the shores of Lake Michigan. Check out his latest work at www.darrinlile.com.