about metaversal studios

Chris Cerrato, Comics Artist & Interface Designer

Chris Cerrato is a solar-powered musician and graphic artist. It is rumored that he lived in a cave until he was lured out by the warm glow of a television set and the dulcet tones of Estelle and Blanche on "The Golden Girls." He spends his winters in a computer lab, siphoning the radiation from the nearby monitors to keep himself going (as a result, he finds the move to LCD monitors a bit threatening, and is considering a move back to the woods).

He hates bad acting, but loves llamas.

Jay Laird, Lead Game Designer & Writer

Jay Laird has been working with computers since 1977 (he only acts 12!) , when he was plopped in front of a teletype and punched in the immortal sequence XEQ*PILOT. It took him years to understand exactly what that meant, but by then he was already hooked.

An early videogame junkie and a late-blooming comics nerd, there really was no other career choice for Jay besides "all of the above", so he founded Metaversal Studios. For the rest of the story see Jay's personal web site.

John Loren, Comics Artist & Animator

One day the heavens opened up and loosed John Loren upon the world. He is a 21 year old Caucasian male who likes drawing funny pictures and the noble game of soccer. He rocks pretty hard sometimes when so inclined.

James Mullen, Programmer

In the harsh winter of 1985, Jimmy was constructed out of K'NEX by a Lilliputian team of diminutive mad scientists.  He roamed the land for centuries, raising Zombie awareness and fooling world leaders as The Mechanical Turk. 

Jimmy now stands upright, eats with utensils, and is pursuing a dual major in Computer Science and Multimedia Studies at Northeastern University.  He thinks video games, music, computers, and ninjas are totally sweet.  He's got mortgages and homes.  He's got stiffness in the bones.  He eats breakfast for breakfast, dinner for lunch, and trombones just for kicks.   

Randy O'Connor, Programmer

Randy O'Connor was not born a virgin, but is one now. This leads him to many desperate acts throughout his daily life, such as writing poetry, sketching abstract squares, and playing many computer games, because everyone understands that it is only platform games that destroy oneís soul. However, he has decided that denying himself material wants and desires leads to a more interesting life. Said interesting life includes arranging matches and eating Wheat Thins. Some say this Randy man leads a simple life, but was it not a great Taoist saying that, "Although the sand washes clean, do rocks live in mirrors?"

Casey Reuter, Comics Artist & Animator

Formerly an evil henchman for “The Great Cabbagio,” a produce-based villain, Casey discovered the bad guy always loses.  Badly. Since this discovery he has transferred to the side of good, where he enjoys greater health and dental benefits.  Currently, he spends most of his time drawing, animating, and scheming.  Some of his major goals are: sticking it to the man and taking on the world.  His hobbies include punting bunnies and kittens while professing his admiration for polar bears.