Mark Overmars

Mark Overmars is a professor of computer science at Utrecht University in the Netherlands. There, he heads the center for advanced gaming and simulation. One of his research domains is computer games. He is one of the founders of the Utrecht Platform for Game Education and Research and teaches courses on computer game design. Mark is the author of many software packages, including the Game Maker software package which is used as a development tool in The Game Maker's Apprentice.