Welcome to The BAT Cave at http://www.wingedmammal.com! This is the personal web presence of me, Brent Allen Thale. This site is about my personal interests, which include bats, photography, computer games, physical fitness, science fiction and fantasy stories, the stock market, renaissance festivals, and the theory and practice of taking startup companies public! I currently live in Oakley, California working on video games for Electronic Arts. In the past I've lived in the Houston, Texas area working for TimeGate Studios, and Austin, Texas, programming for Origin Systems also doing computer games. Titles I've contributed to include Wing Commander, Ultima, Kohan 1 & 2, the Axis & Allies RTS, The Godfather, The Simpsons Game, Godfather 2, Dante's Inferno, and most recently, Dead Space 2! Be sure to check The BAT Cave FAQ for more info! Here is a photo of me, taken December 2001 while experimenting with some new lighting equipment I bought for my camera in the interest of taking better portraits and studio-type shots: I live by myself except of course for my cat Bartok: