Michael N. Gagnon

Aspiring computer scientist...

mgagnon1 — gmu — edu

Play my video game, Road Blocks!

About me

I am a recent graduate of George Mason University (B.S. in computer science). My long-term life goals include earning a Ph.D. in computer science, proving P = NP (or P ≠ NP), brewing the perfect beer, and learning to climb 5.12's.

I've been programming for a long time. So far I have only made minor contributions to society; chiefly the games, Road Blocks and Road Blocks 2.

I'm not sure it qualifies as a contribution though. Every day, I get emails from people playing Road Blocks at work, and that can't possibly be good for the economy.

Publications

I have an Erdos number of ∞.

Gagnon, Michael N.; Taylor, Stephen; Ghosh, Anup K. Software Protection through Anti-Debugging Security & Privacy Magazine, IEEE. Volume 5, Issue 3, May-June 2007 Page(s):82 - 84

In the media

February 12, 2007 — George Mason University decided to feature my roommate, Steve Taylor, and me in a series of magazine advertisements. The ads feature our games Plasma Pong (Steve) and Road Blocks (me), and appeared in the February 12 edition of Time, Newsweek, Forbes, Business Week, and host of other magazines. See the electronic version here.
March 26, 2007 — The Washington Post profiled me for a story on the Washington D.C. job market.

George Mason Food