Chris Helvig

Chris Helvig graduated from the University of North Carolina with what could be thought of as a Computer Science degree. He proceeded to the University of Virginia, where he got a Master’s degree in Computer Science, and published several papers on discrete mathematics. The logical next step was to obtain a job at Volition. He started out working on Red Faction, where he created an infamous glass system and the core of an editor that shipped with the game, before eventually becoming the solitary AI programmer, a role that he filled during Red Faction II as well. Next he worked on Punisher, and these days, as a result of dramatically expanded team sizes, Chris is now leading an entire team of AI programmers on his latest project, Saint’s Row.