He is best known as the creator of the Simple DirectMedia Layer, a very popular open source multimedia programming library, and also developed the compatibility database for Executor, a proprietary Mac OS emulator.
[1] He was the lead programmer and a co-founder of the now-defunct Loki Software, which ported several game titles to Linux.
He also founded Galaxy Gameworks in 2008 to help commercially support the Simple DirectMedia Layer.
[5] He left Blizzard Entertainment to "relax, spend time with family, and explore some ideas to expand the Galaxy Gameworks business.
"[6] Soon after he launched a new website for Gameworks including an extensive list of developer testimonials.