Dean Hall (game designer)
| Dean Hall | |
|---|---|
| Born |
14 May 1981 New Zealand |
| Nationality | New Zealander |
| Other names | "Rocket" |
| Alma mater | University of Otago |
| Occupation | Game designer |
| Organization | RocketWerkz |
| Known for | Creator of DayZ |
| Dean Hall | |
|---|---|
| Allegiance | New Zealand |
| Service/branch | Royal New Zealand Air Force, New Zealand Army |
| Years of service | 2000 – 2005 2009–2011 |
| Rank | Lieutenant |
| Unit | Royal New Zealand Corps of Signals |
| Other work | Game designer |
Dean "Rocket" Hall (born 14 May 1981) is a game designer from Oamaru, New Zealand. He is known for being the designer of the ARMA 2 mod DayZ. He was nominated for the Online Innovation Award at the GDC Online Awards 2012. Hall was a Commissioned Officer of the Royal New Zealand Corps of Signals in the New Zealand Army and attended survival training in Brunei where he came up with the basic idea for DayZ.
Hall grew up in Oamaru, New Zealand, and attended Waitaki Boys High School. He played role-playing games with fellow New Zealander Chris Butcher, who later became the Technical Director at Bungie working on Halo and Destiny. Hall started video game development on an Amiga personal computer that his parents purchased him as a child.
Hall served as a commissioned officer in the Royal New Zealand Air Force for five years, completing a degree at the University of Otago under a Defense Scholarship. In 2009 Hall re-enlisted in the New Zealand Army and was posted on an exchange program with the Singapore Armed Forces. Hall was inspired by his efforts on survival training and in using video games as a method to train soldiers in the emotional reactions they may face, including him pitching the concept to leadership within the Army. When interest was not shown, Hall stated he decided to add zombies and release it publicly.
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