Education
Gavin studied for his Ph.D. at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he did research for the Jet Propulsion Laboratory on the Mars Rover Vision Project, under his advisor Rod Brooks. While still a student, Gavin learned the computer programming language LISP. Influences from M.I.T. and his own work lead him to develop a number of custom programming languages that improved the quality of graphics, controls, sounds and artificial intelligence in Naughty Dog video games. He also has a B.S. from Haverford College in Neuro Biological Science.
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