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'''Yahn Bernier''' is a software developer at Valve.
==Biography==
{{ParagraphQuote|Yahn was an Atlanta patent lawyer with a degree in chemistry from Harvard. So obviously he ended up in Seattle developing computer games. He taught himself to program at the age of 12 and has worked on the systems code and tools for most of Valve's titles.|http//www.valvesoftware.com/company/people.html Source|24 July 2015}}
At some point, Yahn got interested in 3D graphics and developed a level editor for ''WikipediaQuake (video game)|Quake'' called http//bspquakeeditor.com/doc BSP, that led to a job offer at Valve.http//hl2gaming.com/features/interviews/yahn.aspx Interview with Yahn Bernier on Half-Life Gaming (November 13, 2003)
==Work==
Yahn worked on ''Half-Life'''s multiplayer netcode,{{IA|20000520024751/http//www.valvesoftware.com/people.htm|About the Valve team|Valve's official website}} and designed and programmed the captioning system for the Source engine.http//gamescc.rbkdesign.com/arti-views/valve_interview_cc.php Interview with Valve's Yahn Bernier - June 28th, 2005 He took part in the development of the Valve Hammer Editor|Hammer level editor,''They Hunger'' game files and helped create the ''Half-Life 2 Prima Guide''.''Half-Life 2 Prima Guide''
==Trivia==
Yahn's List of minor Black Mesa employees Materials Lab lockers|surname was to appear in ''Half-Life'' as an Easter egg on a Sector C locker.
==Selected gameography==
*''Half-Life'' (1998)
*''Half-Life Opposing Force'' (1999)
*''Half-Life Blue Shift'' (2001)
*Half-Life (PlayStation 2 port)|''Half-Life'' (PlayStation 2 port) (2001)
*''Half-Life 2'' (2004)
*''Half-Life Source'' (2004)
*''Half-Life 2 Episode One'' (2006)
*''Half-Life 2 Episode Two'' (2007)
*''Portal'' (2007)
*''Portal Still Alive'' (2008)
*''Portal 2'' (2011)
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