David M. Dobson was raised in Ames, Iowa. He is a software developer and an associate professor of geology and earth sciences at Guilford College. He is most notable for being the creator of Snood,[1][2] a clone of the arcade game Puzzle Bobble/Bust a Move, and other games including Snoodoku, a Sudoku clone, Centaurian (a 2D space shooter for the Macintosh), and Chowder. He is also the author of the children's book about endangered species titled Can We Save Them?